What factors led to the outbreak of war in 1914?

The war that broke out in 1914 was one of the worst, if not the worst, wars in human history. It had left millions dead and a scar burned into European history forever. However, if we do not identify why war broke out in 1914, stopping others wars will be impossible. Clearly, we may never know the answer to this, but many sources give many interpretations. In this essay, I will try to recognise the key factors …showed first 75 words of 2714 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2714 total…domination over the non-Russian vassal peoples broken'. This clearly shows the aggressive policy of Germany. This, I believe, is the main factor, which eventually resulted in all European countries, except Italy, being involved in the most horrific war in history, the Great War. Bibliography: http://www.academicdb.com/great_war_8813/ http://www.coursework.info/i/12573.html http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs34.htm http://www.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lect15.htm