但一战的起源要比这复杂得多，包括俄罗斯实力的崛起（并导致德国的担忧 ） 、 巴尔干地区和其他国家民族主义的崛起，以及哈布斯堡帝国为了挽救自己的衰落而进行的有意冒险。
The causes of World War I, however, were far more complex, and included growing Russian power, which created fear in Germany; rising nationalism in the Balkans and other countries; and the risks deliberately taken by the Habsburg Empire to stave off its decline.