The cause of WW1
There were many indirect causes for the World War 1, such as the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, unification of Germany, the formation of Alliances, nationalism, militarism, and imperialism. In 1871, 25 separate states unified to become one powerful German nation. This upset the balance of power in Europe, where England, France and Russia were three almost equally powerful nations. Germany becoming more powerful disrupted all of that. Because of the tension from the unevenness of power, nations formed alliances for protection. However, these alliances resulted in two powerful groups of nations: the Allies, which were Russia, France, and England; and the Central Powers, which were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire. Because of these powerful nations being separated in such a way, one disagreement could have resulted in a battle. Nationalism is defined as admiration for ones country. During the years before World War 1, the sense of nationalism was great. People didn’t mind dying for their country even if they didn’t know why they had to die. This unhealthy rise of nationalism was just another of many factors that started World War 1. After the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Au
stria gave Serbia an ultimatum before it would declare war: end anti-Austrian feeling in government, punish Serbian officials involved, and allow Austria to participate in the investigation. Serbia agreed to all of the terms except the last, so Austria declared war. Before the war began, there was competition between many of the countries involved to have the biggest and best armed forces. However the greatest cause of World War 1 was the formation of the Alliances. In World War 1 the Alliances were a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing about them was that many smaller nations were protected from war because they had allies with powerful European countries. The bad thing about the Alliances was that they faced the major nations into war, even though none really had much to gain. Maybe the Alliances were a good thing, maybe they were a bad thing, but the formation of them was still the main cause of World War 1. The Dual Alliance was formed in 1879. It consisted of Austria-Hungary and Germany. Bismarck wanted to protect Austria-Hungary from possible Russian attacks, which would eventually occur. Germany needed Austria-Hungary as an ally because if ever Austria-Hungary fell under the control of Russia, the Russians would attack the Germans next. Germany used the alliance as a defensive method to their advantage. Two years later the Germans and Austro-Hungarians realized that Russia wouldn't attack them if they let Russia join their Alliance. In 1881, the three countries created the Three Emperor's League. This was an attempt to res
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