There were many causes of World War 1, or the “Great War”. Many people believe that the causes went back to before 1914. From the death of Queen Victoria, her children and her grandchildren became bitter rivalries. For me there were only five reasons for the beginning of the Great War. It all started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. From this assassination a domino effect began.
Before the assassination of the Archduke, alliances had already begun. There was the triple alliance consisting of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. Then there was the Triple Entente which was Great Britain, France, and Russia. Although these alliances were defensive in nature, they meant that any conflict between one country from each alliance was bound to involve the other countries. The fact that Germany faced a war on two fronts greatly influenced the actions during the crisis. By 1914 Italy was not a full member of the Triple Alliance. Italy had a secret......

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Title: World War I
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