What Started World War I?
8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can evaluate the relative importance of the long-term causes of World War I.
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The four MAIN underlying causes of World War I were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
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Due to imperialist desires, Kaiser Wilhelm II oversaw a growing influence of military leaders, such as General von Moltke, who believed war was unavoidable with Russia.
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The Triple Entente was formed in 1907 between France, Britain, and Russia because they were worried about the growing power of Germany and the Triple Alliance.
