Arms Race - eg dreadnoughts
Anglo German Rivalry - Navy, Empire, Colonies, Trade routes, Germany also wanted to be a world power
Alliance system - Triple Entente 'encircled' the Kaiser vs Triple Alliance. Countries dragged into conflicts.
Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
Problems in the Balkans - collapse of the Ottoman Empire, unrest in Balkans and other countries wanting to increase their influence.
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