The great World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. Militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism were major causes of the war. The discord between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was a factor to be considered as part of the trigger of war. Many provinces where the Serbians lived, were ruled by the Turks however still governed by the Austria-Hungarians. This caused the Serbians to feel oppressed and consequently, led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. However, this was not the only factor that triggered the war.
The traditional powers who were France, Russia and Britain became nervous at the knowledge of the political growth of Germany and the emergence of a unified Italy. Due to France’s doubt, they quickly formed an alliance with Russia. Britain came to an agreement or “friendly understanding” with France, and consequently Russia. This was known as the “Triple Entente”. Germany retaliated by devising a “Triple Alliance” with Austria-Hungary and Italy. Theoretically, Europe was at peace however, in truth, the two sides had already created enemies with each other and the war was destined to occur!
These two powerful alliances created fear and mistrust between the countries. Because of this, all the European states maintained large armies and navies. Countries in Europe believed that military force was a deterrent against attack, but instead, was one of the causes that led to the beginning of the Great War, a war that has become significant history, and a war that changed the world forever.
The traditional powers who were France, Russia and Britain became nervous at the knowledge of the political growth of Germany and the emergence of a unified Italy. Due to France’s doubt, they quickly formed an alliance with Russia. Britain came to an agreement or “friendly understanding” with France, and consequently Russia. This was known as the “Triple Entente”. Germany retaliated by devising a “Triple Alliance” with Austria-Hungary and Italy. Theoretically, Europe was at peace however, in truth, the two sides had already created enemies with each other and the war was destined to occur!
These two powerful alliances created fear and mistrust between the countries. Because of this, all the European states maintained large armies and navies. Countries in Europe believed that military force was a deterrent against attack, but instead, was one of the causes that led to the beginning of the Great War, a war that has become significant history, and a war that changed the world forever.
