WW1 (jan 1, 1914 – jan 1, 1918)

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Causes:
Militarism - Big militaries built by Brit and Germany
Alliances -
Triple Alliance- Russia, France, Britain (US joined after the sinking of the Lusitania (Germany..)
Triple Entente- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

Imperialism - Tensions were already high bc European states wanted to claim the same land (ex. Africa, Asia)
Nationalism - People defined their enemies, and glorified their nation.

Much longer than expected due to new technology such as the machine gun
-Traditional ways of fighting could no longer be used. (Trench Warfare)
TOTAL WAR

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