Many people think that the assassination of the archduke of Austria is the reason for World War 1, but the hidden explanation was the alliances in Europe. During the turn of the 20th-century militarism and Imperialism also played a role in sparking the war. Militarism or the belief that the government or people of a country should have a strong military and prepare to defend or promote their country is what most European countries had. Along with militarism, imperialism or a government that wants to increase its size, by war or politics, is what European countries believed in. Alliances teamed countries against each other. For example the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. If one of the members in either alliance or entente fought with