Friday, January 4, 2008

Causes of WW I

The Great War, or simply World War I was a war that spread all across Europe. A war so widespread and destructive was unheard of at the time. It was a clash between many nations due to nationalism, militarism, and alliances.

The Industrial Revolution led to imperialism. The Europeans needed resources and were competing against each other. It was all a large power struggle. They wanted land, resources and power.

Alliances also set off a domino effect within Europe. Because of the Triple Entente (Russia, France, Britain) and the Triple Alliance (Italy, Austria-Hungary and Germany), six nations were dragged into the war in a matter of days.

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