The Great War

World War 1 was to be the war that ended all wars at the time. But it was not. Around 10 million people lost their lives. The cause of the war for which these millions of people died can be compared to a domino effect . One country's desire to expand engulfed an entire world in war.
We cannot begin to examine the war without first detailing the causes for the conflict. The outbreak of World War 1 was like a domino effect in some senses. Not one single event sent the countries of Europe to war, it was more of a series of events, alliances, and ideas that plunged Europe into war.
The most popular answer to the question "What caused World War 1" would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo. …