MAIN Causes of War

Militarism- the stronger nations wanted to maintain their power and in order to do so they practiced militarism. They would always be improving their militaries, so they were always ready for war

Alliances- prior to WW1 there were two major alliances, The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente included Britain, France, and Russia. The Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Imperialism- stronger nations would conquer and control the weaker nations

Nationalism- weaker nations would rebel against the stronger nations, which commonly led to surprise attacks and assassinations, also know as terrorism.

28TH JUNE 1914

ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND, AUSTRIAHUNGARIAN ROYALTY, WAS ASSASSINATED

1ST-28TH AUGUST 1914

GERMANY DECLARES WARE ON RUSSIA, FRANCE AND BELGUM BATTLES AT THE EASTERN AND WESTERN FRONT BEGIN

14TH OCTOBER 1915

BULGARIA ENTERS THE WAR AFTER DECLARING WAR ON SERBIA

28TH JULY 1914

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA, WW1 OFFICALLY BEGINS

25TH APRIL 1915

THE ANZAC TROOPS BEGAN LANDING AT GALLIPOLI, MANY CASULATIES OCCURRED

1ST JULY 1916

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME BEGAN AND NEARLY 20,000 TROOPS DIED

6TH APRIL 1916

THE US DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY

11TH NOVEMBER 1918

GERMANY AGREES TO AN ARMATICE AND WW1 CAME TO AN END AT 11AM ON THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH

17TH DECEMBER 1917

THE RUSSIANS AND CENTRAL POWERS DECLARE PEACE MEANING RUSSIA LEAVES THE WAR