World war I, also known as The Great War, lasted about four years from 1914-1918. There were many factors that caused the war along with a spark , which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. WWI was the first war and was a result of the economic and political tensions and ambitions of the Great Powers of Europe at the beginning of 20th century. The outbreak of the World War I happened because of four causes. Militarism created an armsrace, alliances were deals made with other countries to help fight and defend each other in war. Imperialism led to competition for colonies and economic power, and nationalism,was extreme pride and devotion of one’s own nation.
Militarism was one of the reason for the start of WWI. Political objectives of the European Great Powers was to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests In 1914, Germany spent a lot of money improving their military. They wanted to be ready for the war, and so did the other great powers, as a result other countries also updated their
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Most European nations encouraged their populations to feel intense pride in their nations. Pan-slavism was the reason why russia defended Serbia .This explains that Slav peoples of eastern and east central Europe were sought to unite those people for the achievement of common cultural and political goals. Alsace-Lorraine, was a important province that France lost to Germany during the Franco-Prussian war. This conflict and wounds between the two rivaling nations which were France and Germany(notes).When the Black Hand assassinated the Archduke it set up firestorm of intense nationalism in all European countries (book).Germany also wanted to prove that they had a great military power than the other great powers in