How Did Imperialism Cause Ww1

World war one ran from 1914-1918 which was also known as the Great War. It was also known as the first modern war and the reasoning behind it is because of all the new technology that was used, such as submarines, tanks, machine guns. It was estimated that in that four year time period there were 10 million deaths. When the Serbians assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Austria-Hungary viewed this as a threat. Germany decided to help out Austria-Hungary, and Russia was allies with Serbia, which meant Russia, had to help defend Serbia, and it became a much bigger deal which included the acronym M-A-I-N.
Imperialism
Imperialism is when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional territories under their control. Before World War I, Africa and parts of Asia were points of contention among the European countries. Because of the raw materials these areas could provide, tensions around these areas ran high. The increasing competition and desire
The policy of building a stronger military was judged relative to neighbors creating a culture of paranoia and heightened the search for alliances. It was fed by the cultural belief that war is good for nations. Germany was known for competing with the United Kingdom to build the best battleships because the United Kingdom was known for making the best ships and had loads of them. Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies. Germany in 1880 has 1.3m, France had 0.73m and Russia had 0.40m, however after 34 years Germany had 5.0m, France had 4.0M and Russia had 1.2m. In Europe we know that there are many countries that are close together, because of that militarism grew stronger. For example if your country is ‘X’, ‘Y’, and ’Z’, are geographically close to you, therefore if you see those countries expanding their military, you want to do the same in order to feel