Introduction

Chapter 27: The Great Break: War and Revolution is about World War I. The First World War was long, indecisive, and tremendously destructive. It was called the Great War because of its unprecedented scope and intensity. The war had a grear impact on all aspects of life and development of Europe and the world. It was called "the war to end all wars," but unfortunately this was not the case. The purpose of this blog is to better understand how World War I happened and how it effected and changed Europe and the world.

EQ: What caused the Great War?
The main causes of World War I were militarism like new weapons and the Schlieffen Plan; alliances like the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente; imperialism like the Berlin-Baghdad Railroad and the 1st and 2nd Moroccan Crisis; and nationalism like the First Balkan Crisis and the 1st and 2nd Balkan Wars. The war also sparked because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.