Ww1 Causes

World War I, was also known as the Great War. It lasted from July 28, 1914 until November 11, 1918. There were several causes, the beginning of the war, the U.S involvement, what happens when the war ends, Peace without Victory, and the postwar economy booms. Several causes of World War I were nationalism, economic rivalries, imperial ambitions, and militarism. Nationalism played a big role in a cause because it was among Europe, from Germany, italy, Austria-Hungary, to Russia, France and Britain. Germany at the time was the strongest in the economic and military power in Europe. Germany wanted to expand the national pride that arose in this country to other parts of Europe. Conflict built against everyone but Austria-Hungary clear up till

There were many things involved, including weapons, troops and people involved, and the stalemate. There were several weapons involved, including rifles and tanks. The British main rifle was the Lee-Enfield .303. The Germans used the Gewehr 98 rifle. Barbed Wire was also used. “It snagged on equipment and clothing and slowed attackers, who were often prime targets for snipers as they desperately tried to disentangle themselves.”( Abayawickrema) American brought in Machine guns invented by Hiram Maxim. This gun could fire 400 rounds a minute. Poison gas was another main weapon. The German’s first used chlorine gas and the British later in the war developed mustard gas. Aircraft were used and this led to dog fights in the sky. Tanks were a huge weapon, developed by Winston Churchill. The last most known weapon was U-boats or submarines. The Germans were the main users of these. Used to sink passenger ships and cargo ships. “as US casualties on ships sunk by the submarines significantly contributed to America declaring war on Germany in 1917.” (Abayawickrema,) World War I was called the Great War because there were several countries involved. The Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The Allied powers consisted of great Britain, France, Russia and Italy. The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The United States joined the Allied Powers in

Radios were also a major production. These increased about 2,500% and by 1929 there were $850 million sales. The people who learned how to make propaganda also made the advertisements for customers to buy products. A big industry that arose along with the automobile was the credit industry. This allowed people to buy items that they did not have money for and put a small deposit down and pay the rest later. This was also a big industry, thus “many Americans started to think that they deserved a little luxury, or that they should try and keep up with their neighbours’ lifestyles. Many were prepared to borrow money or pay for things using credit.” ("Why Did the American Economy Boom in the 1920s?" ) The United States entering the war helped the economy a lot for