Building up armies and navies, as in Britain and Germany's race to build warships

Agreements that pulled countries into each other's wars

Rivalry between empires over land and colonies

Strong national pride, which stirred up tension in the Balkans

The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Germany's plan to defeat France quickly by marching through Belgium

Causes of World War I

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Militarism	Building up armies and navies, as in Britain and Germany's race to build warships
Alliances	Agreements that pulled countries into each other's wars
Imperialism	Rivalry between empires over land and colonies
Nationalism	Strong national pride, which stirred up tension in the Balkans
Assassination	The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914
Triple Entente	Britain, France and Russia
Triple Alliance	Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Schlieffen Plan	Germany's plan to defeat France quickly by marching through Belgium

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