World War One World War One had many underlying causes. Underlying causes are the things that take awhile to start the war. There were also immediate causes that led to the war. The underlying causes were militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and anarchy. Militarism is the building up of armies or navies. Alliances are when you go to war and another country is on your side to help you win the war. The love you show …showed first 75 words of 678 total…

…showed last 75 words of 678 total…ships. When that happened, president Wilson declared war on Germany. There were many causes for World War One, both underlying and immediate. All of these causes led to the war. Some of these causes were good but others were not. Militarism, imperialism, anarchy, and crisis are all the bad causes that led to war. The good causes are allies and nationalism. People showed love for our country and the alliances helped us win the war.