Causes of WW1

• Describe the causes of WW1


  • The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip a Serbian man assassinated Ferdinand and his wife. This angered Austria which led to them invading Serbia.
• causes of WW1

  Imperialism - many European countries had empires, which irritated other countries. 
• causes of WW1


  Militarism - As Germany began to build up their army, many other countries felt threatened and pressured into building up their military powers. 
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  The German invasion of Belgium marked the beginning of WW1 - Britain saw how poorly the Germans were treating the Belgians, which encouraged Britain to fight back as they had a strong alliance with Belgium.