trigger for WW1‚ but imperialism‚ nationalism‚ militarism and alliances were the major causes of WW1. Many countries had strong interest to expand their empire by colonizing smaller countries. A good example of this was the colonization of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary‚ which eventually led to the killing of Franz Ferdinand. While imperialists felt that they had the right to colonize other countries‚ nationalists fought hard to defend their sense of identity. Nationalist groups like the Black Hand were
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down to one singular factor‚ however‚ all of the events widely cited as the cause for the war when brought together which encompass the cause for the outbreak in 1914. “On July 28‚ 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Within a week‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ France‚ Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany‚ and World War I had begun.” (SV) When the war first broke out Americans remained isolationists and President Woodrow Wilson deemed that America remain neutral to
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Germany after writing it in the treaty. Germany lost 16 percent of its coalfields and France took the Coal-Rich Saar Basin (only for 15 years). The treaty had forced Germany to accept the independence of Poland‚ Czechoslovakia and Austria. Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria; this law was written so that Germany would have no help and they would stay weak. In summary‚ Germany lost much of its land‚ territory‚ population and coalfields due to the terms written in the
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In 1914 different countries joined allies. Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy‚ also known as the Triple Alliance opposed Great Britain‚ France and Russia (Triple Entente). These allies were obligated to help one another if attacked. On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to Austro-Hungarian thrown was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. On Saturday‚ July 18‚ 1914‚ Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. The President of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ insisted on neutrality and did
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annulled and restructured their alliances. This led countries to aid their allies if things turn out bad. For example‚ Russia was backing Serbia up after Austria-Hungary declared war against them because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand incident. This‚ it also made Germany to declared war against Russia in order to back Austria-Hungary. In the end‚ Those 4 causes: Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ Nationalism and Alliances together causes the World War 1 to be
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how they did it. All of these are equally important to the overall event‚ which in turn is important to‚ not only the world‚ but the United States as well. First up is the Archduke‚ one Franz Ferdinand. He was born on December 18‚ 1863‚ in Graz‚ Austria to Archduke Karl Ludwig. He was also the nephew of the Austro-Hungarian emperor of the time‚ Franz Joseph. The Archduke became the heir to that throne after the death of the current heir apparent‚ Archduke Rudolf‚ in 1889‚ and the death of his father
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In 1914 on June 28 the best est war in man kind broke out was knows has War World 1.No one really know what was the causes of war. My beliefs that cause the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ( Austria-Hungry president ). That maybe the alliance‚ militarism‚ and nationalism the three underlying cause of world war 1. With these three aforementioned item it made the war world 1 a blood thirstiest‚ and pain hungry wars of all times. Alliance was an
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military and technological advancements. Universal military services were formed by the European nations and new weapons and war tactics were invented. Due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ tensions between Austria and Germany against Serbia‚ Russia‚ and France began to rise‚ which led up to the start of World War I. Thus‚ the main catalyst for World War I was the assassination of the Archduke and his wife. At that time‚ the Austro – Hungarian Empire had
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supposed to be the war to end all wars. Also the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand has been blamed as the catalyst for WWI (Spielvogel Book). The major players in WWI were the Triple Entente- Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the Triple Alliance- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy. The reason for the assassination was because of Nationalism‚ Militarism and the Alliance that played the biggest part. Learning about WWI helps us understand todays conflicts because for example the geographic lines that were drawn
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The most well-known cause for the start of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. At the surface‚ this complicated event provides little insight to the conditions that truly caused World War I. These conditions were caused by the original reasons for the Balkan War. The circumstances set by the events and The Treaty of Versailles of World War I laid the groundwork for World War II. Similarly‚ the Balkan War set the stage for the First World War. These surrounding
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