Causes of WW1

Causes of “The Great War”

(World War 1)

                                       By Collette

Prior to WWI the world was rapidly expanding its military might, thus adding to each country’s strong sense of nationalism. With more weapons stock-piled countries chose to extend their influence into other less developed nations by the use of force. A strong sense of imperialism was felt by the countries as they expanded. To protect themselves and their newly acquired territories, secret alliances were formed among these aggressors. If anyone attacked a member of an alliance, the others who signed treaties with them would protect them militarily. England, France, Austro-Hungry, Germany, Russia and even the United States desired expansion for their countries. The world became a powder keg set to blow.

The following sites may be useful for more research:

www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson1.html
www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/causes.html
www.enwikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_I
www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm