Causes of World War I

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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