What are the 4 broad reasons for the start of World War I?

Answer 1

To quote from Wikipedia:
"On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, in Sarajevo. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia, a group whose aims included the unification of the South Slavs and independence from Austria-Hungary (see also: the Black Hand). The assassination in Sarajevo set into motion a series of fast-moving events that escalated into a full-scale war. However, the distal causes of the conflict were multiple and complex."

You are interested in the "distal causes". I would suggest that you click on the Wikipedia link below for a good start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW_I

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

World War One

The Treaty of Versailles

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm

http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/versailles.html

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/Peacemaking1919.html

Wilsonianism within the Treaty of Versailles:

Consonance or Contradiction

http://faculty.virginia.edu/setear/students/sandytov/Text.htm

This section of the website details the full contents of the Peace Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919 by Germany and the Allied powers at the Palace of Versailles. More……

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/versailles.htm


World War I

WEB LINKS

PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS.

Fantastic Resources.

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-WorldWar1.htm

World War I

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWusaG.htm

Although the USA had strong ties with Britain, Wilson was concerned about the large number of people in the country who had been born in Germany and Austria. Other influential political leaders argued strongly in favour of the USA maintaining its isolationist policy. This included the pacifist pressure group, the American Union Against Militarism.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook38.html

Read and listen to stories of the War from the people who lived it. Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos and keepsakes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/

http://www.wfa-usa.org/new/links.cfm

An Internet History of The Great War

http://www.worldwar1.com/

The official website of the League of World War I Aviation Historians

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/links/aviation.html

http://www.wfa-usa.org/new/lcav.htm

http://www.theaerodrome.com/

Good luck
Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 3

some dude assassinated a dignitary. Those long pointy helmets. Needed a build up to really hate the jews. Mel Gibson

Answer 4

The Keiser was murdered

Answer 5

Heck, and I just heard this the other day too.