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causes of World War I

factors that led to the outbreak of World War 1
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causes of World War I

Summary

causes of World War I ranks in the top 0.76% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,436 views/month, #590 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • causes of World War I was followed by causes of World War II[2].
  • causes of World War I is a type of cause[3].
  • causes of World War I's Commons category is recorded as World War I origins[4].
  • causes of World War I's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Causes of World War I[5].
  • causes of World War I's facet of is recorded as World War I[6].
  • causes of World War I's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[7].
  • causes of World War I's described by source is recorded as Divine Principle[8].
  • causes of World War I's described by source is recorded as The Origins of the First World War: Diplomatic and Military Documents[9].
  • causes of World War I's has effect is recorded as World War I[10].
  • causes of World War I's has characteristic is recorded as controversy[11].

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Definition and Type

causes of World War I is a type of cause[3].

Why It Matters

causes of World War I ranks in the top 0.76% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,436 views/month, #590 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . unification.net. unification.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Has effect → World War I
    Subclass of → cause
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566539405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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