<span>Tension had been growing between the European countries for sometime. Four </span>causes that lead to the 'Spark' of the war were: Nationalism, Militarism, the causes that lead to the 'Spark' of the war were: Nationalism, Militarism, the Alliance-System, and Imperialism. On June 18, 1914, The Black Hand, and members <span>of British and French Intelligence assassinate Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of </span>Austria-Hungary. This sparks WW1. Outraged, Austria-Hungary wages war against Serbia. Thanks to the Alliance system, Austria drags Germany, (who wrongfully <span>took the blame for the war), into the war. Serbia drags Russia into the war, making it a World War</span>
The political system of the United States is a democracy which means rule by the people. The Soviet Union had a totalitarian government which means that the government can control over public and private life in a high degree.
