causes of World War I (1914-1918) is to remember the acronym MAIN (Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism). In the aspect of militarism‚ Britain had a large navy‚ which nations like Germany strived to have as well. Germany and France competed to build larger armies. It was an arms race‚ producing more weapons‚ larger military‚ and superior military technology. Unease between England and Germany led Europe’s nations to form alliances‚ coming to the other’s defense in the event of a war. Also
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Germany played a major role in causing World War I and should mostly be blamed for it because German militarism forced other countries to join the war and fight back with full force‚ the Germans introduced new deadly technologies which increased the death toll and lead to further participation of other countries‚ even though the alliance system is what engendered Germany and other countries into the war‚ not Germany itself. Germany should be blamed for World War I because Germany’s militarism and arrogance
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Introduction The First World War marked a new era for mankind‚ an era that brought warfare to a global scale. This was the first time in known history that countries from across the world allied together to fight one another. During this Great War‚ many new wartime technologies were developed and used. The most prolific and arguably most important of these technologies was the German unterseeboot‚ or U-boat (Harber). World War I was the first time that submarine technology was used on a large
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that led President Woodrow Wilson to declare war on Germany. The United States had not gotten involved with World War I for three years‚ holding a neutral option about the war. After these events however‚ on April 2‚ 1917‚ Wilson declared war on Germany thus having the United States become part of the Allies. With the war on the horizon‚ Wilson had to ensure that America was prepared for the war. This included having the American people support the war‚ reforming the armed forces‚ and making sure
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World War I was one of the worst battles in the world’s history. It was fought from 1914 to 1918 which involved several allied forces trying to stop Germany and its allies from trying to dominate all of Europe. On August 4‚ 1914‚ Britain declared war on Germany and its allies because of the infringement they made on The Treaty of London of 1839. Legally being a member of the British Empire‚ Canada was involuntarily sent to war when Britain joined to fight. Canada helped immensely in the war but overall
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President Wilson was an idealistic president who wanted peace. His main emphasis was on a just war. The US started out in 1914 as a neutral country. While the sale of arms and supplies went to all countries‚ the US banks were more likely to loan money to the Allies. The US government accepted the illegal British blockade but protested the use of U-boats and their surprise attacks by the German government. In 1915‚ the German U-boat sank the Lusitania‚ which killed 128 Americans. Not wanting
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were four main causes of world war I: Imperialism. Militarism‚ Nationalism‚ and Allies. The two sides of the war grew to be the Central powers and the Allies. In the beginning of the war America responded with neutrality‚ the preparedness movement and the peace movement. Germany had pulled to many strings over time and America had enough. Things for American soldiers on the European front vs. things for people on the home front were very different. Eventually President Wilson came up with a plan
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World War 1 (1914-1918) was one of the bloodiest wars in all of history‚ which ended with around 40 million casualties‚ and was commonly known as “a war of attrition” which was basically a war to test who could survive the longest. In this war there were two main opposing forces‚ the central powers‚ consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and The Ottoman Empire. The second opposing force was the allied powers‚ which consisted of Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ Russia‚ and the United States. Although World
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The Battle of the Atlantic was the turning point in the war for the Allies‚ it’s when they finally had been on the offense then the defense.The main cause for this Battle was for the control of the sea routes‚ it would’ve been endgame for the Allies had they lost it first began with Britain fighting basically alone and if they lost Germany would’ve been able to easily taken over. The Battle had gone on from 1939-1945 and throughout that six year period thousands of men had died from each side. Great
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the overriding factor in the lead up to the February Revolution of 1917 when he said about the Tsar‚ “although his loyalty to his Allies remained unshaken to the last‚ it was his failure to harness the loyalty of his own people which eventually cost him his throne”. The crux of the revolution was the people’s belief that they were abandoned by the Tsar during World War I. Although the Tsar was well supported early on in the campaign his tentative star steeply declined after he made the bold‚ but ultimately
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