WW1causes

3. Germany gave Austria the Blank Cheque resulting in the first declaration of War of WW1.
4. meant that countries were both willing and able to go to war
8. meant that countries were armed and ready to go to war.
9. allows the war to continue and helps maintain the battle of attrition
11. turns what was thought to be a short war into a 4 year war and the need of nations to turn to Total War.
13. terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand setting a chain of events leading to WW1
15. caused the war to become a war of attrition
16. caused the need of the military tactic trench warfare

1. brought Britain into the war
2. created a demand for raw materials, increasing the need of imperialism
3. France and Britain are obligated to join war after Russia Declares war on Austria
5. industrialization and the need of raw materials from it caused the European nations to increase their efforts to expand their empires, this created a competition for new territory causing friction between major powers
6. meant governments had support of the people when the time to go to war came.
7. forced multiple countries to get involved in a conflict between two nations.
9. caused an arms race between Germany and Britain to start, with the rest of the countries to follow
10. forced Serbia into a war with Austria
12. gives Austria the green light to start a war with Serbia
14. an ideology behind the Black Hand/ Gavrilo Pricip