National Self Interest

One cause of world war one was the National self-interest of the western allied countries. The allies were too busy with issues regarding their own countries and they did not have the time or the resources to intervene in issues that were not directly affecting them. The great depression and the war had left the allies economically weak and the population still had strong memories of the horrors of war. A politician taking action and sending their own armed forces to danger, for something that was not directly connected with the allies, would be likely to loose votes in the next election.…