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The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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An agreement between two or more countries to support each other during war.

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A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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An intense form of patriotism or loyalty to one's country.

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This was a period of great military competition throughout Europe. The success of a nation was based on how other neighboring countries were handling the improvement of military strength. A strong belief of this time was that war is in fact good for a nations success.

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Historically, England had the strongest naval unit in the world. This gave Germany a reason to expand their navy in the hope of overtaking England in size and power. However, the British obsession with naval dominance was strong.

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Militarism is not only the gain of naval strength, but the gain of all forms of military. Meaning, Germany wasn't just building their navy, but also their standing army. All of the paranoia associated with militarism is the reason it is considered a MAIN cause of the first World War.

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Prior to this war, alliances were used as a safety measure incase of an outbreak of conflict. When forming alliances, nations would find countries that were reliable and had similar interests in military action.

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The leaders of Germany had the idea to try and isolate France from all other countries, this backfired. These efforts only created a web of alliances. Primarily, the Triple Alliance, consisting of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, which were the countries making the effort to isolate France. The other primary alliance was the Triple Entente, made up of France, England, and Russia.

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Three countries working together as one unit was extremely beneficial to the war efforts. Having multiple militaristic nations fighting another group of militaristic nations may cause issues to arise, however the strongest of the two was bound to come out on top.

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Through imperial competition countries used colonies as units of exchange that would not greatly effect the main countries power. While the colonial trades were successful, nations would need to look for new ways to obtain raw materials and new markets.

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At the time, colonizing parts of Asia and Africa was common, largely because of the rich resources, this caused an increase of competition among European nations. It is thought that Germany was using this mindset of imperial ambitions, to invade France and Belgium.

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While Germany was attempting to invade France and Belgium, these nations, along with Great Britain were going through a time of great expansion and industrialism. This caused major resentment in German people, only increasing the need for an imperial policy. This policy would only be successful for a short period of time.

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The desire for Nationalism came from each ethnic group wanting to be ruled by their own ethnic group. It was not uncommon for large empires to control many different ethnic groups within one nation. Nationalism was a very powerful source for the tensions throughout the European nations leading to the start of the War.

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As rivalries grew between European nations, individuals began to develop a new sense of national pride. The support grew even more when nations were competing for new colonies and land on the European continent.

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The 4 M-A-I-N Causes of World War One in 6 Minutes