them together. Doing this made other nations unhappy. In Sarajevo‚ capital of Austria‚1914‚ Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie came to town. Many people were there to see them. It was in Sarajevo where
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Germany was merely trying to ‘fit in’ with the rest of Europe by increasing its military might and had neither offensive nor defensive intentions and should therefore not be blamed for the outbreak of war. After all‚ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the trigger for war‚ had no influence from Germany although the German reaction might be considered as unnecessary and somewhat aggressive. Either way it is clear that that Germany did have a big part to play in the outbreak of the First
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What caused the First World War? Historians have many theories about how the First World War started‚ although most believe that there were three fuses and one spark! The first world war broke out in 1914 and involved mainly Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ France and Britain. Most of the causes were long-term‚ such as the rivalry of the European countries‚ however there was one short term cause which triggered the start of the chaos that was the First World War. The first fuse was that of empires
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with different countries. For example‚ Germany has and alliance with Austria-Hungary‚ who could have had many other alliances with different countries. Also‚ because of all the alliance systems‚ each country had a different point of few on who truly started the war. Everyone but Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Serbia thought Germany started the war; however‚ the war actually started with Austria-Hungary’s archduke Franz Ferdinand being assassinated by Serbia. The different alliances between many of
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In Blackadder Goes Forth‚ Baldrick opined that the war began when ’Arch Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry’. His garbled version of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary reflects popular opinion: that the issues were not worth the ensuing bloodbath. Most modern scholars would not agree. Germany and Austria-Hungary (the Central Powers) are seen‚ at the very least‚ as creating the conditions for conflict. Some go much further‚ blaming Germany for planning and waging
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I’m going to explain why there were tensions between countries in Europe and why they led to war in 1914. For years before 1914‚ tension had been building in Europe. One cause of tension was overseas colonies. For example Germany and France clashed over in Morocco‚ between 1905 and 1911. This started by France who wanted to have more colonies in Africa. As Germany disliked this idea and wanted to test the “alliance” between France and Britain‚ he decided to support Morocco’s independence. His only
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the Archduke( Franz Ferdinand) of the decaying Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28‚ 1914 by a group of Serbian nationalists. This event began the struggle between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian government. On 28 June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand‚ wearing his seven lucky charm and his light-blue cavalry dress with bullet proof‚ and his wife visited Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia‚ to review these troops. It was a sunny Sunday morning. Franz Ferdinand and his
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Nationalism is the belief that your country or nation is the greatest. Nationalism has caused many wars through time. One of these many wars is World War One. To be more specific nationalism in Balkan countries is the main cause of World War One. This can be seen in The first Balkan War in 1912‚ The second Balkan war 1913 and the Balkan crisis of 1914. The First Balkan war happened in 1912‚ Greece‚ Montenge‚ Bulgaria (they were also supported by the Russian Empire) launched a series of attacks
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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World War I initially started because of the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The U.S got involved in World War I as a result in economic trade binding America to the Allies (Brower). World War I or as many people like to call it The Great War was from 1914 all the way to 1919. It was one of the most brutal and destructive wars in European history. “Of the 65 million men‚ who were mobilized‚ more than 10 million
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