Imperialism In World War I

World War I started in 1914, Europe due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Why did this happen exactly? Nationalism; the loyalty and devotion to a nation, spread to all, if not most of Europe due to Napoleon’s rise and quest to conquer and “liberate” all of Europe. Due to his successes, many recently unified countries, such as Germany and Italy have decided to endorse many nationalistic and patriotic features into their country. Another factor that has lead towards the start of World War I, is the Industrial Revolution. This happened between 1860-1914. This has allowed machinery to produce and be produced at an unprecedented rate. Due to being able to mass produce anything, weapons such as flamethrowers, chlorine gas, guns, artillery,
This also leads to the invention of submarines by the Germans during World War I. Imperialism was also one of many causes of World War I. Imperial competition causes alliances between countries to form. The two main alliances which fought in the war were the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance also known as the Central Powers. Before the start of World War I, countries’ military has been getting stronger. This is what fueled alliances to form due to the paranoia created by neighboring countries strengthening. The Germans have especially gotten stronger due to their massive military and their technological and weaponry advantages. World War I was not only triggered by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, but the ideas of nationalism that Napoleon has brought upon Europe, the spark of the Industrial Revolution that have impacted the world we know today, that have caused an uproar of mass production and advancement of technology, the imperialism that drives competition between neighboring countries, and the militarism that have caused these countries to unite as one, to ally, to become what is known as the Triple Entente and the Central
The start of industry in Europe causes a boom in population, and people will be living in villages and rural areas. Products and transportation such as cars were made. War vehicles and weapons such as tanks, planes, guns, etc. were being mass produced. This revolution also causes imperialism. Countries that wanted to be considered a great power and/or wanted more resources during these times must have control of another country or land. This causes the “Scramble for Africa.”By the early 1900s, most of Africa has been conquered and these people were being exploited and this causes slave labor. Because of all this, militaries’ were getting stronger than ever, especially Germany, and this creates tension between neighboring