Causes of WWI July 28, 1914 - November 11th, 1918
by Noah Leeson

1. Think they have the right to invade other countries to take their sources and and set up colonies
2. Britain promises to protect Belgium’s neutrality
3. Boer War
4. Assassination of Franz Fernidand
4.1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated by Serbian Terrorist group “Black Hand”
4.2. Austria hates Serbia
4.3. Austria accuses Serbia of assassination and declares war
4.3.1. Russia supports Serbia (Alliances)
4.3.2. Germany joins in when Austria-Hungary gets upset (promised to help)
4.4. All of Europe is in war now
4.5. Serbia wants to be an independent pan-slavic nation
5. Imperialism
5.1. Boer War
5.1.1. Germany trying to get in on imperialism and build an empire too (cut out of imperial desires and cut out of Africa the last not taken place)
6. Alliances
6.1. Triple Entente: Russia, England and France
6.1.1. France is Germany's most dangerous enemy
6.1.2. France declares war on Germany
6.1.2.1. Britain declares war on Germany
6.2. Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
7. Nationalism
7.1. Leaders saying there countries are better than the others
7.2. Shown thought literature, music and other ways
7.3. New weapons and war accessories
7.4. More people joined the military, army and navy.
8. Militarism
8.1. The idea that a country needs a strong military force to protect itself or to pursue imperialistic interests.
8.2. Most countries wanting a bigger empire than the others
8.3. Naval race and the development of the Dreadnought
8.3.1. Dreadnought-Britain advanced massive battle ship
8.4. Wanting big armies with big guns to protect themselves from other countries
9. The Spark
10. Habsburg Monarchy
10.1. Inbreeding
10.2. Bad leadership
10.2.1. Monarchs in Europe are Cousins: Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany George V, King of England Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia
10.3. Had relatives in power from 1279 - 1918
10.4. Double Monarchy
11. Germans
11.1. The Schlieffen Plan
11.1.1. Avoid a 2 front war against Russia and France
11.1.2. Plan to invade France and Belgium
11.1.2.1. Led to a war
11.2. Starts opposing France and Britain
11.3. Thinks they are surrounded by enemies
11.4. Naval Crisis 1909
11.4.1. Build many warships