and the United States and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy and Serbia. Not only was it certain people or places that caused the war but also some events and situations. This included the allying of nations‚ the act of imperialism‚ the growth of militarism‚ and the Balkan crisis. One of the underlying causes of world war one was the allying of nations. An alliance is an agreement made between two countries to give each other help if needed. Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy and the ottomans formed
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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the Great War seem like an appropriate response. A common misconception is that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ was the cause of WWI‚ however it was merely the trigger. The ‘cause’ was the alliance system that Austria-Hungary had with Germany (The Triple Alliance). Austria-Hungary had only declared war on Serbia‚ because of its alliance with Germany.
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They were assassinated in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist who was part of a dangerous Serbian nationalist group‚ Black Hand. Austria-Hungary had taken control of Bosnia in 1908. Many Serbs lived in Bosnia and Serbia wanted to free Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian rule. The archduke and his wife had been in Sarajevo on a state visit representing Emperor Franz Josef‚ his brother. Earlier
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most important cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. One cause of WW1 was the alliance system‚ which involved two main forces: The Triple Entente‚ consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia and The Triple Alliance consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. Each member of an alliance promised to help its allies if they were attacked by another country. Each nation supported the others in its alliance to create a more balanced and powerful force. For example if one nation had a weak
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Although World War I began in Europe‚ specifically between Austria-Hungary and Serbia‚ the conflict spread across the globe. Prior to World War I Europe experienced persistent tension with its neighbors as the various nations strived to assert their place in the world. Distrust was felt widespread. The British and the Germans were in constant competition with each other with their construction of warships efforts. At the same time‚ the Balkan’s practice of revolutionary activities made peoples from
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the case. The assassination is but a mere trigger of a domino effect. The assassination immediately led to Imperialism of Austria-Hungary over Serbia. It was demanded that Serbia allow the assassins to be released to be punished adequately by Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary immediately sought an ally with Germany‚ assuming war would follow after their demands of Serbia. Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia on July 28‚ 1914. The declarations of war were chain reactions in themselves
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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
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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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especially between Austria and Russia. I agree with Lafore’s conclusion that Austria-Hungary’s ethnic makeup was behind much of the problems that the empire faced. As he reiterates‚ these ethnic groups often clashed with the government‚ on the basis of establishing a nation-state for their nationality. There had been significant nationalistic movements throughout Austria-Hungary since 1870 ‚ and by the early 1900’s‚ these tensions were only exacerbated by actions taken by both Austria and Russia in their
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