was the first war in history that had most of the world dragged into conflict against one another. There were many causes of WW1 the main one that actually started it was a short term cause‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire. But there were a lot of long term causes that were building up to war like the arms race with military sections such as navy being built up especially between Britain and Germany. Also Imperialism was a great cause because Germany
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There are many different things that caused world war 1.some causes were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. From all of these different causes the most important and relevant cause to world war 1 is alliances. The point of forming alliances was to prevent war by deterrence but‚ if war did happen a countries allies job was to help them win the war. The problem with this is that if any country got into any type of conflict then everyone and the alliance system would also get into
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was viewed as a great excuse to attack Austria-Hungary’s troublesome neighbor‚ Serbia. However‚ instead of reacting quickly to the incident‚ Austria-Hungary made sure they had the backing of Germany‚ with whom they had a treaty‚ before they proceeded. This gave Serbia time to get the backing of Russia‚ with whom they had a treaty. The calls for back-up didn’t end there. Russia also had a treaty with France and Britain. This meant that by the time Austria-Hungary officially declared war on Serbia
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caused world war I by alliances due to Russia providing support for Serbia and Germany supporting Austria-Hungary. An example of this is that on Document A it shows both Serbia and Russia had a special ethic tie due to both of them having nations that had the Majority of slaves inhabiting it ‚ therefore when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia had to assist them as Germany does the same for Austria-Hungary. Therefore causing World War I as all the Nations are helping each other to fight
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world war because Austria-Hungary decided to declare war‚ triggering action according to a series of international treaties cause more European countries to engage in the war. Although there was three general underlying causes of WWl‚ alliances‚ arms race or militarism‚ and imperialism. Out of the three root causes of WWl alliances were one of the most significant reasons. Wednesday august 5th‚ 1914 a newsletter was released depicting nations‚ England‚ Russia‚ France‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚ Serbia
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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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that had resulted the war- militarism‚ alliances and imperialism. However the most significantly underlying cause of World War I is through imperialism. Militarism is an important cause of World War I. In 1890‚ the five powers of Europe- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia- had spent British pounds mostly on armaments. In 1914‚ which is about twenty-four years later‚ the amount of money spent on militarism had drastically increased (Doc C). However‚ out of all those nations
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Causes | Effects | 1. World War 1 caused countries to gain and lose power. | New European countries were created. | 2. The Unites wanted to defend democracy. | President Wilson assured that the American people that entering the war was not only just; it was noble. Defending democracy allowed them to have certain freedoms‚ such as freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion. | 3. During World War 1‚ several world leaders began supporting the need for an international organization to preserve peace
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History Honors 211 December 18th‚ 2014 The Great War: the World had Never Spilled so Much Blood World War One is one of the most tragic wars the world has experienced. The Great War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. However‚ this assassination is not the only cause of a war in which the most powerful countries of the time were involved in. This war was boiling for several years and the murder of the duke happened to be the spilling point. The main cause‚ as
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the 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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