Causes of WWI

There were many causes to World War one. The first of many is the militarism. Militarism is a nations policy to maintain strong armed forces. The reason why is because they were competing for land. As they were, there military was increasing. Great Britain and Germany were competing for the largest navies. France, Russia, and Germany were competing for the largest military. This also put pressure on other countries to increase the number of soldiers and arms that they have. Another cause of World War one is nationalism. Nationalism is when you feel that you feel extremely loyal to a nation and concern for its welfare. Some countries wanted independence from bigger countries, meanwhile, the bigger countries thought that they were greater then anybody else. They were also looking to get land that they had lost. This would result in tensions between other countries. The third cause of World War one is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. A man from Siberia assassinated the Arch Duke of Austria, who's name was Franz Ferdinand. This set off a bunch of declarations of war. This would form two sides. The triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. This then broke the tension and resulted in war.