As days pass, you are stuck in a trench with little to no water or food. Dead bodies are being flung, corpses lie everywhere, bombs are being dropped every passing second. You wonder how a teenage boy like you got drafted into the war? This is what it was like during World War I through the years 1914 to 1918. World War I raged across Europe's western and eastern fronts after European countries grew tensions between each other which caused the war. About eight to ten million men were killed during the war, about 20 million were wounded. The main countries involved in this world war were Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia, and Belgium. As some people may ask, what were the underlying causes of World War I? The main underlying causes of World War I were militarism, nationalism, …show more content…
In Admiral Georg Alexander von Muller's diary, from a press meeting, General von Moltke states, "But we ought to do more through the press to prepare the popularity of a war against Russia" (Document M). This meant that he wanted to get more allies and build a stronger military to prepare for war against Russia. In Document K the chart edited by Geoffrey Barraclough from Complete History of the World shows the growth in armaments of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, and France, displaying how much they have spent on their military through the years of 1890-1914. This also shows the increase in how much the countries have spent over the years to become a stronger force. Document L, a speech given by the German Secretary states, "We realize that without power, without a strong army and a strong navy, there can be no welfare for us." This evidence supports the claim that militarism was an underlying cause of the war because as countries wanted to expand their strengths, other countries saw this as a threat and wanted their nation to grow greater which caused tension between each
The outcome of World War I did not only affect Europe, but the entire world. Countries at peace with each other stood on opposite ends and fought against each other. One person lashes out, and everything comes tumbling down. Many people believe that the underlying cause of World War I is militarism and alliances. Although that is arguable, the most impactful cause was imperialism. Militarism had a good amount of impact on the war. Before the war started, each country had a good-sized army, along
result of the world war and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were decades ago?” (Hjalmar Branting). After the industrial revolution, countries were in a rush to prove themselves. Each country built up its militaries in hopes of creating peace, but all their effort crashed to ruins when the heir to the Austrian-hungarian throne was assassinated. War broke out over
Militarism is the most important cause of World War I because it increased tension and countries felt threatened. Militarism is a desire and policy to have a strong military in order to use aggressively once needed. World War I started in the early 1900’s, it was a war that lasted from August 1914-November 1918. The war was centered in Europe and it included many countries like France, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Serbia. One example, of how militarism was the main cause can