Causes Of The Great War And The Ramifications Of Western Civilization
The Great War was an atrocious and barbaric event that led to the deaths of millions all over the world. To properly understand the Great War from a cultural perspective, one must understand both the causes and ramifications of the Great War. Properly understanding both the causes and the ramifications helps one to understand the significant impact the war had on Western Civilization.
Several causes helped spark this Great War which would affect the entirety of Western Civilization. First, Germany’s Weltpolitik had a great influence on the continent of Europe. With the unification of the German states into one power, the continent suddenly had another world leader on its hands. Growing quickly, Germany soon was the economic, scientific, and …show more content…
Developed in the 1890s, the Schlieffen Plan was a strategy that was developed by Germany to win a war across the continent. The plan assumed that Germany would be forced to tackle a two-front war, fighting Russia in the East and France in the West. The Schlieffen Plan sought to solve this problem if it were to arise. It called for a swift assault through France, quickly forcing them to surrender with a few weeks. The plan hinged on the whether the Russian army would be able to mobilize its military forces to force Germany to fight a two-front war. The plan hinged on the hypothesis that the Russian military would take weeks to mobilize. Thus, Germany would be able to quickly defeat France before turning to face …show more content…
The spark ignited when Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by the Serbian Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary issued Serbia to meet an ultimatum of ten points. Serbia agreed to the first nine but faltered on the last. As a result, Austria-Hungary mobilized for war and declared war on Serbia. Germany also entered the conflict due to their treaty with Austria-Hungary. Russia mobilized troops to come to Serbia’s protection, bringing France into the war. In turn, Germany mobilized troops to attack France and quickly marched through Belgium to attach Frack. This brought Great Britain into the war. In a few days, almost the entire continent found itself in a
Several causes helped spark this Great War which would affect the entirety of Western Civilization. First, Germany’s Weltpolitik had a great influence on the continent of Europe. With the unification of the German states into one power, the continent suddenly had another world leader on its hands. Growing quickly, Germany soon was the economic, scientific, and …show more content…
Developed in the 1890s, the Schlieffen Plan was a strategy that was developed by Germany to win a war across the continent. The plan assumed that Germany would be forced to tackle a two-front war, fighting Russia in the East and France in the West. The Schlieffen Plan sought to solve this problem if it were to arise. It called for a swift assault through France, quickly forcing them to surrender with a few weeks. The plan hinged on the whether the Russian army would be able to mobilize its military forces to force Germany to fight a two-front war. The plan hinged on the hypothesis that the Russian military would take weeks to mobilize. Thus, Germany would be able to quickly defeat France before turning to face …show more content…
The spark ignited when Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by the Serbian Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary issued Serbia to meet an ultimatum of ten points. Serbia agreed to the first nine but faltered on the last. As a result, Austria-Hungary mobilized for war and declared war on Serbia. Germany also entered the conflict due to their treaty with Austria-Hungary. Russia mobilized troops to come to Serbia’s protection, bringing France into the war. In turn, Germany mobilized troops to attack France and quickly marched through Belgium to attach Frack. This brought Great Britain into the war. In a few days, almost the entire continent found itself in a