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On August 1914 after many years of increased tension and hostilities between European powers, who were divided into two powerful blocs, a war begun that would start as a local conflict and spread to engulf the whole of Europe. It was a war that had been unwitnessed in the history of mankind and resulted in the deaths of millions and the subsequent downfall of the old world order. On what exactly caused the Great War or World War 1 as it is also called, has been debated by historians of the past and present. Two major causes of the war could be argued. One of which is due to the growing opposition of nationalists to imperial control. This could particularly be seen in the Balkan region the friction between Austria-Hungarian Empire and the Slavic nationalists supported by the Russians. Another reason could be the great economic and imperial competition between major powers, especially between Britain, France and Germany and the other European nations. However it could also be argued that the cause for war was much more complicated then that. Militarism could be argued to have been spurned from the tensions caused by rebellious nationalists as well as growing national pride and also to protect imperial and economic interests from