"At eleven o'clock this morning came to an end the cruellest and most terrible war that has ever scourged mankind. I hope that we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars." David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945) House of Commons, 11th November 1918 In this essay I will be looking at World War I and finding why it broke out and who was to blame. I will look at alliances, plans, rivalries …
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…if there were no alliance systems, there would probably not have been a war to the same scale and hopefully not one at all. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were the key factors that caused World War I. I therefore conclude that The Alliance was the main cause of World War I breaking out. "Do your duty bravely,Fear God.Honour the King."Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) Message to soldiers of British Expeditionary ForceAugust 1914