the sudden cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914. The rise of nationalist views caused a divide and rivalry between various European nations. Nationalism is a dangerous form of loyalty to a country. It started with the Pan-Slavist nationalism movement‚ in which the Slavic people of Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted to cease from the imperialism of the Austria-Hungry Empire. Imperialism is when a country rises their power and wealth by taking
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Do you know how World War 1 started? Well if not‚ in this essay I will be telling you the many reasons how and why the United States got involved in the war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife were assassinated on June 28‚ 1914. After the assassination there were a series of events that happened and triggered World War 1 to occur.The next reason why it started was because on May 7‚ 1915 a German submarine launched a torpedo at the Lusitanian‚ which was a boat that had 1‚959
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
World War 1 was a tragic event that happened in the early 1900’s. Many people lost their family members and friends. Most may think that Serbia caused World War 1 by assassinating Austria’s archduke‚ but others may say different. Germany caused World War 1 because of the actions they did during this time. Germany caused World War 1 in many ways‚ and here is one. Germany and France were arguing over foreign lands. They argued over the land of Morocco and even and even fought a battle against each
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
(Mulligan). The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip who was associated with a group known as the Black Hand‚ which promoted Serbian nationalism. Right after the assassination Austria-Hungary and Serbia were in a diplomatic crisis with each other. On July 28 1914‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia thinking it would only be a short war (Danzer 580). But they had actually started what is now called the First World War. Although the assassination was the spark that started
Premium World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina
<center><b>The main cause of WWI was the European alliances. To what extent do you agree with this statement</b></center> <br> <br>Before 1914 the five Great Powers‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. In 1914 World War One broke out in Europe. Historians have debated the causes ever since. As a historian it will be difficult to conclusively establish a single cause a number of significant causes is a far more helpful outcome. Although the European Alliances
Premium World War I World War II Ottoman Empire
Worksheet 1. What is militarism? policy of military preparedness and building up weapons 2. How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead so many nations into war? Russia mobilizes army to help Austria-Hungary against Serbia‚ Germany thinks Russia is attacking Austria-Hungary‚ Declares war on Russia & then on their ally (France) then Britain declared war on Germany. 3. Why do you think that European nations were willing to go to war so quickly? I think they just wanted
Premium World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria World War II
starting in 1879. It was thought the alliances would promote peace. Each country would be protected by others in case of war‚ making it foolish for one country to wage war on another. No one wanted to be invaded by Russia‚ stop Italy from attacking Austria-Hungary and so on! No one trusted anyone else over there! They each wanted to make sure that they would be able to guide the military in the event of a war - plans where nothing would be left to chance. It helped start the war‚ as when you got into
Premium World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Kaiserliche Marine
technology that was used‚ such as submarines‚ tanks‚ machine guns. It was estimated that in that four year time period there were 10 million deaths. When the Serbians assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Austria-Hungary viewed this as a threat. Germany decided to help out Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia was allies with Serbia‚ which meant Russia‚ had to help defend Serbia‚ and it became a much bigger deal which included the acronym M-A-I-N. Imperialism Imperialism is when a country increases
Premium World War I World War II United Kingdom
something. Every war has causes to start. Different wars‚ different causes. World War I was a conflict between the Allied Powers (France‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ Great Britain and Italy) and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire). (Document#3) Austria sent Serbia an ultimatum to stop all anti-Austrian activity. And then World War I began because of M.A.I.N. M.A.I.N. stands for militarism‚ alliance system‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. One cause of World War I
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
place in the years building up to 1914. Firstly‚ there was the role of empire. Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia all had empires. This meant that they ruled many countries all over the world. Each of these countries wanted to keep their empire strong and was afraid of other countries taking over new territories. They saw this as a threat to their own empires. So when Germany and Austria-Hungary took control of smaller countries like Bosnia and Morocco‚ it looked to the rest of the world
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria