Dual Alliance- World War 1 Gavrillo Princip- He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the parade in Sarajevo. MANIA- This is an acronym to help remember the 5 causes of World War 1. M-Militarism A-Alliances N-Nationalism I-Imperialism A-Assassination Nationalism William II Central Powers Invasion Gates- It was a nickname given to the route from Germany into France from Belgium and it was gone through so many times through the war it was nicknamed this. Trench Warfare- It was mainly
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There were many causes that started World War 2‚ but the 3 most impactful events were; Hitler coming into power‚ the Great Depression‚ and the League of Nations inability to fix major international issues. Adolf Hitler rose to power as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party‚ or the Nazi Party. Hitler was the chancellor and dictator of Germany. Leading up to start of the war in 1939‚ Hitler breached of the treaty of versailles three times. First time he breached the treaty was
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Discuss the causes of the First World War World War I started in summer of 1914 as apolitical power play in Europe. Russian and Austria-Hungary competed for control of Balkan region. Many Serbians wanted to unite all Slavs into a one country‚ so Austria-Hungary started to worry for the Pan-Slavic movement and they annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina. This angered many Serbians‚ as they wanted to be in control of Bosnia. Thus‚ on June 28 1914‚ Serbians assassinated the heir of Austro-Hungarians throne.
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off to war with grins on their faces‚ little did they know they would come back home without those grins and a heartbeat. Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States fought against Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria‚ this war led to over 38 million casualties. The war was mainly located and focused on the western front in Europe. What was the underlying causes of World War One? Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were the three underlying causes of World War One. Out
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Causes of World War II World War I was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Nearly ten million soldiers died as a result of hostilities. The enormous losses on all sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction of new weapons‚ like the machine gun and gas warfare‚ as well as the failure of military leaders to adjust their tactics to the increasingly mechanized nature of warfare. A policy of attrition‚ particularly on the Western Front‚ cost the lives of hundreds of
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Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and
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World War One or The Great War’ as it became known‚ occurred due to many causes‚ some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to the general feeling amongst Serbians that‚ once appointed to the throne
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. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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Causes of World War One On Sunday 28th June‚ 1914Franz Ferdinand‚ and his wife‚ were assassinated part of a Serbian Terrorist Group‚ called the Black Hand. This event and the tension between Europe was a trigger that set off declarations of war and resulted in the “Great War”. Tensions had been building up in Europe for decades through Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Alliances‚ and these tensions had reach such a point that an event was needed to break these tensions. This was the
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"Because That Guy Got Shot" There is a lot of speculation as to which event of the nineteen hundreds led to the out break of World War One. Many people tend to say "Because that guy got shot." Still others have blamed everything from increased Nationalism and Imperialism in Hungary to Militarism in Russia. If one had to answer the question "What was the cause of World War One‚" the answer would be all of the above‚ and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as
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