Underlying Causes of Ww1
Underlying Causes of WW1 With 2 shots fired the Archduke of Austria was dead, causing World War 1, yet the true cause was much deeper. World War 1 lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. It was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen and to this day is the deadliest war with 10,000,000 dead in twice that wounded. What were the underlying causes of World War 1? First of all what does underlying mean underline is the unseen cause or bases of something. The three underlying causes of World War 1 were Imperialism, alliances and militarism; of these alliances were the most important unseen cause.
The Imperialization by European powers in the early 20th century was an underlying cause of World War 1. In 1913 England held 12,740,000 square miles of colonies. France held 4,440,000 and Germany held 1,139,000 square miles of colonial land. (Document F) Yet, none of these counties were satisfied with what the already controlled. Germany came to call Great Britain the bloodsuckers of the world because of their massive naval expansion into every corner of the globe. (Document E) This caused tension between European powers because each and every one of them was building up their military to either claim more territory or defend against others. When people get greedy others have to decide whether to be the hammer or the anvil. When everyone chooses to be the hammer, they were pushed one step closer to the brink of war.
Alliances were the biggest unseen contributor to the start of World War 1. The Triple Alliance was formed by Germany Austria hungry and Italy; England France and Russia formed the Triple entente. These were the most powerful countries in Europe in 1914. (Document A) These alliances place soon to be enemies directly next to one another increasing tensions among countries. These alliances also caused most of Europe to be involved in a localized and insignificant problem between Austria Hungary and Serbia. When no one took responsibility everyone put the blame on
The Imperialization by European powers in the early 20th century was an underlying cause of World War 1. In 1913 England held 12,740,000 square miles of colonies. France held 4,440,000 and Germany held 1,139,000 square miles of colonial land. (Document F) Yet, none of these counties were satisfied with what the already controlled. Germany came to call Great Britain the bloodsuckers of the world because of their massive naval expansion into every corner of the globe. (Document E) This caused tension between European powers because each and every one of them was building up their military to either claim more territory or defend against others. When people get greedy others have to decide whether to be the hammer or the anvil. When everyone chooses to be the hammer, they were pushed one step closer to the brink of war.
Alliances were the biggest unseen contributor to the start of World War 1. The Triple Alliance was formed by Germany Austria hungry and Italy; England France and Russia formed the Triple entente. These were the most powerful countries in Europe in 1914. (Document A) These alliances place soon to be enemies directly next to one another increasing tensions among countries. These alliances also caused most of Europe to be involved in a localized and insignificant problem between Austria Hungary and Serbia. When no one took responsibility everyone put the blame on