It caused tensions between countries (further enhancing the conflict between Germany and Britain) and it ignited the flame that then caused militarism, nationalism, and alliances.
Imperalism was a desire to overtake another country to benefit your own. Countries during WWI wanted to take over other countries to help their own econmic, social and military status.
Imperialism was one of the main reasons WW1 happened. It contributed to the start of the war because imperialism made all of the countries tense. Each country wanted the largest amount of other...
imperialism contributed to world war one in the way that the open door policy was being restricted to certain countries. and that's when your mom was born.