Nationalism was the next major long-term cause of WWI. Nationalism involved all those who shared a common language, history and culture. It was a strong feeling of support for one’s own nation. Nationalists believed that the needs of their nation were more important than the needs of other nations. Nationalists were so proud of their nation that they wanted it to be the richest and most important – and recognized as such.

With nationalism, militarism, and imperialism all showing large presences at the same period in time, a solid ground was formed for the alliance system to build itself on. The five Great Powers, which were Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia, were worried about being attacked by each other. To compensate, alliances were formed. The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria was formed, the Triple Alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy was created, and the Triple Entente was created between France, Russia, and Great Britain. Although the Triple Entente was not an official alliance, they all maintained a very close understanding, and were viewed by many as a threat The Alliance System was definitely a prominent cause of WWI. If Germany hadn’t allied with Austria the war might have been averted, since the whole world would not have been involved, and tensions created.

Such strong feelings made the countries very aggressive towards other nations and quite unforgiving if their nation ha

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