Causes of WWI

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Causes of WWI

Industrialization

The manufacturing method was changed by the Industrial Revolution, which made mass production of weapons simpler and faster. As a result, the major countries engaged in an arms race as they aimed to retain or boost their military might by bolstering their armies and fleets.

Industrialization is known as the transition from predominantly agricultural to mass-produced, technologically advanced goods and services

This leads to an rise in economic competition across European Nations

Nationalism

Nationalism is the ambition to unite all citizens of a country under one government

How it led to WWI

Nationalism led to the outbreak of World War One as a result of nations' desire to position themselves as the most powerful and developed society on the world.

Militarism

Militarism is the ambition of a nation to bolster its military forces in order to increase its power.

When large armies were built up, it created lots of tension throughout countries, notably Germany and Russia. This tension pushed the countries to be involved in war and test which countries have the best armies.

In this photo you can see the large armies built

Imperialism

This photo shows how the strong country, England, has its arms on all the other countries.

The expansion of empires by nations like Britain and France contributed to rising tensions among the European nations.

Imperialism is a political system or a desire for dominance and power over other nations that involves a wealthy, strong country.

Alliances

How it led to WWI

When one country gets threatened, the countries they have alliances will come to help, this has a potential to escalate the conflicts

There were 2 main groups of alliances in WWI

Central Powers

Germany

Austria - Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria

Italy (until 1955)

The Triple Entente

France

Great Britain

Russia

Italy (1915-)

U.S. (1917)

An alliance is a partnership between two or more people, groups, or nations that has been formed to further a shared goal.