WWI, what were the causes?

Nations gave their governments power to spend money on building up thier armies to be bigger an better than their neighbors.

Alliances

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian empire was assasignated by a Serbian terrorist group.

WWI

What were the causes?

Imperialism

Militarism

Nationalism

Assasination

History

A strong pride in one's country or nation swept across Europe. People wanted to be free of governments that did not represent their nationality.

Super powers were gathering up lands and creating colonies as fast as they could. this created great strife and rivalry.

Many European countries jumped on the Alliance bandwagon in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Countries found safety in numbers.