World War I and II were both very harmful to the lives of all the countries involved in the war, and to the countries that weren’t involved in the war. Many people believed that the wars were inevitable, while some believed that they were avoidable. The two great wars affected many aspects of life, some aspects good and some bad. There were four main causes of WWI, the causes were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…the Germans marched into Belgium, they declared war on Germany on Aug 4. Italy, the third member of the Triple Alliance, refused to back Germany and Austria-Hungary. Italy claimed the Triple Alliance was for defensive purposes only and Austria's declaration of war against Serbia was no defensive. So in August, 1914, the guns of the war went off. The system of alliances for keeping peace had brought the great nations of Europe into war with one another.