World War I, the war that was to end all wars, was a deadly misunderstanding that lasted from 1914 to 1918. This military conflict claimed millions of lives from 32 different nations, made a new mark in World history and shaped the people we are today. It is fundamental to identify a main cause of the war because all the European nations were impacted and suffered economic, social and political lost, and yet, a precise cause is still unknown. In the course of world history, the damage and change resulted from World War I is far more significant than others such as World War II or the Cold War. It was true that the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, sparked the war, however, it wasn't the root of the war. It was very difficult to identify the origin of the "Great War?because it was much more complex; unlike World War II, no megalomaniacs, such as Hitler or Mussolini, were involved. Many historians today still argue whether or not Germany was solely responsible for the war. In numerous perspectives, Germany did appear to be mostly accountable for the war; however, they were other events much earlier on in Euro

Other than the nationalism of Serbians and Balkan problems, militarism the other key cause for the outbreak of World War I. At the early and mid 19th century, many European nations were in their industrial and democratic revolutions. Prussia became a unified Germany as a result of Franco-Prussian War, France learned more about military wisdom, and the Great Britain went under a rapid industrial revolution. At the time Britain was the largest empire in the world and it also had the largest and most powerful navy. The reason behind the construction of a big and powerful navy was because they needed it to protect her empire of colonies and maintain the sea routes between the different colonies. The Kaiser Wilhelm II hated and envied Britain's mighty empire and navy. He increased the Germany navy and built many new warships; and then Britain responding with constructing even more ships and increasing her fleets. This started a race for building more and better warships and it created tension and competition between those two countries. This was only part of a general arms race. Military spending by the European powers multiplied by 300 per cent between 1870 and 1914 and a massive increase of army size was also apparent. By increasing weapon production, numerous new battle plans were drawn and the existence of secret battle plans stimulated espionage, which in turn aroused greater hatred and fear.

Germany's hostility towards other nations, her crude foreign policies, her outrageous ambitions, years of planning and anticipation of a war and poor leadership (Kaiser Wilhelm II), was responsible for the outbreak of World War I. Firstly, Germany's past history with France had created a terrible relationship between the two

Some common words found in the essay are:
World War, Wilhelm II, Balkan Wars, Weltpolitik Germany, War France, Hitler Mussolini, Agadir Incident, Firstly Germany's, Chancellor Otto, Lastly Germany's, world war, wilhelm ii, outbreak world, outbreak world war, responsible outbreak, responsible outbreak world, powerful navy, european nations, kaiser wilhelm ii, kaiser wilhelm, alliance system, complicated alliance, world war ii, sparked war, germany responsible outbreak,
Approximate Word count = 1164
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)