Causes of World War I

1. Mutual Defense Alliances

1.1. Alliances between countries that caused many battles

1.1.1. Russia-Serbia

1.1.2. Germany-AustriaHungary

1.1.3. France-Russia

1.1.4. Birtain-France-Belgium

1.1.5. Britain-Japan

2. Imperialism

2.1. countries gained more power by taking in more territory

2.2. Africa and Asia were under contention in Europe as they provided many valuable materials but were mostly controlled by britain

3. Nationalism

3.1. Slavic people in Bosnia wanted to leave Austria Hungary

3.2. Countries wanted to prove their dominance and others wanted freedom from other countires

3.3. Europeans of similar backgrounds wanted to united with each other

4. Militarism

4.1. Navies and Militaires increased in size

4.2. Military had more influence over the public

4.3. Countries were becoming very competitive with their militaries and navies

5. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

5.1. Serbia wanted to control Austria-Hungary

5.2. Assassinated in Sarajevo