Nationalism In World War I

Burgos, Echeverría, Vallecillo, Sevilla 1
Paola Echeverria, Tatiana Burgos, Beatriz Sevilla, Marcela Vallecillo
Ms. Solorzano
XX Century
12A
World War I

Nationalism is defined as being patriotic feelings, efforts and principles. Nationalism was one of the significant causes of World War 1. Europeans played a very big role in the years previous to war, since they started to construct a deep and firm belief in their countries' predominance. Their nationalism was expressed through newspapers, literature, music and even theaters. Nationalism caused Europeans to start developing such a huge sense of confidence and power, that they felt it was necessary to start a war. They felt the urge to fight a war, since they were so sure and confident that
As we all know otto v bismarck was a very important man back in the days. He was the reason Germany was shaped in such a way but he was also the downfall of the world war l. Otto was called the "Iron Chancellor” (1815-1898), who between 1862 and 1890 effectively ruled first Prussia and then successfully covered all Germany. He initiated decisive wars with Denmark, Austria and France to unite 39 independent German states under Prussian leadership. He used his manipulative intelligence European rivalries to make Germany a world power, but in doing so laid the groundwork for both World Wars which was the disadvantage of this famous leader. William I became Prussia’s king in 1861 and a year later Bismarck was appointed as his chief minister secretly with other intentions to get to the throne. In reality Bismarck was in charge, manipulating the king with his intellect and power of manipulation got what he wanted. Why is otto von bismarck the latest leader of all time and why did hi shape germanys future? When Otto von Bismarck became its Prime Minister in 1862, Prussia was a second-rate power overruled and overshadowed by Russia, Austria, France, and Britain. It was unstable and otto had the power to make Prussia the dominant part of a united german empire which had become the
As Germany became more powerful it wanted an empire too, and it became the largest potential power after defeating France. This made Germany a rival of both Britain and France. The British had a huge navy to protect all the ships sailing to and from countries in the British empire. When Germany started to build a navy, the British got worried. A big German navy was a threat to the British navy and to the British empire. By 1914 Germany was producing more coal, iron, steel and cars from Britain. Militarism, nationalism and imperialism were very connected. In the 19th and early 20th centuries military forces were considered a manifestation of national and imperial strength. In Germany, military expansion and modernization was endorsed by Wilhelm II, who wanted to retain his country’s “place in the sun”. By 1914, German navy already had 29 operational U-boats. This growth in German naval power caused press chaos and alarm in Britain. London, of course, responded to the German naval expansion by getting 29 new ships for the Royal Navy. The war in the east was shaped by German strength with the militaries and power they had and therefore Germans felt they ruled the continent. Although they did not have a good friendship with England, they thought they were not a rival. By 1871, Germany was a new nation; by 1890, Germany was arguably the