"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 …showed first 75 words of 1718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1718 total…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