By David May

Background Information World War I began in 1914

Included many nations around the world

World War I ended in 1918

Who was involved?Victory side France British Empire Russian Empire Italy USA Japan Romania Serbia Belgium Greece Portugal Montenegro

Defeated side German Empire Austrian Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria

Cause #1: Alliances A number of alliances had been signed by countries

between the years 1879 and 1914. These were important because they meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies declared war first.

Cause #2: Imperialism the policy of extending the rule or authority of an

empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies

Cause #3: Militarism the belief or desire of a government or people that a

country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

Cause #4: Nationalism a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud

of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries

Cause #5: Crises

a difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention

Causes of WWIMapped out

Sources http://wars.findthebest.com/q/39/2020/Who-

was-involved-in-the-World-War-I

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm

http://cnx.org/content/m22368/latest/

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/conflict/index.cfm

http://ibatpv.org/projects/great_war/causes.htm