Long-Term Causes

Nationalism by Serbia having extreme patriotism to assassinate the Archduke for their want of an independent country with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbians were supported by The Black Hand (Serbian Nationalistic Society). The reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was that the Austria-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Colonial Rivalries between Great Britain and Germany (Central Power) and Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire (Central Power). Great Britain needed India and the Middle East and needed to protect it's land and sea routes to them which included the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, while Germany wanted to build the Berlin-Baghdad Railroad to send superior products to the Middle East and drive out other trade in that area. Great Britain also needed the Dardanelles Strait for easy access to the Mediterranean Sea which belonged to the Ottoman Empire.
Imperialism for the Middle East by Germany, Russia, and Great Britain. Germany wanted to build the Berlin-Baghdad Railroad for superior trade with the Middle East. Russia wanted to expand in the Balkans and the Middle East. The Middle East was the key to survival of the British Empire.
Militarism in the urge for Germany and Great Britain to show their supremacy. Before the war began it was obvious to many European nations that it was coming due to the growth in the mass of armies. In 1870, Germany defeated France and took back Alsace and Lorraine leaving France seeking revenge, but in need of allies. Great Britain's navy built the first super battleship called the "Dreadnought" and have 64 battleships (more than every other country in WWI). Germany threat a challenge by building their own "Dreadnoughts", but British contain the Germain navy by controlling the Scapa Flow.
Systems of Alliances there was the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente involved Serbia, Russia, France, and the British Empire, while Triple Alliance involved Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire.

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International Baccalaureate Global Studies 9 Apunte sobre Globals 9 Sem. 2 Exam, creado por Fadila Farag el 13/06/2014.