Ww1 Causes

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World War I was the first war of many wars to come starting in 1914 and ending in 1918. It took place in Europe between the Allies and Central Powers. The Allies consisted of the United States, Russia, France, Italy, and Great Britain while the Central Powers consisted of Austria and Germany. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28th, 1914, Austria then declared war. There were four main factors that contributed to the rise of World War I, “nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and lack or international organization.” (mtholyoke.edu) The Versailles treaty was known to have been the “peace treaty” which in fact helped with ending the war in 1918 and was created by former President Woodrow Wilson in his “fourteen