How Did Mania Cause Ww1
World War 1 also known as the Great War started on July 18, 1914 & ended November 11, 1918. WW1 left millions of people killed. WW1 was caused by MANIA. Mania is an acronym for Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, & Assassination. WW1 eventually led to the Great Depression. When the Great Depression hit, Adolf Hitler took advantage and attempted to rise to power.
Militarism is what creates suspicions among European countries. Countries competed with each other to have the biggest and best military. Great Britain and Germany both significantly increased their navies during World War 1. Later, Germany and Russia began to develop public policy. With the countries increasing their military, this made them more confident in participating …show more content…
Russia is an ally of Serbia, so when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia did the same. Germany is an Ally of Austria-Hungary and declares war on Russia & France. Alliances made the war gain more participants which led to the title World War.
Nationalism is when you stand up for your country. Gavrilo Princip assassinated the prince of Austria-Hungary. He thought that killing the prince would be the first step to getting rid of the rule in the Balkans (to free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian) and uniting the South Slav peoples into a federal nation. He was arrested for his crime but was well-respected by his people.
Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Britain and France expanded their empires, which led to tension between the European countries. Britain had the world’s richest, and largest, imperial power. This led to distrust between the European nations as they competed for new lands in Asia & Africa.
Assassination is when someone is killed. When Gavrilo killed the prince of Austria-Hungary, they punished Serbia by giving them a list of outrageous demands. Serbia did some of the demands, but not all, which led to the final reason to declare war on
Militarism is what creates suspicions among European countries. Countries competed with each other to have the biggest and best military. Great Britain and Germany both significantly increased their navies during World War 1. Later, Germany and Russia began to develop public policy. With the countries increasing their military, this made them more confident in participating …show more content…
Russia is an ally of Serbia, so when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia did the same. Germany is an Ally of Austria-Hungary and declares war on Russia & France. Alliances made the war gain more participants which led to the title World War.
Nationalism is when you stand up for your country. Gavrilo Princip assassinated the prince of Austria-Hungary. He thought that killing the prince would be the first step to getting rid of the rule in the Balkans (to free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian) and uniting the South Slav peoples into a federal nation. He was arrested for his crime but was well-respected by his people.
Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Britain and France expanded their empires, which led to tension between the European countries. Britain had the world’s richest, and largest, imperial power. This led to distrust between the European nations as they competed for new lands in Asia & Africa.
Assassination is when someone is killed. When Gavrilo killed the prince of Austria-Hungary, they punished Serbia by giving them a list of outrageous demands. Serbia did some of the demands, but not all, which led to the final reason to declare war on