World war one was a war that created new ways to fight and new countries to develop, but what really needs to be addressed is what caused all this happen. With militarism, imperialism, and alliances came the two other indirect factors, which were threats and tension. Mobilization in countries increased tension and threats throughout the world. Tension had been developing over the years between different countries and this war had come to settle it. Major European nations were the start of this all. The increased tension in these nations was a big indication that there was going to be a war.…
In the 19th century, a rivalry began to develop between to develop among the great super powers of Europe wanting to expand more of their territory and goods. They were also in competition for economic power trying to take in control of the trade and market. With the arms race between the USSR and the US during the Cold War, and arms race among other countries began to develop wanting to increase the number of armies and new developments of more efficient weapons and tactics. Nationalism was shown throughout as people came together to prepare for war. Alliances and treaties were being developed resulting in more conflicts between international relations.…
At the turn of the twentieth century, Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface, several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “great war”. One of these forces was nationalism and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. But, nationalism was only one of the many causes of World War I. Historians and eyewitnesses have described the causes of World War I and have tried to assess the responsibility for it. Two causes for World War I are militarism and nationalism. Militarism is when the empires use weapons and armies strength to show who is more powerful. Empires would build stronger weapons to fight other empires to show their strength. Nationalism is pride in one’s country or culture. All countries thought their best. These two causes influenced World War I.…
Leading up to the First World War, there were significant political changes happening. Industrialization, Imperialism, and Nationalism once promised great things for the people now only produced weapons, conflict, and hate.…
World War I began because of many events that got countries heated and upset. Some events that caused World War I to happen were nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the Alliance System. Nationalism was a occurring problem in the 1870s, Nationalism encouraged unity but it also created mistrust and a rivalry between nations. The next because of the war was imperialism. Rivalries expanded among powerful nations such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia between the years of 1870-1914.…
The First World War was a war that represented the cultural changes that would take place directly following it. It was a war of new weaponry and new ways of communication. However, much like the new era of culture in the 1920’s, it came to a standstill; stuck in the trenches of some far off land.…
In the early 20th century the European powers, driven by nationalist and militarism rivalry, had restructured and fortified their soldiers and fleets, bringing the European continent to the brink of war. There are many events that led to the military conflict that transpired between 1914-1918 is known as World War I. This war divided Europe and by the end of it several different countries that belonged to two different coalitions would have participated directly and indirectly. The government’s response to the arms race was to increase military spending, fueling and escalating a reactive munitions sprint. This race and threat level…
World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global war centered around Europe. The first four years of “total war” that constituted World War I (1914-1918) changed the lives of not only the men who fought as soldiers, but the people who remained at home. Some effects of the Great War on the European home fronts during the first course of the war were nationalistic feelings, working women, dwindling food supplies, and the rise of socialism.…
WW1 was a brutal battle that spread to many countries. Every country was trying to overpower each other and make everybody else like them. The 3 main causes of WW1 were militarism, alliances and nationalism; countries were building up there militaries, the alliances were surrounding another alliance, and nationalism was over ruling the countries. Militarism is a domino effect. One country starts to build up there their armies and other countries notice and start to build up there…
World War 1 was one of the most deadly wars ever recorded in the history of wars. The war began July 28, 1914. In this war two unions or two sides where formed. One team had the Allies which included the following countries: Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States. The other team was called the Central Power, which included the following countries: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The spark that ignited this “Great War” was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Another reason would be that other counties began to be imperialistic. For example Brittan owned ¼ of the world countries like Canada, India, Ceylon, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, several Pacific and Caribbean Islands, South Africa, Rhodesia, Egypt and other parts of Africa. But the United States didn’t enter this war till the third year.…
In the early 20th century, rivalries between European leaders and their countries created the conditions for war. These conditions were enhanced by militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. The Great Powers of Europe all used these causes to varying degrees. By 1907, most of the European nations had formed alliances to protect themselves from foreign aggression. Countries desires to maintain their culture and extend their borders frequently led to conflict. From 1914 to 1918, a war broke out that utilized the advancements in technology and weaponry that resulted in horrific casualties. The strategy of fighting was reduced to trench warfare. A system of trenches were dug along much of the Western and Eastern fronts which slowed down territorial gains. The use of tanks, planes, submarines, machine guns, and chemical weapons were introduced for the first time and they all contributed to the devastating results of the first total war. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary triggered the most horrific war known to man. A drastic increase in military spending, entangling agreements, border expansion, and…
World War I was not only triggered by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, but the ideas of nationalism that Napoleon has brought upon Europe, the spark of the Industrial Revolution that have impacted the world we know today, that have caused an uproar of mass production and advancement of technology, the imperialism that drives competition between neighboring countries, and the militarism that have caused these countries to unite as one, to ally, to become what is known as the Triple Entente and the Central…
Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France, Germany, and Britain. In 1908, Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which used to be Turkish. This upset the Serbians that thought the province should belong to them. Serbia threatened Austria-Hungary with war and Russia allied with Serbia. Russia then mobilized its forces. Germany allied with Austria-Hungary and mobilized…
In the 19th century when WW1 ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It left many long term causes some of them being the Ottoman Empire, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire all fell. But due to their falling it lead to new colonies being made in their place by the people. The leading cause to all the demolition after ww1 and ww1 are Militarism and military plans, Alliance system, Imperialism, Mass Politics, Intellectual Context, and Nationalism. These were the MAJOR leading causes of WW1 and its destruction. All sides used militarism and used there militaries to attack there enemies causing war to happen. The Alliance system was when the leaders wanted to make treaties with other countries to expand their power. For example the Three Emperors’ League (1873 Ger, A-H, Rus.), Dual Alliance (1879 Ger. & A-H), and the Triple Alliance (1882 Ger, A-H, It). Imperialism only made Colonial Rivalries in Africa worse (1914). Mass politics was used to make people join the war and help fight for their country. They used Intellectual Context in such a way they made the war look good and kept it going. The last one Nationalism makes it difficult for nations to compromise on what they perceived as their national honor. This will also feed the ethnic tensions in the Balkans that will draw Austria and Russia into conflict.…
World War One had many key players, countries and empires being Great Britain, France, German, Austria-Hungary and Russia. Some of the key battles of WW1 were the battle of Marne 1914-1918, battle of Ypres 1914,1915 and 1917,the battle of Somme 1916, battle of Cambria and the famous battle of Verdun 1916. The two sides of the war were the triple Alliance consisting of the central European empires being Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (which does not enter war). And the other half of the war the Triple Entente made up of Great Britain, France and Russia.WW1 was started by the race to power, when one country upgraded their military other countries went and upgraded their militaries so they can stay on the top. The idea of Nationalism mixed with Militarism, triple Alliance and Triple Entente would all come together to cause truly a world war.…