Nationalism and imperialism directly caused WW1 as nations sought to protect their interests. The war was sparked off by the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
Around 1860-1914
1850--1914
1850--1914
There was no European countries ruling the land in 1850
U.S. Preident William McKinley in 1901, Archduke Ferdinand of Serbia in 1914,whose assasination sparked WWI.
The period 1750 - 1914 was characterized by growing European imperialism. The Industrial Revolution during this period caused a demographic transition.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Jeffrey A. Bell has written: 'Industrialization and Imperialism, 1800-1914' 'Philosophy at the Edge of Chaos'
Imperialism is certainly one of the main long-term causes of World War 1, but it was one of several long-term causes including: Militarism, Entangled Alliances, Industrialization, and Nationalism. Imperialism set the various nations of Europe against each other as each tried to acquire more foreign possessions and better position themselves and their raw material acquisitions.Of course, the short-term cause was the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 and the succession of war declarations that erupted from that.
There were acctually 4 causes of tension for europe in 1914. : Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and Alliances.
Britain was afraid of the rising threat of German Imperialism after the development of the Triple Alliance.