World War I: Nationalism, Militarism, And The Alliance System
World War I began because of many events that got countries heated and upset. Some events that caused World War I to happen were nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the Alliance System. Nationalism was a occurring problem in the 1870s, Nationalism encouraged unity but it also created mistrust and a rivalry between nations. The next because of the war was imperialism. Rivalries expanded among powerful nations such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia between the years of 1870-1914. All of these countries scrambled to pick up other places and this caused competition. Another because was militarism, this triggered the build up of strong forces prepared for war. Nations began to expand their armies and navies to prepare for war.
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In June 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated. He was visiting the capital of Bosnia in Austria-Hungary were he was heir to the throne. He and his wife were assassinated by the Black Hand terrorist group. Austria-Hungary threatened Serbia to go to war after the AUstria-Hungary government accused the Serbian government of organizing the archduke’s assassination. Russia began to defend Serbia. On June 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia began to mobilize its forces for war. Germany a ally of Austria-Hungary told Russia to cancel the mobilization order since they received no reply; Germany declared war on France an ally of Russia. German armies went through Belgium, a neutral country, on their march to France. After this Britain declared war on germany, and on August 6 Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia. People thought that this war that was created because of the chaos would be short, but it turned out to last four years from 1914-1918. During this time it was known as the Great War but came to be known as World War I. The central powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, fought against the allied powers: France, England, Russia, and later Italy. After a few years the United States joined the War. They joined because of the sinking of the Lusitania, a ship off the coast of Ireland that the Germans torpedoed, 128 Americans died. This angered the United States causing
In June 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated. He was visiting the capital of Bosnia in Austria-Hungary were he was heir to the throne. He and his wife were assassinated by the Black Hand terrorist group. Austria-Hungary threatened Serbia to go to war after the AUstria-Hungary government accused the Serbian government of organizing the archduke’s assassination. Russia began to defend Serbia. On June 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia began to mobilize its forces for war. Germany a ally of Austria-Hungary told Russia to cancel the mobilization order since they received no reply; Germany declared war on France an ally of Russia. German armies went through Belgium, a neutral country, on their march to France. After this Britain declared war on germany, and on August 6 Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia. People thought that this war that was created because of the chaos would be short, but it turned out to last four years from 1914-1918. During this time it was known as the Great War but came to be known as World War I. The central powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, fought against the allied powers: France, England, Russia, and later Italy. After a few years the United States joined the War. They joined because of the sinking of the Lusitania, a ship off the coast of Ireland that the Germans torpedoed, 128 Americans died. This angered the United States causing