What were the reasons that World War 1 even started?
There’s an acronym…it’s MAIN. Each of these letters start for something that had a major impact for World War 1 to occur: M: Militarism. When nations started mobilizing their troops for protection, and to avoid problems, it posed a threat for other nations. This caused other nations to mobilize as well. A: Alliances. When nations agreed to “watch each other’s backs” the fight became between many nations, instead of just two. It was called a WORLD WAR, because of the system of alliances. I: Imperialism. When more dominant nations started taking over other weaker nations, the weaker nations didnt like it, so they tried fighting back. But also, there started to be a fight over who would take another’s land, and that lead to direct conflicts as well. N: Nationalism. The love and respect for one’s conuntry also had a major impact on the reason why World War 1 started. When every nation wanted to impose their beliefs and system(s) into other nations…it also lead to conflicts. The blow-up
