Several Research Questions on the Causes of World War 1

World War One

 Account for the feelings of hostility towards the Austria-hungry Empire by Serb nationalists in 1914:

 Austria was what stood in the way of progress of the Serbian nation. Serbia was a direct threat to the survival of the multinational Austrian Empire and for that reason Austria felt it necessary to thwart Serbia's plans for growth and development. The Serbs desired more land, especially a coastline with an all important sea port, Austria denied them this by, in the peace treaty of 1912, creating a new country between Serbia and the coast, Albania. Austria also had Imperial control over several Slavic states, to which she denied national self-determination. The annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria in 1908, and the subsequent threat of war by the Empire had also been a major factor in creating the hostility between the two sides.

 Assess the extent to which Germany provoked the war of 1914:

 The Actions and policies of Germany before 1914 were largely provocative towards the other powers of Europe and thus a major factor