| Clearly the assanation of the Archduke was sparked the balkan powder keg, but the colonial rivalries were the long term causes that cause tension between the Europeon nations. France had disliked germany because the lost alslce lorrain in the franko orussian war. And Britain disliked germany because they saw germany as a rising power( threat to their power). Russia and Serbia had tensions between the Austrian empire because they anexed Bosnia and herezgovinia. In conclusian All countries except the united states are all responsable for world war 1. |