the Great War

the Great War 1. What was the Great War, a.k.a. World War I? Why did it occur? Why do we care? The resource should be from Chapter 33 of the book Jerry H. Bentley & Herbert F. Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters, vol. 2: From 1500 to the Present (Fifth Edition) with ISBN 978-0-07736803-6, and from primary resource which is the article inside the book: Memorandum, General Syrian Congress, p. 7855