Causes of WWI

An alliance is a partnership between two or more people, groups, or nations that has been formed to further a shared goal.

There were 2 main groups of alliances in WWI

France

Great Britain

Russia

Italy (1915-)

U.S. (1917)

Germany

Austria - Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria

Italy (until 1955)

When one country gets threatened, the countries they have alliances will come to help, this has a potential to escalate the conflicts

Imperialism is a political system or a desire for dominance and power over other nations that involves a wealthy, strong country.

The expansion of empires by nations like Britain and France contributed to rising tensions among the European nations.

Militarism is the ambition of a nation to bolster its military forces in order to increase its power.

When large armies were built up, it created lots of tension throughout countries, notably Germany and Russia. This tension pushed the countries to be involved in war and test which countries have the best armies.

Nationalism is the ambition to unite all citizens of a country under one government

Nationalism led to the outbreak of World War One as a result of nations' desire to position themselves as the most powerful and developed society on the world.

Industrialization is known as the transition from predominantly agricultural to mass-produced, technologically advanced goods and services

This leads to an rise in economic competition across European Nations

The manufacturing method was changed by the Industrial Revolution, which made mass production of weapons simpler and faster. As a result, the major countries engaged in an arms race as they aimed to retain or boost their military might by bolstering their armies and fleets.