The Three Causes Of World War I
Joshua Sitzer
Period 5
World War I During World War I many things occurred that would cause the war. The war was inevitable and many things happened by chance. The three causes of World War I are militarism, the assassanation of the Archduke and the alliances. One of causes for World War I was militarism, this played a big role in the war because many citizens wanted to test their military against other countries which caused war. All the countries were in a race to become the most powerful and certain countries wanted a chance to prove themselves by using their military. As the race continued to be number one many countries were left with a big military and nothing to do with it. The citizens of these countries were very proud and supportive of their armies. In the schools the kids were thought that …show more content…
Germany and Austria-Hungary make alliances with Italy to stop them from siding with Russia, Great Britain and France. Each country make their alliances to make them stronger and if one country goes to war their allies follow and support them. While the Balkans were being controlled by the Ottoman Empire, Russia saw a chance to help them so they could get a warm water port. This would help them because in Russia the oceans and lakes are all cold so with the warm water they could manufacture and use it to their advantage. Germany was the first to act in the war, by sending troops to France and their plan was to take over France and then capture Italy. France was not alone it was helped by its allies and with the reinforcements Russia sent everything and everyone they had, this cause a war of attrition. The war had effect on everyone. The population of Russia dramatacitly decreased and many people gained freedom from other countries. The war was pointless and solved nothing. The causes militarism, the assassanation of the Archduke and alliances had the a major effect on starting the
Period 5
World War I During World War I many things occurred that would cause the war. The war was inevitable and many things happened by chance. The three causes of World War I are militarism, the assassanation of the Archduke and the alliances. One of causes for World War I was militarism, this played a big role in the war because many citizens wanted to test their military against other countries which caused war. All the countries were in a race to become the most powerful and certain countries wanted a chance to prove themselves by using their military. As the race continued to be number one many countries were left with a big military and nothing to do with it. The citizens of these countries were very proud and supportive of their armies. In the schools the kids were thought that …show more content…
Germany and Austria-Hungary make alliances with Italy to stop them from siding with Russia, Great Britain and France. Each country make their alliances to make them stronger and if one country goes to war their allies follow and support them. While the Balkans were being controlled by the Ottoman Empire, Russia saw a chance to help them so they could get a warm water port. This would help them because in Russia the oceans and lakes are all cold so with the warm water they could manufacture and use it to their advantage. Germany was the first to act in the war, by sending troops to France and their plan was to take over France and then capture Italy. France was not alone it was helped by its allies and with the reinforcements Russia sent everything and everyone they had, this cause a war of attrition. The war had effect on everyone. The population of Russia dramatacitly decreased and many people gained freedom from other countries. The war was pointless and solved nothing. The causes militarism, the assassanation of the Archduke and alliances had the a major effect on starting the