Economic, Social And Political Causes Of World War I

Throughout history, European countries have always been at war with each other and sometimes, these conflicts could escalate to involve the entire continent. One of the most infamous wars that involved Europe was World War I, and the scale of the war shocked Europe along with the rest of the world. World War I had many economic, social, and political causes, and many things happened because of this war. Nations fought in this war to solve many of the issues that caused it, but it did a poor job of actually solving those problems. World War I had many causes that were either economic, social, and political. The main economic cause of the war was the practice of imperialism. This system caused European nations to compete fiercely with one another for colonies and influence in certain
After the war was over the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were both broken up into several smaller nations. This shifted the balance of power in Europe since Germany was the only one of the major Central Powers that had survived the war. The Treaty of Versailles, the treaty that ended the war, was very harsh on Germany. In this treaty Germany had to give up a significant amount of territory, drastically decrease the size of their military, take full blame for the war, and pay extremely expensive reparations for damages caused in the war. Not only did this treaty leave Germany in a bad spot economically, it was seen as insulting and angered many of the Germans and it was a major contributor to the rise of Hitler and the start of World War II.The Russian Revolution was another major event that was caused by the First World War. Fighting the war lead to a shortage of food and other materials while also highlighting the inadequacy of the czar. This revolution was one of the most important events of the twentieth century and it set the stage for many of the major events in the back half of the