Can this cartoon be used in any way to argue that alliances were a cause of WWI?

Alliances made nations over confident and reckless. They emboldened leaders to act recklessly. Leaders knew that if they did declare war, powerful allies were obligated to fight along with them. (No country wanted to be seen as an unreliable partner.)

Explanation:

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.