Four Main Causes Of World War One

The four main causes of World War One were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. After World War One there was a need to prevent these four things from causing another war. So the Fourteen Points and the Treaty Of Versailles were created but which one was the most effective to prevent these main causes of world war one from happening? The fourteen points addressed the main causes of world war one more effectively than the treaty of Versailles.
The fourteen points addressed one cause of World War One called militarism. It did this by stating that everyone would reduce their armies to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety. This means that by only allowing countries to have the lowest size military that is needed then no country would be fighting to increase the size of their military. In turn if no one was fighting to gain a huge military then militarism would not occur. Also, if countries had only the smallest millitary possible, then many countries wouldn't be so quick to jump into a war because they don't have a huge army to back them. This would help to prevent another war by decreasing the amount of militarism in countries.
Another one of the main causes of world war one that was addressed by the Fourteen Points was the formation of alliances.
The fourteen points state's “abolition of secret diplomacy” and this implies that if you are going to have an alliance make it known don't keep it a secret. By not allowing secret alliances everyone would know who was alliances with who. Also, countries would know which countries had many alliance and wouldn't be so quick to start a war with a country that had many alliances because that would cause another world war. The prevention of secret alliances would prevent another world war because if secret alliance were still allowed, then what happened to cause World War One would happen
again.
The Fourteen Points also tried to minimize war caused by imperialism. One way the Fourteen Points was going to minimize war caused by imperialism was by applying freedom to navigate the high seas. This allows any country to cross the sea to spread its power easily without any conflict that would cause a war. Also the Fourteen Points stated that there would be a removal of economic barriers which means there should be free trade between countries. When allowing free trade then less disputes would be caused over trade and then less disputes leading to war.
Finally the fourteen points made an effort to minimize war over nationalism within a country. The fourteen points allowed Belgium to become independent therefore they can have their own nationalism and not fight over it with Germany. Also, the Fourteen Points included the fact that there would be an independent Poland to take away from germany and in sense give poland a little bit of nationalism and take away from Germany’s nationalism. If germany started losing places and land that would take away from their pride in their country and prevent strong nationalism within Germany. By preventing strong nationalism within countries then it would in turn prevent another world war.
In conclusion, the Fourteen Points overall was trying to prevent or decrease the occurrence of the four main causes of world war one which are: militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. It was trying to prevent these causes so that another world war would not happen. The Fourteen Points addressed the main causes of world war one more efficient than the treaty of versailles.