Imperialism, Militarism, And Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War, but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism, nationalism and militarism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe, along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable, but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out, and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there was an achievement to be made from it, the battle was a long period of unreasonable bloodshed to nearly 17 million people.

At the time, the world was very power hungry, and imperialism was a big issue that contributed to the start of WW1. Imperialism was when farther advanced countries tried to seize control of smaller territories, slowly building to their area and wealth. Because the smaller countries did not want to be put under control of a larger country, they formed alliances before a bigger country had the opportunity to take over. Though many alliances were already established before the war, countries sought defense and safety from wherever they could get it. With an alliance came an agreement that in case one country went off to fight, the other country would step beside them for defense, and vice versa. It brought partial
He was murdered in Sarajevo, Bosnia (in Austria-Hungary). He was important to this area, so after he was killed, a war erupted with Serbia. Thanks to alliances, Serbia was set with help from Russia, and Germany rushed in to help Austria-Hungary. With other alliances between these four countries, soon there was five countries against Austria-Hungary and their ally Germany. Because of the assassination to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the battle marked the beginning of World War