There were many disagreements between countries that led to the devastating World War in 1914. Germany’s hunger for power was something most countries did not agree with, so they fought back, this was Imperialism. Countries coming to the aid of each other, and joining as allies created fear and suspicion among rival nations; this was an issue of alliances. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand caused many problems; this was an issue of nationalism. The three major issues that sparked WWI were alliances between countries, a group’s devotion to their country, and who could gain the most land and power.

An important cause of WWI was alliances between countries. Conflicts between nations occurred when alliances were formed between countries. This created fear and suspicion. An alliance known as the Triple Entente consisted of France, Britain and Russia. Also, the alliance between Germany, Austria and Italy was called the Triple Alliance. When countries were obligated to help one another, it created tension among rival nations. On August 1st when Germany declared war on Russia, France and Britain were automatically involved with it, including Canada because they were a part of the British Empire. Although alliances were an important factor, imperialism was an important cause as well.

Imperialism was another thing that sparked the Great War. This mostly revolved around Germany due to their power-hungry attitude around the globe. This caused many disputed between rivals because Germany was very powerful and this made them very nervous and frightened. Germany wanted to build an empire and establish colonies, and they resented Britain and France because they had the most out of anyone. Germany’s main goal was to get as many countries to surrender to their command, or they would destroy them which was why alliances were so important to have with strong nations. However, the main thing that triggered WWI was extreme nationalism.