Imperialism, Militarism, And Failure In The Alliance System
There have been countless debates over what was truly the main cause of World War One (WW1).
The largest portion of underlying causes fit into three general categories: imperialism, militarism, and
failure in the alliance system. Of course the assassination of Archduke of Austria ignited the flame that
was WW1, but there had to be fuel to keep the fire burning. All of these three categories had influence
on the lasting of the war, but upon analysis of historical documents and actions it can be noted that the
militaristic aspect and the failure in the present alliance system can be arbitrarily tied back into
imperialism.
Militarism was a large impacting factor in WW1 being as lasting as it was. Everyone wanted to have
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This tied into imperialism
because militarism allowed the imperialistic leaders to have the motivation and resources required to
seek the creation of an empire.
Failure in the Alliance Systems in place was only yet another fuel to add to the raging blaze of WW1.
The disagreement of neighboring countries along with countries continuously switching sides added not
only rage but confusion and unpredictability into the nature of the war. Even during the height of the
success of the alliance system it was the root of conflict. It continuously tied countries into conflict
under only the presumption that they were supposed to defend a country they were in alliance with in
the same way that a big brother protects his siblings. This also has imperialistic in such a way that
countries would be so devoted to the success of an alliance that they would bring themselves down to
the ground, just for the sake of satisfying the desire to be the most dominant alliance.
Imperialism is the root of all the other presumed underlying causes of WW1. In the most powerful
militaristic countries, the cause of wanting a dominant military force was the desire to be the
The largest portion of underlying causes fit into three general categories: imperialism, militarism, and
failure in the alliance system. Of course the assassination of Archduke of Austria ignited the flame that
was WW1, but there had to be fuel to keep the fire burning. All of these three categories had influence
on the lasting of the war, but upon analysis of historical documents and actions it can be noted that the
militaristic aspect and the failure in the present alliance system can be arbitrarily tied back into
imperialism.
Militarism was a large impacting factor in WW1 being as lasting as it was. Everyone wanted to have
the largest and …show more content…
This tied into imperialism
because militarism allowed the imperialistic leaders to have the motivation and resources required to
seek the creation of an empire.
Failure in the Alliance Systems in place was only yet another fuel to add to the raging blaze of WW1.
The disagreement of neighboring countries along with countries continuously switching sides added not
only rage but confusion and unpredictability into the nature of the war. Even during the height of the
success of the alliance system it was the root of conflict. It continuously tied countries into conflict
under only the presumption that they were supposed to defend a country they were in alliance with in
the same way that a big brother protects his siblings. This also has imperialistic in such a way that
countries would be so devoted to the success of an alliance that they would bring themselves down to
the ground, just for the sake of satisfying the desire to be the most dominant alliance.
Imperialism is the root of all the other presumed underlying causes of WW1. In the most powerful
militaristic countries, the cause of wanting a dominant military force was the desire to be the