How does the assassination of an Archduke in Sarajevo, Bosnia result in a global conflict? This website introduces and analyses the factors that preceded and resulted in World War One. It is not possible to attribute the conflict of World War One to a single cause, as a multitude of factors attributed to the event. Each topic discussed in this website, militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination created the environment that would inevitably result in total war.
The events of WW1 are too complex and convoluted to be attributed to one cause. A multitude of factors came together to create the environment necessary to achieve war on a global scale. Historians continue to argue and debate the causes, the responsible parties, and who is at fault, however it is certain that these factors resulted in WW1.
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