HUMN-405 Historical Essay: The Great War
HUMN-405 Historical Essay #2: The Great War
The Great War
On June 14, 1914, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, during his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia. The assassination, which was in protest of Austria-Hungary 's control of the region, was the catalyst for a bloody and destructive global conflict that would cost millions of lives and would leave entire countries in ruins.
Tensions had been building between European powers for decades prior to the war due to a combination of Imperialism, Nationalism, and Militarism. European nations competed in colonizing territories in Asia, Africa and other countries. These colonies provided natural resources, created …show more content…
In (2012). Encyclopedia of the new American nation Retrieved from http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/A-D/Collective-Security-The-1930s-and-the- failure-of-the-league-of-nations.html
Duffy, M. (2009, August 22). The causes of world war one. Retrieved from http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm
History at Freeston: The alliance system in Europe . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyatfreeston.co.uk/fbechistorysite/Paper 1/KQ1-AllianceSystem.htm
History of the first world war. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2827
Mobley, V. (2008, July 26). A short history of pan-slavism: Eastern Europe 's ethnic movement. Retrieved from http://victor-mobley.suite101.com/a-short-history-of-panslavism-a61877
Tragic war and futile peace: World war I. In (2001). R. Guisepi (Ed.), History World International (pp. 1-4). Retrieved from http://history-world.org/world_war_one.htm
Treaty of Versailles. In (2011). United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia Retrieved from http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005425
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The Great War
On June 14, 1914, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, during his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia. The assassination, which was in protest of Austria-Hungary 's control of the region, was the catalyst for a bloody and destructive global conflict that would cost millions of lives and would leave entire countries in ruins.
Tensions had been building between European powers for decades prior to the war due to a combination of Imperialism, Nationalism, and Militarism. European nations competed in colonizing territories in Asia, Africa and other countries. These colonies provided natural resources, created …show more content…
In (2012). Encyclopedia of the new American nation Retrieved from http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/A-D/Collective-Security-The-1930s-and-the- failure-of-the-league-of-nations.html
Duffy, M. (2009, August 22). The causes of world war one. Retrieved from http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm
History at Freeston: The alliance system in Europe . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyatfreeston.co.uk/fbechistorysite/Paper 1/KQ1-AllianceSystem.htm
History of the first world war. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2827
Mobley, V. (2008, July 26). A short history of pan-slavism: Eastern Europe 's ethnic movement. Retrieved from http://victor-mobley.suite101.com/a-short-history-of-panslavism-a61877
Tragic war and futile peace: World war I. In (2001). R. Guisepi (Ed.), History World International (pp. 1-4). Retrieved from http://history-world.org/world_war_one.htm
Treaty of Versailles. In (2011). United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia Retrieved from http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005425
Trueman, C. (n.d.). Italy and world war one. Retrieved from