Ill give the first person to get it correct ! imperialist rivalries, new political alignments, and aggressive militarism set the stage for world war i. explain how each of these contributed to the start of world war i. be specific! total of 3-4 sentences.

The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. This is because big armies become potential threats to other countries, other countries started forcing alliances in order to secure land.  The overall cause of World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d. japan's attack on pearl harbor

the answer is a) to be able to obey them.