It's a combination of Imperialism and Nationalism. Imperialism lead Austria-Hungary to take Bosnia and Nationalism made the Serbs who assassinated the Archduke of Austria do it because Serbia had wanted Bosnia.
the murder of Austria Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It was bascically used as an excuse to start the war. Then Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and nationalism took their toll to move it on.
Direct: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. mobaliazion, blank check from germany to austria hungary, altimatiam Indirect: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, arms race
The rising nationalism in Serbia created conflict with Austria-Hungary who had annexed Bosnia & Herzegovina, both slavic speaking states. Serbia wanted to create a single unified slavic empire so they looked to the Russians for military support. This ultimately led to the decline of Austria-Hungary.
Nationalism was a key factor in the Balkan crisis.The conflict between Serbia and Austria -Hungary was founded on the need of Serbs of Austria-Hungary . Russia, the mother of all slavs, intervened for Serbia while Germany , being in an alliance with Austria-Hungary supported them. This caused war between the two alliances.
World War I began primarily due to a complex web of alliances, militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. The immediate catalyst was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in June 1914, which triggered a series of diplomatic crises and mobilizations. Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia set off a chain reaction, leading to the involvement of multiple nations and the escalation into a global conflict.
Militarism - Race for arms, building up navies (caused competition) Alliances - Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, caused tension and dislike in Europe Imperialism - Scramble for Africa (who could get the biggest army, again tension and competition) Nationalism - Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Serbia Austria-Hungary conflict (M.A.I.N.)
Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance system. All of them were worried about being imperialized and then they broke into two groups due to all the feuding and WW1 started.
Rebellions in Austria
Nationalism was the most important cause of ww1 this is because the war was made to show which country was the best. ''Austria was afraid of it's empire breaking up, Which would lead it to losing it's power'' Therefore, it is clear that nationalism was the most important cause of ww1 as the countries wouldn't of gone to war if they did not want to show that they were the best. Nationalism is more important than imperialism (Next paragraph) because none of this would've occurred if nationalism wasn't there.
The unification of Germany Rebellions in Austria The unification of Italy Rebellions in Austria
Direct:Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. mobaliazion, blank check from germany to austria hungary, altimatiamIndirect:Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, arms race[Triple Entente made of Britain, France and Russia and Triple Alliance made of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary]*Names of the alliances were changed after the wars