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There were several factors that started World War I. It all began with conflict throughout Europe that were tied to economics. Raw materials were in abundance in Asia and Africa, and everyone wanted to benefit from them. The US even began to have in interest in making sure their interests were protected when it came to who had control over those materials. In addition to those economic conflicts, Slavic Serbians wanted freedom from Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire fell and on June 28, 1914, the Archduke of Austria, Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian group Black Hand. As a result, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Then enters the Militarism aspect of WWI. Nations throughout Europe were bound together with joint security policies that meant if one state was attacked, their coalition country would defend them. These were common defense alliances, and they existed between Russia and Serbia, Germany and Austria, France and Russia, and Belgium, Britain, and France. As these countries entered the war due to their alliances, Japan, Italy, the US entered to protect their partners. As the war began, Millenarianism came into play when it came to how and why countries participated in the conflict. Millenarianism is when it is thought that a belief of religious, social, or political activity will cause change. Germany practiced Millenarianism in their war strategy, They thought if they were united as a whole it would ultimately lead to their victory. The US practiced millenarianism when it came to the ideals in which they entered WWI. President Woodrow Wilson felt it was America’s holy duty to impose democracy on the entire world. He thought America’s involvement would lead to WWI ending with democratic change. For Britain, Foreign Prime Minister Sir Edward Grey referred to WWI as a necessary war, to continue until Prussian militarism was no longer a part of Europe. Paddock, T.R.E. (2019). Contesting the Origins of the First World War: An Historiographical Argument (1st ed.) . Routledge. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://doi- org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.4324/9781315142890 Times, O. (2021, March 5). The 07 events that caused the start of World War 1 . Medium. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-07- events-that-caused-the-start-of-world-war-1-cde1a7ba1778.

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