CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE LEARNING SITE EXPLORE LEVEL WORLD WAR ONE C WORLD WAR 16 AUG CAUSES OF WORLD WAR THE GUILTY PARTY PLAIN GERMANY BLAMED INVADED BELGIUM IN AUGUST BRITAIN PROMISED PROTECT THE STREET CELEBRATIONS BRITISH AND FRENCH DECLARATION WAR IMPRESSION THE MOVE POPULAR POLITICIANS TO GO THE POPULAR DONE START EUROPE DIVIDED TRIPLE ALLIANCE ITALY TRIPLE ENTENTE FRANCE THE ALLIANCE AUSTRIA SPOKE LANGUAGE GERMAN SIMILAR PREVIOUS CENTURIES EMPIRE THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE POLITICAL TROUBLE IN THE SOUTH MIGHT FEARED POWER NORTHERN MAINLAND EUROPE POWERFUL COUNTRY POINT OF VIEW ALLY OBVIOUS MEMBER HELP ATTACKED ANOTHER COUNTRY LESS STRUCTURED MEANS UNDERSTANDING THE MEMBERS ENTENTE HAVE TO PROMISE THE OTHER TWO THE UNDERSTANDING SUPPORT HUGE ARMY NAVY CONCERNED BUILDING INCLUSION RUSSIA SO FAR ROYAL RELATED THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY THE WEST SENT ARMIES GOOD MOVE PROVOKE MESSAGE CERTAIN PROBLEMS HELPED CREATE SUSPICION FEAR OF BRITISH OWNED QUARTER SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THE BRITISH EMPIRE QUEEN VICTORIA CROWNED EMPRESS OF INDIA MONEY COLONIES MILITARY PRESENCE PARTS THE EMPIRE SEEN STATUS SYMBOL IN THE WORLD HENCE BELIEVED SIGN GREAT POWER POSSESSION ALREADY TAKEN GAIN COLONIAL TERRITORY TARGET COLONISED TERRITORY SOUTHERN AFRICA REALLY WANTED AS IT USELESS DESERT ANGER LONDON NEW TERRITORIES SOUTH AFRICA DIAMOND GOLD RESERVES IN REALITY AFRICAN COLONIES LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THE GERMAN PEOPLE STATUS RELATIONS FRAGILE NECESSARY RETURNS ISSUE CAUSED FRICTION DESIRE INCREASE SIZE ACCEPTED VERY SMALL COASTLINE ACCEPT POSTCARD SPITHEAD REVIEW WAS TO NAVAL THE NORTH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ISLAND CHALLENGES RACE SPENT VAST SUMS WARSHIPS THE COST LAUNCHED NEW TYPE BATTLESHIP IMMEDIATELY MOVE IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN TENSION HMS DREADNOUGHT FEET 12 INCH EIGHTEEN INCH TORPEDO TUBES MAXIMUM BELT ARMOUR SPEED SO DIVIDED INCIDENT SPARK POTENTIAL SARAJEVO JULY 1914 AUTHOR TERMS OF USE LOG IN CHECK OUR MUSIC COPYRIGHT WEBSITE