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what were the main causes of the first world war

Answer by Caramel
Submitted on 4/1/2004
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ok basically the causes for the first world war are simple. Think of it this way it was a domino effect starting with the serbian rebels killing the austrian-hungry heir to the throne, who knew they were trying to kill him because they had been trying for a while. iguess you could call it another fight over land. Anyways after his murder the alliance system came into play and such countries as Germany seemed to have jumped in quickly in order to benifit themselves. Inevitabley the US could only remain neutral for some time, because lets face it its the US. But it is felt that Wilsons decision was justified, though not by his idealistic fourteen points. The US needed to get involved due to many things including the salvation and expansion of democracy, unrerstricted German sub warfare (Luistiania) and several other combined problems causing many hostile feelings to arise. To learn how WWI started memorise the first couple sentences here and the alliances and just think dominos!

Answer by Factfinder
Submitted on 4/6/2004
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There where a number of causes Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. Many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. Many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.

Answer by sam
Submitted on 9/29/2004
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Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. Many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. Many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.

Answer by hallo
Submitted on 11/16/2004
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared. (FACTFINDER) If you mean world war 1 where england also got involved then there is one more important cause. 1839 - A treaty signed by all powers (not including Germany but Prussia) not to attack Belgium later on (not sure when) Treaty signed again by all powers including Germany When Germany was using the Schieffler plan against France they also tried invading Belgium for the "Channel Ports" this also was a cause, if Germany had the channel ports england would have lost. Apart from that if England did not help France it would look cowardly.

Answer by Chuuung Ting
Submitted on 1/4/2005
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Industrialization is another example of a nationalist-motivated cause of World War One which also led to militarism. Industrialization started to occur in the eighteenth century and continued through to the turn of the twentieth century. Countries industrialized at varying times for example Britain was the first country to undergo an industrial revolution whilst Russia was the slowest of the major European powers to industrialize which affected their military strength and their ability to mobilise. Nationalism had a major influence on industrialization because countries battled to have the strongest military and to do this needed mass production and industrialization. The classic example of this was the naval-orientated battle for supremacy of the seas between Britain and Germany. The specialisation that occurred due to industrialisation meant that the production of the Dreadnought was rapid as both empires attempted to out build each other through effective industrialization through mass production. This is a perfect example of the direct connection between nationalism and industrialization. German and British nationalists used industrialization to satisfy the wants of the nation. Thus, nationalism motivated the use of industrialization and this further shows that nationalism stimulated the other main causes of World War One and was the main cause of the war. Nationalism was a main cause behind the fierce and aggressive arms race that developed leading up to World War One. The arms race, also known as militarism and can be defined as, "a preference for force as a solution to problems"[7] and involves increases in military expenditure, military and naval upgrades and an overall emphasis on the military as a form of defence or attack. As feelings of nationalism swept across Europe in the late nineteenth century, all the major powers began to feel suspicious about other countries and thus relied on military power to protect them against any attacks from other countries. Between the years 1870 and 1914 military expenditure of the major powers increased 300% illustrating the suspicion and doubt that surrounded Europe at that time.

Answer by clare bear
Submitted on 1/12/2005
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The Black hand was a group of terrorists who went round ruining peoples lives in the early 1900's. This group of terrorists had been trying to kill Franz Ferdinand the heir to the throne of Austria Hungary for a long while and on the day of June the 14th when the heir was on a special tour the black hand began to throw bombs near Franz Ferdinands form of transport (a car) and began to shoot guns and rifles aimed at both him and his wife. The group of terrorists hit their target and in no time both the heir and his wife were dead. Austria Hungary blamed Serbia for the assasssination and gave them a ultimatum. Serbia did not stick to this ultimatum and on the 28th June 1914 Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia!!!!!

Answer by shaquana
Submitted on 2/6/2005
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There are many reasons why the World went to war in 1914. These are some of the more important reasons. Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalists. This was the spark that caused war to be decl

Answer by lewis
Submitted on 3/5/2005
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There are many reasons why the World war broke out in 1914. Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe, because both countries thought they other was going to attack them. The fight for Africa, European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could, and that had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won and took the regions Lorraine and Alsace. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political problems would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. many people thought that their country was better than others, and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria, but it was under Austrian control. Independence. Many countries in Europe were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that caused conflict involving other countries. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by a Serbian terrorist, Gavrillo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.

Answer by kliki
Submitted on 4/18/2005
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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany was Queen Victoria�s grandson. Lot�s of the royal families in Europe were related by marriage, but all of the countries wanted to be more powerful than each other. The British navy was the strongest of all the countries, but when Germany started to expand its navy, Britain felt threatened. France and Germany had already been enemies for a long time. Central Europe was dominated by Germany and Austria-Hungary, an empire of lots of different nationalities. The Czar ruled Russia, which was another empire with different nationalities. Russia, Britain and France were allied, and were called the �Triple Entente�. Germany and Austria-Hungary were allied, and were called the �Triple Alliance�. Tension was building between the countries. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated in Bosnia by a Serbian terrorist, it started the fighting. Austria-Hungary launched an attack on Serbia and Russian armies moved to defend Serbia. Then Germany attacked Russia�s ally, France, and Britain declared war on Germany after they went through Belgium, which was a neutral country. It was only in 1917 that it became a world war, when America joined against Germany.

Answer by myriam
Submitted on 9/21/2005
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The Causes of the First World War There are many reasons why the World went to war in 1914. These are some of the more important reasons. Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalists. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.

Answer by natnotnut
Submitted on 10/22/2005
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THE CAUSES OF THE GREAT WAR There were several causes leading up to the First World War, otherwise known as the Great War. Some of them were long term causes, hatred that had been built up over many years, just waiting for the right moment to strike. Others were short term causes, things that had happened suddenly which were used as sparks to set off a great fire. So it was not a surprise, seeing as all the countries in Europe had so much tension between them, when war broke out. It started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian empire. He was assassinated on 28th June 1914 by nineteen year old Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Black Hand freedom fighter. There were several long term causes for the First World War that historians have categorized into four different groups. The most important one was Nationalism, meaning thinking your country is better than others. This is a very important point because it caused hatred, rivalry, and also arrogance among countries making them feel more superior towards other nations. It also brought fascism to a nation and promoted patriotic people to fight for their country. The other main cause is imperialism which means nations that were greater than others felt the right to rule over them. So nationalism would then lead to imperialism, which caused conflict among the countries as each had dreams to conquer one another to make a colony. This reason also boosted people�s morale to fight so that they could get the products from another country and so become richer and more powerful. Militarism was another factor for war. Each country was having a race to see who could build the greatest armies and navies. If one country were to have too big an army or navy the other countries would get scared and start building more to defend themselves. An example of a person obsessed with militarism was Kaiser Wilhelm, the monarch of Germany during the time. Kaiser Wilhelm had always been jealous about Britain�s navy and he put in a lot of money to build his own when he became king. Come each country was ready for war and since the cost of a fleet of ships and ammunitions were so high, each country was expecting to use it. Alliances were the final factor that pulled the European countries to war against another. There were two opposing sides: the Triple Alliance which included Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, and the Triple Entente which involved France, Russia and Great Britain. This brought the countries to war because when one country got pulled into war, the others were obliged to follow. So when Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia the countries toppled over one another into war, otherwise known as the �Domino effect�.

Answer by cheekz
Submitted on 10/26/2005
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the main causes of world war one was , imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliances. imperialism started a scramble for colonies in the 1800's, militarism caused to aggressively build up the nations forces for preparation of war. the great powers of Europe, Austria, France, Germany, great Britain and Russia to end by it. nationalism caused the countries for longing of an ethnic minority. it usually occurred in countries with diverse populations. it often led to violence as well. America couldn't believe that all these beautiful countries with such great cultures could be at war with one another. some American's even felt physically involved. more then one third of the 92 million people were first or second generation immigrants. German and Irish American's felt hostility towards great Britain because of the current war in Europe and they had also had past conflicts. during the break out of world war 1 there was a peace movement, made up mostly of women.

Answer by Kurre
Submitted on 11/24/2005
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The Moroccan Crisis 1905 The Kaiser was unhappy at the Anglo-French Entente, signed in 1904. He wanted to test the strength of this new relationship and decide to use the situation in Morocco to provoke a crisis in which Britain would abandon France. France wanted more control over Morocco but Germany wanted to prevent this. In 1905 on a visit to the area the Kaiser supported the independence of Morocco. An international conference was held to discuss the independence of Morocco in Algeceras, 1906. At the conference Britain supported France so Germany could not prevent France taking more control over Morocco. This made Germany angry and humiliated. It also made Germany feel slightly afraid because it was beginning to be surrounded by hostile countries, thats why it felt it needed to support her only ally Austria Hungary at all costs. Britain began to fear Germany thinking she was far too aggressive. The Bosnian Crisis 1908-9 Turkey was a faced with a revolution of army officers called the Young Turks. Whilst Turkey was busy dealing with this problem Austria Hungary came and took over Bosnia, which previously had belonged to the Turkish Ottoman Empire. This made Serbia angry because she had wanted Bosnia for herself. Germany supported her ally Austria Hungary and Russia backed Serbia. But Germany forced Russia to back down. This convinced Russia that she needed to build up her army so that she could stand up to Germany in the future. The Moroccan Crisis 1911 Germany grew angrier about the way France was increasing her influence in Morocco especially when she started sending troops over. Germany felt that if France was gaining more colonies then Germany should do so too. As a threatening gesture Germany sent a warship Panther into the harbor at Agadir, demanding a share in the French Congo. Again France and Britain stood up to Germany, they gave Germany a useless strip of tropical jungle in the Congo which Germany had to be satisfied with. This made Germany feel humiliated again and angry and made the friendship between France and Britain grow even stronger. It also convinced them that Germany was an aggressive power not to be trusted. The Balkan Wars 1912-13 Three Balkan countries Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia attacked Turkey in the hopes of gaining land owned by the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. Serbia captured land and doubled in size. This angered Austria Hungary who was right next to Serbia and felt a bit threatened that she would try and expand over their soil. A second Balkan war broke out and at the end of this war at the peace conference Serbia was forced to give back some of the land she had captured. Therefore Serbia and Austria Hungary started to see each other as Direct threats. A-H feared their empire would start to get attacked and Serbia believed that she would never get to increase her lands whilst A-H stood in her way. Both countries were on the brink of war but both had powerful allies to help them.

Answer by runner08
Submitted on 12/6/2005
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All you have to do is just remember MAIN. M stands for militarism, meaning countries started to build up their armies for show and for fear. A stands for alliances. Many countries had made alliances with other countries saying if they were involved in war, they would agree to help them fight. This led to the whole world fighting then just two or three countries. I stands for impearlism. Many countries were trying to build up their economies and land, and resent for who had what, was making countries angry. N stands for nationalism. Basically, people started to care about their country. People wanted to be the best and whatever their country was involved with, it was personal. Just remember this word trick and you'll have your 4 MAIN reasons for war world two!

Answer by MRS.KNOWITALL
Submitted on 12/16/2005
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As you all know the assasination of Archduke Franz was one of the major causes because Serbia did not want to be under control of Austria- Hungary, as well because of nationalism, rise of imperialism, arms race and the really important factor is the many alliances such as the alliance between Britain, Russia and France which is known as the Triple Entent and than there is the Triple Alliance made of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Not only those alliances but also the one between Russia and Serbia and lets not forget a really important one that sparked a lot of tension was the alliance between Belgium and England, this one was secrete no one knew. That is why when Germany invaded France through Belgium it caused for England to get involved.

Answer by Gabriela
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There are other cause, All began in 1860s when a Kingdom called Prussia decided to Unite Germany; France the neighbouring country was unhappy, they went to war against Prussia (1870-1871). France was defeated and German Unification took place under the leadership of Bismarck and Kaiser William I. Europe was never the same again. Bismarck encouraged a relationship between Germany and Russia. These ensured that France remained isolated. When Germany industrialised the economy rises and rises and became stronger, producing a big power for it, Germany got a new Kiser (Wilhelm II) in 1888, he saw no need to stay friendly with Russia, then he ended their relationship. Wilhelm II had a aggressive foreign policy, the other countries(Russia, France, Britain) saw Germany as a threat. Germany was equal as Britain in terms of wealth and industry, the Kaiser decided create a worldwide empire.

Answer by lore lei
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well your facts are right just it was bit more than all of that it dated back to 1870 and there weren't just the short term causes most people have listed there were long term causes short term causes and immediate causes. The immediate causes were the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand and the proposal that Austria hungry sent to Serbia (where Serbia agreed to all the terms except for one)(they only had 24 hours to agree to all the terms) then they declared war on Serbia. The Short term causes were the Balkan wars and the morocco crisis. Then you have the long term causes like imperialism, nationalism, militarism, the alliance systems (the triple entente of Britain and it colonies France and its colonies and Russia, and the triple alliance of Germany, Austria-hungry and Italy) and the Franco-Prussian war.

Answer by Loz
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The causes of world war one are: 1) M - Militarism - The competition to build up the strongest and most powerful army 2) A - Alliances - Friends of Germany and Serbia getting involved and making the war a larger conflict than it should have been 3) I - Imperialism - Some countries were competing for more land and power over other countries and some countries wanted freedom from other countries. This created tension. 4) N - Nationalism - some countries thought they were much better than everyone else and they didn't mind going to war because the 'knew' they would win 5) S - Significant individuals - The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and also Kaiser Wilhelm who encouraged the war.

Answer by becca
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There where a number of causes Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. Many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. Many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared.

Answer by chocolate dreams
Submitted on 2/9/2007
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ok basically the causes for the first world war are simple. Think of it this way it was a domino effect starting with the serbian rebels killing the austrian-hungry heir to the throne, who knew they were trying to kill him because they had been trying for a while. iguess you could call it another fight over land. Anyways after his murder the alliance system came into play and such countries as Germany seemed to have jumped in quickly in order to benifit themselves. Inevitabley the US could only remain neutral for some time, because lets face it its the US. But it is felt that Wilsons decision was justified, though not by his idealistic fourteen points. The US needed to get involved due to many things including the salvation and expansion of democracy, unrerstricted German sub warfare (Luistiania) and several other combined problems causing many hostile feelings to arise. To learn how WWI started memorise the first couple sentences here and the alliances and just think dominos! here are the causes in five steps 1. Murder of heir to austrian hunry throne by a monster created by the serbians 2. The national need to protect themeselves from such man made creatures 3. Anti-Serbian animation coming to life and murdering people 4. Germany's on Serbia's side 5. No one likes Germany There where a number of causes Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. Many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they'd be able to win a war very easily if there was one. The Balkans region of Europe was claimed by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. A desire for independence. Many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn't all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This was the spark that caused war to be declared. hey, well the reason for world war one isn't simply the assasination of the archduke, it was a build up of nationalism, the rise of imperialism, the arms race and most importantly the alliance system. The conflict resulting from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard should have been local and confined but due to a series of factors, militarism, the alliance system, nationalism, this one incident led to the greatest war Europe had ever seen. As a result of underlying hostilities the assassination led to a chain of events that ensured war on a wide scale.without any of this happening then world war one would be out of our heads t was for the conquest of what was then the Ottoman Empire. The Western powers wanted this region's resources such as oil as well as the usual plundering that colonialism always includes. Germany had been a late-comer in the European colonial race to gobble up the rest of the world which other players like Spain and Portugal had started long before. Germany wanted to engage the other western super powers of the early 20th century - mainly England, but also others, for their "fair share of the pie." And don't forget about the Hapsburg empire on Germany's side.

Answer by Chelsey
Submitted on 5/17/2007
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The main causes of world war one are: * Tension between Britain and Germany (due to Germany being jealous of Britain's navy. Then alliances were formed: Germany with Italy and Austria-Hungary, Britain with France and Russia) * The assassination of the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austrian throne, murdered by Serbian nationalist) * Nationalism(people across the world wanting to prove how strong their country was, therefore, due to this patriotism, nations objectives came in conflict with each other. Each nation figured their country could win a war) * Rivalry for control of the Balkans(Russia and Austria-Hungary claimed the Balkans and each country wanted to enforce their authority over the region. :D

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what were the main causes of the first world war

Answer by Neo
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It was for the conquest of what was then the Ottoman Empire. The Western powers wanted this region's resources such as oil as well as the usual plundering that colonialism always includes. Germany had been a late-comer in the European colonial race to gobble up the rest of the world which other players like Spain and Portugal had started long before. Germany wanted to engage the other western super powers of the early 20th century - mainly England, but also others, for their "fair share of the pie." And don't forget about the Hapsburg empire on Germany's side.

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I NEED HELP: can anyone do an essay for me 4 free on the causes of the first world war?

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because they thought it would be a laugh

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where can I find maps showing Europe during the first world war

Answer by littlelittle
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here are the causes in five steps 1. Murder of heir to austrian hunry throne by a monster created by the serbians 2. The national need to protect themeselves from such man made creatures 3. Anti-Serbian animation coming to life and murdering people 4. Germany's on Serbia's side 5. No one likes Germany

Answer by Mon Eek
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hey, well the reason for world war one isn't simply the assasination of the archduke, it was a build up of nationalism, the rise of imperialism, the arms race and most importantly the alliance system.

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The conflict resulting from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard should have been local and confined but due to a series of factors, militarism, the alliance system, nationalism, this one incident led to the greatest war Europe had ever seen. As a result of underlying hostilities the assassination led to a chain of events that ensured war on a wide scale.without any of this happening then world war one would be out of our heads

Answer by Claire
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well the causes are simple...the lead up went on for many years of arguing between the countries then the hier to the throne was killed and there bobs your uncle

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Answer by say what?
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Yes, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was on of the causes. The main causes are these, and they are actually the MAIN causes. M - militarism A - Alliances I - Imperialism N - Nationalism

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Answer by crazycat999
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World War I started for a number of reasons; their was a growing tension in Europe due to the alliance system putting pressure on countries. Added to this was the child like jealousy of Kaiser Wilhem who began a frantic naval race with Britain in order to make more dreadnoughts. You then had the rivalries that already existed, such as France and Germany. But the spark that started it all off was the assassination of Franz-Joseph Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist called Gavrilo Princip.

Answer by truth_16
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but isnt the main causes of world war one Militarism Alliances Imerperialism Nationalism They all stand for something like Militarism- building up armed forces, getting ready for war. Alliances- agreements or promises to defend and help another country Imperialism- trying to build up an empire Nationalism- having pride in your country, willing to defend it. just think of it M.A.I.N..... look at the first letters of all the words and remember it!!

Answer by patrick john
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what was the reaction of German after the war or i should say what did other countries did to panish German?

Answer by damn_beautiful_17
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hey every1 dis history stuff sucks.. whi u wanna do stuff like dis for pl?? u do it for fun or sumfin?? god u guys!! get a life!! not in da past but hey..just get a b/g friend!

Answer by PiNk PrinceSs
Submitted on 1/22/2005
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its simple the answer is M.A.I.N M-militarism...because Germany was building up their armed forces to attack France and then Russia. A-alliances...because they were used to minipulate other countries I-imperialism...competition for colonies causes tension throughout Europe..many European countries were fighting over land and territories. N-nationalism...Serbia...the main reason the war was being fought...took too much pride in their little nation..and other countries did too...

Answer by Hannah Hawlkins
Submitted on 1/24/2005
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Answer by Larz
Submitted on 1/26/2005
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I'm doing this at the moment for an essay so i would like to thank every1 who has put in details. The trigger cause was the of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (gr8 name!!) and i think the main cause was the alliance system as it linked (in someway) to all causes!

Answer by jessy
Submitted on 1/27/2005
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The long and short term causes of the first world war is quite simple. archduke Francis Ferdinand was assinated by gavrilo princip as he was trying to do it for years. the Austrians were no happy as their future king and queen were murdered right in front of there citizens very eyes!

Answer by hello
Submitted on 2/3/2005
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Answer by gay
Submitted on 2/6/2005
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Well i don't have a clue to be honest, and that's why i am on this site, can people who actually know what they're doing answer these questions, otherwise i will be getting my information completely wrong! It's simple. Thanks a bunch

Answer by bill
Submitted on 2/14/2005
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their mainframe was hacked

Answer by Jay
Submitted on 2/20/2005
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How did the alliance systems help start world war 1.

Answer by marisol
Submitted on 2/23/2005
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the four major causes of world war one was imperialism,nationalism,alliance- system,militarism.

Answer by hayley lawrence
Submitted on 2/28/2005
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Answer by nilsa
Submitted on 3/2/2005
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what were the main countries involved in world war I?

Answer by alisha
Submitted on 3/6/2005
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well simply because of the serbians.they wanted to be part of serbia. they all wanted to be free from austria-hungry.the other reason is they wanted bosnia to join with them, but serbia wanted bosnia to join with tham. if the archduke franz ferdinand didnt get murdered the war would of happend anyway. germany and austria-hungry were power hungry at that time. they land they wanted money and popularity. but the murdered just gave them another reason to go to war.

Answer by rissa
Submitted on 3/6/2005
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The world war one started becasue of 5 things according to my Social Studies Teacher and book they are 1 Impearlism 2 Nationalism 3 Militarism 4 Allinces 5 Archsuke'sAssonation

Answer by bubble
Submitted on 3/6/2005
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why did we go to war and not leave the others to rot?

Answer by ladybug
Submitted on 3/8/2005
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Basically the reason the war started is because Austria-Hungry was mad Gavrilo Princip for assassinating there Archduke Franz Ferdinad. So they went to war though at first they didn't want to go in because Russia was an ally to serbia and Austria-Hungary wouldn't go to war without the help of Germany. Germany agreed to help and the first World War began.

Answer by allie2299
Submitted on 3/9/2005
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world war one sux

Answer by frozen_amber
Submitted on 3/16/2005
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the four MAIN causes were: -M- Militarism and the race to arms with competition for being the country with the best navy, plus making Britain worried and annoyed as to why another country wants to better their navy -A- Alliances between countries setting making enemies because all of the countries one was connected to, automatically took up their enemies -I- Imperialism was upsetting many overtaken nations and created competition between major countries for land to imperialize -N- Nationalism was creating jingoism (extreme nationalism) an easy acronym

Answer by sugar
Submitted on 3/21/2005
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what were the causes of the first world war

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 3/27/2005
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the causes for WW1 were as follows: 1)rise of nationalism 2)industrial revolution 3)buildup of military might 4)competition for colonies 5)secret diplomacy: military treaties: Triple Entente vs. Triple Alliance, moved WW1 from a limited war to a total war

Answer by sam
Submitted on 4/8/2005
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most people thought that the war would only last until christmas. how wrong were they? instead it turned into a world war which lasted for four years. millions of people were killed. there are many causes of the first world war and the murder of archduke by the "black hand" was only the spark of the first world war. nationalism, imperialism, militarism and alliances were all long term causes of the first world war.