1. It induced fear and encouraged individuals to join the naval forces (7). Although‚ during the First World War‚ many imperialized countries fought back due to the greater distractions of the war. For example‚ Serbia fought for independence from Austria-Hungary because the Serbs did not wish to be drafted as slaves of war and fight for another country (4). World War 1 not only sparked a patriotic feel for larger countries‚ but it inspired smaller‚ lesser countries to fight for themselves and become
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3005151 MWH 5 5/1/13 MAIN Causes of WWI: Intro+Imperialism+Nationalism World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women‚ and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long lasting peace
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Causes of World War I can widely vary. The most known cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife on June 28‚ 1914 during his visitation in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist and Bosnian-Serb member of Young Bosnia‚ was the individual who committed this act. Because of this‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ effectively starting World War I. Major events that occured in World War I include the official beginning event when Germany
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feuding‚ competitive empires of Europe into making treaties‚ asking for help‚ and plotting revenge. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ which asked Russia‚ France and England for help. The Germans and the Ottomans forged ties to help Austria-Hungary. (DBQ background) Millions died in the slow‚ barely-advancing war. The United States was ultimately pulled in and assisted the English and French. Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire declared defeat‚
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into two distinct alliances and had established contracts that secured their alliances‚ which meant that opposition between only two countries would most likely mean war between them all. The second article of the Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy reads‚ “In case Italy‚ without direct provocation on her part‚ should be attacked by France for any reason whatsoever‚ the two other Contracting Parties shall be bound to lend help and assistance with all their forces to the party
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an open door to set his world domination plans into full tilt. When Hitler occupied the Rhineland‚ a place that was off-limits to him according to the Versailles treaty‚ World War II may have been instigated‚ with this as a tipping point. Once Austria and Sudetenland were occupied by the Nazi army‚ there is no doubt that world war ii was instigated. The Great Depression‚ which affected the entire world‚ is also one of the causes of World War II. The stock market crash in 1929 was like a pebble
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There are multiple reasons and events that if occurred will guaranteed start world war one. It is clear that the war was ongoing for a long time‚ when it began in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However many other reasons took a part in starting the war‚ some occurring as far back the late 1800’s. Militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances system were the three main factors that were present back then‚ leading towards this explosive war (Turner‚ 2002) The First World War was truly “the
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On June 28th 1914 Franz Ferdinand the Archduke of Austria-Este was assassinated. A 19 year old man that goes by the name of Gavrilo Princip apart of the black hand group assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The assassination lead to other events that eventually caused World war one. Belgium’s ports were close to the British Coast and during the war Germany took control of Belgium. This was a major threat to Britain. On August 4th 1914 Germany attacked France through Belgium and within hours
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Hochschild was "the spark" that actually pushed all the countries over the edge of pacifism‚ meaning that all of the countries were not fighting‚ and started the largest war that the world had ever seen. That spark was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand in the country of Sarajevo‚ next to Serbia. Hochschild explains the assassination in his novel. He writes‚ "It was into this powder keg of jostling empires‚ just as Franz Ferdinand’s open touring car unexpectedly stopped on
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One in The Same: WWI + WWII The World War of the 20th Century was amongst the greatest and most lethal of all modern warfare. It was a horrific time whereas almost every civilized nation in the world was effected one way or the other. Despite the twenty-three year armistice‚ World War Two was merely Part Two of the First World War with higher stakes due to the fact that the same conflicts were never resolved (by the League of Nations)‚ just drawn deeper into. There were also the same recurring factors
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