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As conscription was introduced, the tensions began to rise between countries as more and more peole began to join the army. With countries having rapidly-growing armies, many nations were on edge, and diplomatic relations were tense.
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The confusing network of alliances in Europe at the time was finally cemented into the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary, and the Triple Entente of England, Russia, and France.
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During this time, the nations of Europe began to spend more money on their armies, and as their enemies began increasing spending, the whole continent was put on edge.
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This law called for a double in the number of German battle ships in the waters between Germany and England, which led to heightened tensions between England and Germany, even before WW1.
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This event was the beginning of a series of short battles that lead to rising tensions.
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The German Dreadnought rendered all other ships in the water obsolete, as it was the best in military technology at that time.
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This lead to several splits in the Balkan nations, and lead to rising feelings of nationalism, which is always a threat to an empire, as was the case with Austria-Hungary.
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This event showed that the European nations were prepared to fight each other, as they sent their armies into Morocco to fight against each other.
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The Bosnian wars were some of the main battles fought during the Balkan Crisis, and showed that tensions were on the brink of erupting, especially in this region.
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This was the immediate cause of WW1, and it led to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which started the war.
