List and explain 3 Causes of the Great War? Some of any causes to a war happen with time. One of the causes of the Great War was Nationalism. Nationalism was a tension created in the world by imperialism, which was strongly linked to nationalism. Many people in each nation of Europe felt themselves to be superior to the peoples of other nations. This convinced leaders of various nations that their country had the right to …showed first 75 words of 234 total…

…showed last 75 words of 234 total…led to an arms race. Lastly a third reason for the Great War was ena=tangling alliances. The tensions created by imperialism, nationalism, and militarism led to a system of entangling alliances. To be safe from their rivals, European nations entered into agreements to help their allies in the event of war. Instead of increasing security, the alliance systems made it almost certain that a clash between any two nations would draw others into conflict.