How did the actions of European colonization or empire building in Asia and Africa impact the outbreak of ww1?

It is difficult to analyze the results of European colonization with regards to the outbreak of the First World War, inasmuch as there are numerous players involved in colonization. Added to that are varied actions they took along with the time span that could be used. With all that said I can suggest one point of view on this, with the understanding that there are additional factors to generate additional impacts.

I can sumize that the low cost of materials needed to fight a war were generated by the colonies. This low cost helped fuel the European wealth needed to fight a war.

Another view on this which I researched was that the war was inevitable based on the development of natural economic and political factors, one of which was the result of monopolies the European colonists had in their closed economy " resources" in Asia & Africa.

I cannot resolve those factors to "inevitable " however, so I must discard that view.