To what extent was the alliance system to blame for the outbreak of war in 1914? The alliance system is an important factor in the outbreak of war in 1914‚ however it is only one of the causes of the First Word War and many other factors led to the war. These included militarism and nationalism. However the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most immediate cause. The alliance system in Europe linked countries together in larger groups. Germany’s alliance with Austria-
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Many peoples and cultures (Germans‚ Austrians‚ Hungarians‚ Czechs‚ Slovaks‚ Serbs‚ Italians‚ Croats and Poles) were all being ruled by the Emperor Franz Josef who was having troubles ruling this vast place. He wanted to colonise countries of the Balkans. Italy‚ being the weakest of all Central Powers and with very little industry‚ wanted to colonise and extend its empire. France wanted to defeat Germany‚ take revenge on the humiliation of its loss in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. In desperate
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Would you agree with the view that Mussolini’s foreign policy was always expansionist? Mussolini’s foreign policy aimed to revise the Paris peace settlement.‚ increase influence in the Balkans and Mediterranean and to expand Italy’s overseas colonial empire. In 1935 Mussolini achieved one of these aims by taking over Abyssinia‚ this increased his colonial empire. He was able to achieve this because of Britain and France’s ever increasing pre-occupation with Hitler’s Germany. Because Britain didn’t
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alliances during the early nineteenth century were the Triple Entente‚ the Triple Alliance‚ and the Balkans. The Triple Entente‚ an alliance consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia was for political and economic reasons. The Triple Alliance‚ also a three way alliance‚ consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy was formed for the military purpose of stopping French and Russian sentiment. Lastly‚ the Balkans alliance‚ was an economic agreement between Bulgaria and Serbia‚ two nations forming an alliance
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From the German perspective‚ World War 1 was fought on two fronts; the Western Front and Eastern Front. The fronts were significantly different when it came to warfare‚ namely the tactics employed to deal with the French and British in the West‚ and the Russians in the East. What was supposed to be a quick victory became a complete failure in military movement and intelligence‚ and an underestimation of military mobilization. On the Western Front‚ Germans ran up against the British and French for
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alliance?) A) Germany B) Britain C) France D) Russia E) Italy Page Ref: 647 3) What was the region of Europe that produced the most diplomatic crises prior to World War I? A) Scandinavia B) The Balkans C) Italy D) Spain E) Iberian peninsula Page Ref: 649 4) What two European powers were directly involved in the Balkan diplomacy? A) Germany and Russia B) Russia and Britain C) Russia and Austria-Hungary D) France and Austria-Hungary E) Italy and Austria-Hungary
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‘The outbreak of the war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive German foreign policy which had been waged since c.1900.’ It has been a matter of fervent controversy that Germany went to war with aggressive or defensive intentions. Source V seems to be of the opinion that Germany went to war solely for defensive reasons due to the extensive array of alliances that encircled her as well as diplomatic tension. On the whole‚ Source W seems to take the opposite approach deeming how Germany’s aggressive
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“Sworn Virgins” in the Balkans This essay is about one of the third gender roles. “Sworn Virgins” While researching I came across very interesting sites that talked about these woman that became men in their society. These Albanian women were from the northern and southern parts of Balkans. This essay will talk about their lives living as a man‚ the process of it and the reasoning for their choice. Here are the sites I gathered my facts from: www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/12/21/jill_peter
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he underlying causes of World War I‚ which began in the The Balkans in late July 1914‚ are several. Among these causes were political‚ territorial and economic conflicts among the great European powers in the four decades leading up to the war. Additional causes were militarism‚ a complex web of alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914 caused by the assassination of Archduke
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Causes of World War I Germany‚ France‚ Russia‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Britain attempting to keep the lid on the simmering cauldron of imperialist and nationalist tensions in the Balkans to prevent a general European war. They were successful in 1912 and 1913‚ but did not succeed in 1914. The main causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility between the great European powers of the four decades leading up to the
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