seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war on two fronts‚ which would require
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therefore it is highly likely that there was economic improvement in the given period; however the extent of this is difficult to define due to the varying manifestations of economic improvement and the independence with which they may occur. The finance minister during this period was Sergei Witte‚ and to him the majority of the improvements are credited‚ yet the improvement was not universal. Whether this was him personally or simply a product the awful conditions which the Russian economy rose from is
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BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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unify the divided colonies was a reflection of an ulterior‚ racist purpose. Federation is the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate colonies or states. Before Australia’s eventual federation on January 1 of 1901‚ there had been years of debate‚ since the idea was first introduced in Sydney during an inter-colonial conference until its implementation almost twenty years later‚ on whether or not Australia should federate. Prior to 1901 the country was divided into 6 separate
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government in years 1906-1914 in bringing about political and institutional reform (24) The Liberal government of 1906-1914 under Bannerman and Asquith is one often recalled for its extensive reform of the welfare system in the United Kingdom. However‚ it was their political and constitutional reform which caused the most uproar‚ as they were arguably the most successful government of the 20th century in regards to changing the way Britain was governed. Their greatest achievement was the 1911 Parliament
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To what extent did nationalism threaten peace in Europe from 1870 to 1914 ? From 1870‚ two big powers‚ Italy and Germany‚ were established after their unifications. At the same time‚ it aroused nationalism in Europe. So‚ it did a large extent of nationalism threatening peace in Europe until 1914‚ because they tried to gain national glory. Nationalism is the movement for national unity‚ independence and advancement. Nationalists tried to gain national glory and to unify with the people in
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Germany which lead to the two countries never being in an alliance with one another. Once the war was over it lead to the forming of the triple Alliance which was one of the main alliances during the first world war. The Triple alliance was made up of the countries - Germany‚ Austo-Hungery and Italy‚ and it was first formed because Germany needed help to guard Alsace-Lorrain from France as France wanted to get back its stolen land. Another of the long-term origins to World War One was Weltpolitic
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declared war on July 28‚ 1914‚ causing Russia to declare war on Germany since they agreed to help Austria in the event of war. After that a web of alliances began to tangle bringing in more countries to the war then required.) • Long: Militarism (Glorifying ones military‚ building and maintaining the military strength necessary to win a major war; like Britain bulking up its navy just to meet the large army presented by Germans). Alliances (Agreement between two or more countries to work together
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Analyse the Causes of WW1 There were a number of causes that played a key role for WW1; however the most significant was The Alliance System due to the fact that it had the most direct impact on the war. In this essay I will explain how this specific historical event was the main cause of WW1. On top of that I will talk about how the other causes effected the decisions made and their impact at the time. The Alliance System was the most significant cause of WW1 due to the fact that all the great
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