The Balkans crisis
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There were 4 main long term causes that led to the outbreak of World War I. These causes included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 was due to a combination of causes which were both long-term and short-term: alliances, militarism, imperialism,nationalism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. ... Alliances also helped to spread and escalate the war.
Not entirely. Though the assassination of the Arch Duke was a short term cause of the war, many long term causes included economic downturn, rivalries, and entangling alliances would have brought the countries to war regardless of the "sparks" that set off the conflict.
They wanted to beat Germany in World War 2.
Long-term 1 Nationalism in Europe had emerged in the 1800s as various ethnic groups tried to gain more political unity 2 Imperialist states that already come close to war as they competed for control of Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. 3 Militarism was very important to many European leaders before world war I 4 The system of alliances the period from 1861 to 1871, the unification of Germany and that of Italy had changed balance of power in Europe 5 Hitler wanting land 6 the main reason for world awr 2 was world war 1 short-term 1 mobilization or prepare its army for war, other nations would mobilize in self-defense