It is thought that this war that is been ongoing for over a year, began with the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand,. However many other reasons led to this war, some occurring as far back the late 1800's. Nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the system of alliances were four main factors that pressed the great powers towards this explosive war. Nationalism is the love of one's country rather that the love of a native region. …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…group of Serbian nationalists opposed to Austro-Hungarian rule. Even though Princip acted without the authority of the Serbian Government, a few Serbian leaders were aware of his plans and have given him guns and ammo. This assassination began a long struggle between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian government wanted to punish the Serbs, but before they could act, they wanted to make sure that Germany still supported them in case Russia attempted to help Serbia