The Great War or also called World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. There are many causes that began this war. The main cause that triggered the First World War was the assassination of Austria-Hungarian archduke Ferdinand and his wife by the Black Hand. But there was tension between the European countries even before the assassination ever happened. For example, The Scramble for Africa was a race to Africa for European powers to gain new resources and build their empires up. These European countries colonizing in Africa created a race between nations that everyone wanted to be better than everyone else. This sparked major tension between nations and created a system of alliances, where countries began to use alliances or treaties that