world war 1

World War I was a major event in history. It not only affected Europe socially, economically, and politically, but also affected many other areas around the world.
One cause of World War I was the alliance system. In 1914, there were two alliances. The Triple Alliances consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy and the Triple Entente consisted of Britain, France, and Russia. It was thought that these alliances would promote peace, but instead one conflict would draw all of the countries into a fight, which is what happened when problems ...