How did imperialism influence World War 1?

Answer 1

countries felt threatned by one another and began to attack and take over one another's territories. Economic, political, and cultural domination of nations by stronger nations contributed to the outbreak of war because it lead to disputes over territory between countries.

Answer 2

Conflicts between imperialist nations over territory added to the pool of disputes gathering in Europe in the century preceeding World War I. The number of conflicts hugely increased the number of possible belligerents in a full-scale war. The most famous example of conflict over land is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand when nationalistic Serbs killed the Austria Archduke because Austria annexed Bosnia, which Serbia also wanted.

Answer 3

Imperialism led World War 1 because there was a struggle among the great powers for colonies. Both the Axis powers and the Allies wanted to spread and increase their influence.

Answer 4

Imperalism was a desire to overtake Another Country to benefit your own. Countries during WWI wanted to take over other countries to help their own econmic, social and military status.

Answer 5

Imperialism made it a world war. The world-wide colonies spread the war to all corners of the globe and brought more and more cultures and people into the conflict.