World War I
Several factors contributed to the start of World War I. This includes militarism, the assassination of Archduke Franz and a long period without war. I concur that an armed race had begun in the early 20th century creating a militarism setting at the time. That played a significant role in the onset of the war. Both Germany and Great Britain significantly improved and increased its naval forces and militaries (McCormick, 2018). The establishment and transformation of the army started to bear noteworthy influence on public policy, especially in Russia. This alteration in the military played a significant role in pushing the nations into war.
The other crucial factor that contributed to World War I was that there had been no major war in a long time. By human nature, war and conflict are an unavoidable part of human coexistence (Mcrae, 2018). Victory in war is presumed to be glorious according to human life, but disastrous in the event significant casualties and destruction have ensued. Even though this is a valid cause of World War I, it remains to be a weak contribution. The discussion was informative, although it failed to point out the immediate cause of the war.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the main factor that prompted the war. Even though he survived the first assassination attempt on him, Franz was later on killed by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist (Bloy, 2016). That was a result of Austria-Hungary controlling the region. Serbia was protesting this move leading to the onset of World War I when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. After that, Germany opened war on Russia due to its cooperation with Serbia; hence the war expanded to incorporate nations intricated in the mutual defence alliances.
References
Bloy, D. M. (2016, April 20). Causes of the First World War. Retrieved from History Home: http://www.historyhome.co.uk/europe/causeww1.htm
McCormick, J. (2018). Causes of World War I. New York: Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/guide.pdf
Mcrae, M. (2018). Is War an Unavoidable Part of Human Nature? Humans, 4-9.