World War I, the war to end all wars. Its effects on the world were disastrous, leading to over 35 million casualties. Of those, 20 million people were wounded meaning 16.5 million were killed. The war created a snowball effect, leading to an even more destructive war, World War II. Countless people died and countries were left in ruins. However, there can’t be an end without a beginning. Something had to cause the First World War, something that caused all of this bloodshed. It wasn’t just one thing, in fact, it was five simple things that created World War I.
