Essay on the Causes of WW1 Mark Zwolsman Was Germany was the blame for the outbreak of WW1? This is a perfectly legitimate question. But though this question is important, it is also immensely difficult to answer. This essay will attempt to pinpoint some of the reasons why the origins of the First World War defy simple, straightforward answers. It is widely believed that this war was caused by Germany. Germany was accountable for many …showed first 75 words of 1196 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1196 total…world war. However, the alliance system might have never occurred had it not been for nationalism, militarism, and imperialism, the coordination of alliances and the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Germany was not exclusively the blame for the outbreak of WW1, but was a recipe of the immediate causes and long term causes. Germany was accountable for many previous causes, however it is clearly shown that each country took part in the anticipated WW1.