sank ships and Germany lose their freedom of navigation upon the seas. Then in (Doc F) it says that they made another article in the Treaty of Versailles‚ article 231 which blamed Germany for starting the war. Like how they said Germany and Austria-Hungary deliberately worked to defeat all the may conciliatory proposals made by the Entente Powers. They also said that “Germany and her allies caused all the loss and been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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overall lead signified this was not a factor in the oncoming conflict. It should be noted that the cost of the arms race was felt in both Britain and Germany. The total arms spending by the six Great Powers (Britain‚ Germany‚ France‚ Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy) increased by 50% between 1908 and 1913. [2] Plans‚ distrust and mobilization Closely related is the thesis adopted by many political scientists that the mobilization plans of Germany‚ France and Russia automatically escalated the
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eruption of our very first world war. But the main trigger was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of the Empire of Austria-Hungary) on the 28 June 1914. One of the many causes of WW1 was the two alliance systems formed at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. On one side was Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy (Triple Alliance known as the Central Powers) and France‚ Britain and Russia (Triple Entente known as the Entente Powers) on the other side
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Thought to be because Bosnia had been taken over by Austria-Hungary and many Serbs were in Bosnia. • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie were visiting Bosnia. Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and after the assassination; Austria-Hungary believed that it was Serbia’s way of wanting war with them. • The assassination led to Austria-Hungary giving Serbia a 10 point Ultimatum that they were to agree to or Austria-Hungary threatened to declare war on Serbia. • Serbia agreed
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the Emperor Napoleon III was captured. Ever since 1871‚ Germans had been worried that France would attack them‚ so they sought alliances with the other major European nations‚ so France would be isolated. By 1882‚ Germany was allied with Austra-Hungary and Italy‚ in an alliance called the Triple Alliance. Then‚ in 1887‚ they signed the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia. Thus Germany was allied with three major European nations and France was left isolated. In 1890‚ the German kaiser set out to make
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World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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visiting the capital of Bosnia in Austria-Hungary were he was heir to the throne. He and his wife were assassinated by the Black Hand terrorist group. Austria-Hungary threatened Serbia to go to war after the AUstria-Hungary government accused the Serbian government of organizing the archduke’s assassination. Russia began to defend Serbia. On June 28‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia began to mobilize its forces for war. Germany a ally of Austria-Hungary told Russia to cancel the mobilization
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Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. In oppose to them was the Triple Entente who were Great Britain‚ Russia and France. Russia was at close ties with Serbia due to Common Slavic heritage. France‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany all agreed to the assistance of Belgium if it was invaded by foreign powers. Austria-Hungary was at war with Serbia‚ Russia soon came to
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Central Alliance between Germany‚ Italy and Austria – Hungary. The other one was the Triple Entente between Russia and France. So‚ if any of those countries was attacked for one or another reason‚ all five of them would have to join the war. Before the War to End All Wars‚ Austria-Hungary and Germany made a promise to support each other in case they were attack by Russia. (Britannica) Later‚ Italy joined this alliance (Britannica) Whether Austria-Hungary or Serbia declared war on each other‚ Russia
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