Causes of World War I
by Cass B
1. Nationalism
2. Military Alliances
3. Europeans began to want to be united with people from their same ethnic backgrouonds
4. Austria-Hungary
5. Home to 50 million Austrians, Hungarians, Bosnians, Ukrainians, Serbs and other ethnic groups
6. Many Serbian nationalists wanted to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina and go to Serbia
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina
8. The members of a military alliance promise mutual military support if either of them are attacked
9. Two major alliances in 1914
10. The Triple Entente or Allies
11. The Triple Alliance or Central Powers
12. Britain
13. Russia
14. France
15. Italy
16. Austria-Hungary
17. Germany
18. These alliances were so well established and widespread that even a small conflict would spread across the continent
19. Militarism
20. Imperialism
21. Germany
22. Britain
23. Russia
24. Began building up their military arsenals to compete with the other European countries
25. Had the largest navy that Germany was competing against
26. Had the largest army that Germany was competing against
27. Created a competitive race that lead to a dangerous buildup of weapons and the development of dealer weapons
28. Germany
29. Britain
30. Wanted to gain more land control and resources
31. Owned over one quarter of the world's land mass
32. Animosity developed between the two countries as the competition for land and resources increased
