<prompt> Hlalosa maemo a nalane ea WWI.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Explain the historical context of WWI. . Response in English: World War I or the First World War, often referred to as the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that spanned from 1914 to 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. At least nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the war.The war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Yugoslav nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. This led to a declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia. The complex web of alliances and hastily constructed treaties amongst European nations quickly saw the conflict expand to include Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and eventually the United States.Behind this trigger event, however, lay deeper, long-established tensions between European nations. These included imperialistic competition for territory and resources, economic rivalry, arms races, and the growth of nationalism. European states jostled for advantage, forming two opposing military alliances: the Triple Entente, consisting of France, Russia, and Britain, and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. These alliances were the result of longstanding relationships between these countries but also served as a means of deterring potential attackers by ensuring that the cost of conflict would be too high.Another major contributing factor was the arms race between major European powers, driven by the development of new technology such as machine guns, submarines, and chlorine gas, and the increasing size and power of Europes armies and navies. The fall of the Ottoman Empire also created instability in the Balkans, where various nationalist movements emerged aiming to realize their goals of independence or expansion.These tensions and alliances, coupled with the intense nationalism and militarism of the time, created a complex and volatile situation that erupted into war in 1914. . Response in Sesotho: Ntoa ea I ea Lefatše kapa Ntoa ea Pele ea Lefatše, eo hangata e bitsoang Ntoa e Khōlō, e ne e le ntoa ea lefatše lohle e qalileng Europe e qalileng ho tloha ka 1914 ho ea ho 1918. Masole a fetang limilione tse 70, ho akarelletsa le Maeurope a limillione tse 60, a ile a bokelloa ho e ngoe ea tse khōlō ka ho fetisisa. lintoa historing. Bonyane bahlabani ba limilione tse robong le baahi ba limilione tse supileng ba ile ba shoa ka lebaka la ntoa eo. Ntoa e ile ea qholotsoa ke ho bolaoa ha Archduke Franz Ferdinand oa Austria ke setsebi sa bochaba sa Yugoslavia, Gavrilo Princip. Sena se ile sa lebisa phatlalatsong ea ntoa ke Austria-Hungary holima Serbia. Marang-rang a rarahaneng a lilekane le litumellano tse entsoeng ka lepotlapotla hara lichaba tsa Europe ka potlako li ile tsa bona ntoa e atoloha ho kenyelletsa Jeremane, Russia, Great Britain, me qetellong United States. Leha ho le joalo, ka mora ketsahalo ena, ho ne ho e-na le likhohlano tse tebileng, tseo e leng khale li thehiloe pakeng tsa linaha tsa Europe. Tsena li ne li akarelletsa tlhōlisano ea boemphera bakeng sa libaka le matlotlo, tlhōlisano ea moruo, mabelo a libetsa le ho hōla ha bochaba. Linaha tsa Europe li ile tsa qabana bakeng sa melemo, tsa etsa lilekane tse peli tse hanyetsanang tsa sesole: Triple Entente, e akarelletsang Fora, Russia, le Brithani, le Triple Alliance ea Jeremane, Austria-Hungary le Italy. Lilekane tsena e bile phello ea likamano tsa nako e telele pakeng tsa linaha tsena empa hape li sebelitse e le mokhoa oa ho thibela bahlaseli ba ka bang teng ka ho etsa bonnete ba hore litšenyehelo tsa likhohlano li tla ba holimo haholo. Ntho e ngoe e ka sehloohong e tlatsetsang e ne e le peiso ea libetsa pakeng tsa mebuso e meholo ea Europe, e neng e susumetsoa ke tsoelo-pele ea theknoloji e ncha e kang lithunya tsa mechine, likepe tse tsamaeang ka tlasa metsi, le khase ea chlorine, le ho eketseha ha boholo le matla a mabotho le likepe tsa Europe. Ho oa ha Muso oa Ottoman le hona ho ile ha baka ho hloka botsitso Linaheng tsa Balkan, moo ho ileng ha hlaha mekhatlo e fapaneng ea bochaba e ikemiselitseng ho phethahatsa merero ea bona ea boipuso kapa katoloso. Likhohlano tsena le lilekane tsena, hammoho le bochaba le ntoa e matla ea mehleng eo, li ile tsa baka boemo bo rarahaneng le bo sa tsitsang bo ileng ba qhoma ntoa ka 1914. 