Introduction

World war one also known as the great war, was a global event that battlefield took place in trenches that weaved through France and Germany and many countries in central Europe. WW1 was caused by a large web of long-term reasons that resided in the acronym M.A.I.N.

M.A.I.N stands for militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, which were the four major reasons for the beginning the Great war.

MILITARISM - In the late nineteenth century there was a race for military and technology expansion, this was mainly based in central Europe. The expansion in artillery shaped countries cultural, political, and public opinions causing the thought of war to be glorified and even wanted. With advancements in military arms, came paranoia which coincided with the need for alliances

ALLIANCES – Many alliances where being formed before the WW1 in years between 1870 and 1914. Many of the alliances were formed to use as a form of protection as it meant that if one country was attacked then all groups of the alliance would join. Alliances created world division as countries in central Europe divided into two groups, the Triple Entente (involved counties: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and Triple Alliance (involved countries: France, Russia, and Great Britain).

IMPERIALISM - Imperialism was the of expanding the power of a nation through acquisition, this allowed for profit though goods and labour. The build-up of militaries and alliances were also enacted to protect other countries

NATIONALISM - The effects from nationalism were caused by overconfidence of people and their countries. It was the idea of taking pride into your nation, and demonising rival nations, creating powerful tensions and ideas of conflict. These ideas caused the assassination of the Archduke.