Causes Of World War I

World War I commonly known during the time it started (Jul 28, 1914 – Nov 11, 1918) was a war in Europe known as “The Great War”. It was called the Great War because it was greater than any war that had happened before. Approximately over 8 million died, over 59 million troops mobilised, and over 29 million were injured. They also called it the “War To End All Wars.” Obviously this wasn’t correct since a certain person with a weird looking mustache who was also in this war resulted the Second World War by attacking Poland in 1939. The main reason World War I was caused was because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He and his wife had arranged to tour Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the couple rode through Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, a man named Gavrilo Princip fired two shots at them.
Even though this was the main reason it wasn’t the only reason World War I started. There are four other reasons for the start of World War I which include: Nationalism, The Alliance System, Imperialism, and Militarism. These sparked a chain of events which led to Austria-Hungary blaming the Serbian government for the attack which then led to an Austro-Hungarian declaration of war which was delayed until its leader received assurances from the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm that Germany would support their cause. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and peace in Europe was no