“The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they
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World War I was a bloody gruesome war started by the assassination of an Austria-Hungarian archduke. Due to the mass web of treaties at the time Germany and Austria-Hungary were at war with the Allied Nations of Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and The United States. Almost all of the countries involved in the war suffered major debt and massive loss to their militaries. In the end however the Allied Nations won over Germany and Austria-Hungary and began to create a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. The
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World War one’s origins‚ although triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ involved national politics‚ cultures‚ economics‚ alliances‚ and counterbalances that had developed between European powers since 1870. When World War 1 broke out in 1914 it brought about the formation of the allied forces and their leaders to lead the war against the enemy. Douglas Haig was the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces. The allied leaders were asked to defeat the enemy‚ in this sense they
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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
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colonies had their differences with one another. The Germans did not like that they were in between Russia and France‚ so they created an alliance with Austria-Hungary to try to reassure them. That did not end up working. Then Serbia decided to assassinate the Archduke of Austria and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the region against Austria. Unfortunately it spun out of control and all of Europe was in major battle. What was the main cause that erupted all the colonies to participate
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beginning of World War 1 was something not expected. It went the total opposite way from what was planned. The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand is what sparked the war. The war started in 1914. The war itself began in Balkin‚ Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Then Germany declared war on Russia‚ Then went on to France. France and Great Britain declared war on Austria Hungary within six days. The war had many causes‚ one of the first reasons for the war was a trend toward developing military resources
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countless debates over what was truly the main cause of World War One (WW1). The largest portion of underlying causes fit into three general categories: imperialism‚ militarism‚ and failure in the alliance system. Of course the assassination of Archduke of Austria ignited the flame that was WW1‚ but there had to be fuel to keep the fire burning. All of these three categories had influence on the lasting of the war‚ but upon analysis of historical documents and actions it can be noted that the militaristic
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World War 1 caused millions of deaths in Europe‚ killing nearly an entire generation of Europeans. It ended the reigning empires in Germany‚ Austria Hungary and Russia. It also caused Russia to turn communism and help it become a totalitarian state. As the 19th century came to be‚ tensions in Europe began to rise. Though many things seemed to be seen as what started the war; Imperialism and nationalism were the main cause WWI. Imperialism could be seen as a good cause of WWI because it created
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later. President Wilson had tried to keep the United States neutral‚ as they only wanted to trade with all of the countries‚ yet that changed after the Germans sunk the passenger ship Lusitania. These Allies fought against the countries of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire‚ known as the Central Powers. (Staff‚ 2009) The wartime aim during the First World War each government had territorial agendas. As one nation went to war another
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3005151 MWH 5 5/1/13 MAIN Causes of WWI: Intro+Imperialism+Nationalism World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women‚ and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long lasting peace
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