When people are talking of war, they seem to always want to know what started

it. There are many things that can cause a war. For example, World War One was started

because of many things: nationalism, building of arms, entangling of alliances, and

imperialism.

When the World War I broke out in 1914, with Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. America's first reaction was to stay out of the conflict. President Wilson, in his speech to the Congress on August 19, 1914 said: Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality. The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought as well as in action. All American leaders favored neutrality. While the entire European continent was divided into two camps: Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey as Central Powers were pitted against the Allied powers: Serbia, Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and Russia. As......

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Title: World War 1
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