Have you ever wondered why World War I started? In the late 19th century European leaders thought that by creating a balance of power, meaning all major countries in Europe had equal strength, such things like war could be stopped. However, Germany made and alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. France, Britain, and Russia then made their own entente or agreement between their governments. On top of this, tensions rose high in the Balkans and the region was considered a powder keg that only needed a spark to set it off. This spark came in the form of a Serbian group called the Black Hand assassinating the Archduke of Austria. So what were the underlying causes of World War I? The war started for many reasons but there were three major reasons: the formation or alliances, militarism, and imperialism.…
Europe was in a time of peace then in 1914 changed everything. Countries were starting to grow and build up their military due to other countries doing the same. The straw to break the camel's back was the assassination of Prince Franz Ferdinand. The four years of war was fueled by the support of military power with help from nationalism. Along with military, countries united into alliances and surrounded germany and other central alliances. The Great War was a european arms race to be the biggest and the best.…
Nationalism, the love and support of one's country, has always existed. At this time, however, it was so prominent, it helped cause the first world war. Since so much pride was devoted to countries, it made the possibilities of peace between past rivals less probable. People felt great loyalty and were willing to do anything for their country. In history, many wars have been over territorial disputes. A country feels nationalistic, and people's pride leads to people wanting to expand with more land. A country can feel so strongly about this, that they will fight for it. The spark of the world was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife. They were shot by a Serbian nationalist because of the crisis in the Balkans. The Balkan Peninsula was a mountainous area below Austira-Hungary and consisted of many different ethnic groups. Each group was very nationalistic and wanted to extend its borders, especially Serbia. Austria-Hungary took over two Balkan Slavic areas. Document 6 describes the tension in this region at the time. Serbia did not want Austria-Hungary to have Bosnia and Herzegovina. The archduke was shot because the Serbians…
The Great War, World War I, famously known as the war to end all wars. At the time, this war was the bloodiest ever and was supposed to stop any future wars from happening, but as we can see, that did not happen. The Great War was sparked by two things. The main issue that sparked it was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The other reason that helped ignite it, was that there was a lot of religious conflict and national rivalries, countries were fighting with one another, and just so much tension.…
This was the immediate start of world war one. The Austria-Hungary government saw the assassination as a direct attack on the country. They believed that the Serbians had helped the Bosnian terrorists in the attack. They made harsh demands on the Serbians which the Serbians rejected. At the same time, Russia began to mobilize their army to help protect Serbia.…
Reasons that caused the Great War which made it rigid for prevention was militarism and expansion of army. This caused fear throughout Europe if neighboring countries were expanding the army and had a strong economy. Firstly, Militarism caused fear and as well as the arms race along with the European nations which lead to nationalism. Secondly, Nationalism was the patriotism for one’s country due to an achievement or nationalistic feeling most citizens had. Nationalism created leaders to be self-centered and only thought about personal ambition instead of logic.…
After the assassination of Archduke Franz, Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum which was turned down. This was the July crisis of 1914 which eventually turned into a declaration of war between Serbia and Russia and led to the start of World War One. As Serbia turned to Russia for aid, Germany saw the threat of being encircled with the possible annexation of Austria-Hungary. In response to Russia secretly mobilizing forces to Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia to protect their own borders. Germany then declared war on France due to France’s official alliance with Russia.…
After an immense amount of tension caused by nationalism and industrialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian group called the Black Hand, war broke out between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, eventually spreading to include many major powers of the time. During the summer of 1914, after refusal from Serbia to hunt down the group responsible for killing the archduke and failure to meet the conditions of the ultimatum given, Austria-Hungary prepared for an invasion of Serbia. Knowing that Russia was an ally of Serbia leaders fears that declaring war could potentially bring Russia’s allies, France and Great Britain into the battle. As a result, Austria-Hungary waited until support was established from Germany to declare war on July 28. The powers didn’t know at…
World War 1 was called ‘The Great War’ because the world had never seen anything like it. However, the consequences of the peace that settled World War I would ultimately steamroll into a conflict that would be an even bigger disaster. More than 20 million people died during the war, which lasted from 28th July 1914 to 11th November 1918. (PBS) The war started when a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Austrian-Hungarian prince, and his wife Sophie on July 28, 1914. This assassination lead the feuding, competitive empires of Europe into making treaties, asking for help, and plotting revenge. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which asked Russia, France and England for help. The Germans and the Ottomans forged ties to help Austria-Hungary. (DBQ background) Millions died in the slow, barely-advancing war. The United States was ultimately pulled in and assisted the English and French. Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire declared defeat,…
In June 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated. He was visiting the capital of Bosnia in Austria-Hungary were he was heir to the throne. He and his wife were assassinated by the Black Hand terrorist group. Austria-Hungary threatened Serbia to go to war after the AUstria-Hungary government accused the Serbian government of organizing the archduke’s assassination. Russia began to defend Serbia.…
The effect of The Great War on Australian society was one of the most challenging impacts on Australia. During the great war 60,000 men were killed and 156,000 men were wounded, the grief and sorrow felt from the loss of the men during the great war impacted for generations. Not only were our losses one of the greatest conflict in Australian history but The Great War also began the Anzac tradition, which gradually became a part of Australian identity. Given the appalling conditions of the trenches experienced by soldiers it is not surprising they suffered numerous diseases, illnesses and mental torment from the threat of being bodily harmed or wounded. The mental anguish suffered by returning soldiers would have impacted on the men who fought…
The causes of the world war were 4; the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Arms Race, Alliances and the Empire. I think that the most important cause is the Alliances, because if other countries didn’t start coming into Austria-Hungary’s war with Serbia, it wouldn’t have turned into a major war.…
The assassination then sparked Austria-Hungary into a war against Serbia. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum, asking for Serbia to take action on removing anti Austria-Hungary groups, such as the Black Hand. King Peter agreed with this, however the ultimatum also asked them to allow Austria-Hungarian investigators to supervise Serbia, which King Peter refused as it would put an end to Serbia’s independence. When Austria-Hungary received King Peter’s reply, they decided to start shelling Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, which was near the border. Russia then got involved and started mobilizing their army, as they had agreed to back Serbia. Russia wanted to go for a war against Austria-Hungary too because then they would get a port on the Mediterranean, meaning that their navy could not be bottled up in the Black Sea. Russia mobilizing then sparked Germany to send an ultimatum to Russia, telling them to step down. When Tsar Nicholas, the ruler of Russia, refused, Germany…
Later that day, a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, killed him and his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia, which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having this territory, also known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, because Serbia wanted to take over. This controversy caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Then Russia, who has an alliance with Serbia starts mobilizing, this causes Germany to declare war on Russia. This kept expanding to include all mutual defense alliances, which are Russia, Serbia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Britain, Belgium, and…
Why did WWI occur? One could say the true trigger was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand the prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife, by Serbian Black Hand terrorists in Sarajevo, the largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on June 28, 1914. This empire declared war to Serbia and as Austro-Hungarian empire 's allies were Germany and Italy, they helped them to fight against Serbia. Serbia had allies too, mainly Russia. Russia 's allies were France, United Kingdom, and later England which would be known as the Triple Entente. Russia declared the war on Austro-Hungarian Empire right when they discovered Serbia had been sent to war. Later, the UK declared war in August of the same year. Due to the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Russia retired from the war. This is when the United States of America declared war on the Triple Alliance, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Germany, and Italy. Once war was declared on Germany many French and British people jumped with joy due to past rivalries between the countries. Because of the USA declaring war, France and the United Kingdom were able to beat Germany and Austria Hungary.…