Why did Germany get involved in World War 1?

Germany entered World War I because countries that were its allies entered the war first. Germany was eager to go to war, but it did not officially do so until it had a way to justify doing so. Many historians feel that Germany was the main cause of WWI. read more

Though Germany turned out to be the Central Power most involved in the war, there is little or no evidence that the Germans had planned for war. There are several fundamental causes that had brought the world to the brink of war: nationalism, imperialist competition, militarism, and the build up of pre-war alliances. read more

5) Germany invades neutral Belgium and Luxembourg (to get a "head start" on the unsuspecting French who were allied to the Russians, and hesitant about declaring war on the Germans), and then France. France declares war on Germany (obviously). read more