"The Great War"

World War 1 "The Great War" World War 1 was to be the war that ended all wars at the time. But it was not. Around 10 million people lost their lives. The cause of the war for which these millions of people died can be compared to a domino effect . One country's desire to expand engulfed an entire world in war. We cannot begin to examine the war without first detailing the causes for the conflict. The …

…economy. As we all know history repeats itself and just two decades later Germany was once again looking to expand in Europe. The war to end all wars was just the opposite, it laid the groundwork for many future wars. World War 1 left many millions dead. Austria-Hungary's quest for more control of the Balkans had spiraled out of control. Once the domino effect was started one fateful day in Sarajevo there was no stopping it.