It all started with the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s heir‚ which sparked a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. This caused a number of other countries to get involved due to the treaty alliance system. There were two sides‚ one named The Triple Alliance. Which was composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The other called The Triple Entente‚ made up of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. The war began on July 28th‚ 1914‚ and lasted until November 11th‚ 1918. During this time over
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Of World War I World War I‚ was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the big powers of the world. Before World War I started many alliances were made. First in May 1882 Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary signed the Triple Alliance‚ in 1883 Rumania and Austria-Hungary signed a secret alliance. In 1890 Germany allowed the Reinsurance Treaty signed with Russia to lapse‚ in 1894 France and Russia signed a defensive alliance‚ in 1902 Britain and Japan signed a defensive alliance
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As the men marched off to war with grins on their faces‚ little did they know they would come back home without those grins and a heartbeat. Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States fought against Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria‚ this war led to over 38 million casualties. The war was mainly located and focused on the western front in Europe. What was the underlying causes of World War One? Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were the three underlying causes of
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into two distinct alliances and had established contracts that secured their alliances‚ which meant that opposition between only two countries would most likely mean war between them all. The second article of the Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy reads‚ “In case Italy‚ without direct provocation on her part‚ should be attacked by France for any reason whatsoever‚ the two other Contracting Parties shall be bound to lend help and assistance with all their forces to the party
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an open door to set his world domination plans into full tilt. When Hitler occupied the Rhineland‚ a place that was off-limits to him according to the Versailles treaty‚ World War II may have been instigated‚ with this as a tipping point. Once Austria and Sudetenland were occupied by the Nazi army‚ there is no doubt that world war ii was instigated. The Great Depression‚ which affected the entire world‚ is also one of the causes of World War II. The stock market crash in 1929 was like a pebble
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The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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World War I started on July 28‚ 1914. It ended around November 11‚ 1918. The war involved Germany‚ Austria - Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and the United States. The war started because of four main reasons. Those reasons are that militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the desire of a government to have and maintain a powerful army or military. This was be a people believed that war was good. In the case of World War I‚ Germany took
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INTRO - Replace william with wilhelm On August 28‚ 1914 the final straw was broken and WWI began. The war itself was the culmination of failed treaties‚ promisses and misguided leadership. Hard to choose what caused the war to start‚ but if anything i belive the Russian’s have the most impact on the war. In order to come to this conclusion we have to assesses the trials and tribulations each nation took to get the big stage in 1914. The 19th centry marked the age of the rise and fall of great eurpean
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events in the course of our history. World War I‚ originally known as the Great War‚ was one of the biggest and deadliest wars that has ever taken place in our history on this planet. A series of events in 1914 led to an all-out war with Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire (Central Powers) pitted against Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and Japan also known as the Allied Powers. The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The brutal and hard war ended in 1918 with the
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other to prepare for the war. Austria Hungary and Germany‚ Russia and Serbia‚ and France and Russia all aligned together. Alliances are a double-edged sword because there are many different countries that have all different weapons to fighting against each other and different amount of people fighting from each country. In addition‚ European nations had divided into two opposing alliances. According to American History Textbook‚ the Central Powers were made up of Austria-Hungary‚
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