The direct cause of World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and wife Sophie on June 28, 1914.
The assassination was done by a Siberian Nationalist terrorist group.
The first attempt failed earlier in the day. Gavrilo Princip later accomplishes the group's goal
There were other causes building up behind the scenes. They all played a role in what happened in World War 1.
I believe the root cause was national competition. Competition factored in heavily.
Imperialism played a role because the United States and Europe race to colonize Africa and even Asia.
Some countries have their own agenda for participating in the war. Austria wanted to use the conflict to assert Authority. Russia saw the conflict as a way to regain the czar's authority. …show more content…
Like a chain reaction with one country pulled another in, which in turn pulled in another.
Russia with Serbia, Germany with Austria-Hungary, France with Russia, and Britain, France, and Belgium.
Some countries took on additional risk feeling secure with a mutual defense Alliance.
Each country tried to advance faster than the others. Imperialism was employed to make the European countries stronger.
European powers wanted the resources from certain Geographic locations. This led to conflict between them. Some Marxist believe imperialism was the cause of War. A war for economic reasons. Empires and capitalists need new materials and have a desire to increase their standing in the world by trade.
Increased militarism in the arms race contributed to World War 1. There was increased military spending leading up to the war. Germany greatly increased their military and Navy ( as did Britain), allowing them the ability to declare war on several countries.
Germany declared war on both Russia and France. Russia and France War Mutual defense allies.
Britain builds up their Royal
The assassination was done by a Siberian Nationalist terrorist group.
The first attempt failed earlier in the day. Gavrilo Princip later accomplishes the group's goal
There were other causes building up behind the scenes. They all played a role in what happened in World War 1.
I believe the root cause was national competition. Competition factored in heavily.
Imperialism played a role because the United States and Europe race to colonize Africa and even Asia.
Some countries have their own agenda for participating in the war. Austria wanted to use the conflict to assert Authority. Russia saw the conflict as a way to regain the czar's authority. …show more content…
Like a chain reaction with one country pulled another in, which in turn pulled in another.
Russia with Serbia, Germany with Austria-Hungary, France with Russia, and Britain, France, and Belgium.
Some countries took on additional risk feeling secure with a mutual defense Alliance.
Each country tried to advance faster than the others. Imperialism was employed to make the European countries stronger.
European powers wanted the resources from certain Geographic locations. This led to conflict between them. Some Marxist believe imperialism was the cause of War. A war for economic reasons. Empires and capitalists need new materials and have a desire to increase their standing in the world by trade.
Increased militarism in the arms race contributed to World War 1. There was increased military spending leading up to the war. Germany greatly increased their military and Navy ( as did Britain), allowing them the ability to declare war on several countries.
Germany declared war on both Russia and France. Russia and France War Mutual defense allies.
Britain builds up their Royal