Cause Of Nationalism

On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. During the war the nations divided into two groups: the Allies and the Central powers. The Allies included France, Italy, Britain, Russia, and later the United States, and aided Serbia, while the Central powers aided Austria-Hungary and included Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The main causes of World War I were the rise of nationalism, the building up of military alliances, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. One of the main causes of World War I, was the rise of nationalism between countries and alliances. The word nationalism means to celebrate one’s own nation and to place its interest above all other nations and countries and is in

There were two types of nationalism. The first form of nationalism, as shown in the Balkan people’s struggle for independence, was a colony’s struggle for independence from its mother country. The second form of nationalism, as shown in how the great powers of Europe often tried to dominate each other, was a nation’s desire to obtain dominance and prestige. Thus World War I, was the result of nations’ oppression towards each other supported by nationalism. A second cause of World War I is the building up of the military and alliances. Building military strength occurred among European countries before World War I broke out. Nationalism encouraged public support for military buildups and for a country’s use of force to reach its goals. By the late 1800s, Germany had the best trained army in the world. In 1898, Germany began making a naval force that was big enough to challenge the British navy. In 1906, the British navy launched the Dreadnought, the first modern battleship. The Dreadnought had greater firepower than any other ship of its time. Germany rushed to construct one just like it. Advances in technology helped aid in

The four main causes were the rise of nationalism, the building up of military and alliances, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Imperialism, as it was the conquest on the part of nations, was aided by the building up of a strong military and alliance and often led to nationalist groups in the conquered colonies. One of these nationalist groups, the Black Hand, was responsible for the assassination of the archduke which would become the spark to ignite World War I. Soon after the assassination, war was declared and within a month Germany, Britain, France, and Russia were all involved. By the end of the war, over eight million people were dead, and World War I became known as one of the bloodiest wars in