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The main cause of WWI was the European alliances. To what extent do you agree with this statement
Before 1914 the five Great Powers, Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. ... As a historian it will be difficult to conclusively establish a single cause – a number of significant causes is a far more helpful outcome. Although the European Alliances were certainly a cause of WWI, there were many other causes as well. Along with the European Alliances there was Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and of course the physical conflicts leading up to the war. ...
The European Alliances had a major part in beginning WWI. ... To counter this alliances were formed. ... The Alliance System was definitely a prominent cause of WWI. ... World War One spread because of the Alliance system, even with the tension build up it would’ve still been just another European war.
Nationalism was the next major long-term cause of WWI. ... Nationalism greatly blew up the tension and had an influence in causing WWI.
Imperialism was another long-term cause of tension among the Powers, which led to war. ... European countries had been taking over colonies throughout the world since the fifteenth century. ... As each European country gained colonies, those colonies became committed to helping the ‘motherland’ in the event of a war.
The last long-term cause of WWI is Militarism. ...
There were also some physical disputes that had an impact in causing WWI. The long term causes of WWI produced tension among the Great Powers. ... The only friendships that remained were the Alliances. ...
The final cause of WWI was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand. ... The rest of the European Powers followed due to the Alliance system, then the rest of the world followed due to imperialism.
Approximate Word count = 1388
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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