The causes of World War I The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Deeper Causes World War One (WWI) is a war that we all know of. Perhaps because it was the first war in which armies used modern technology such as machine guns and chemical warfare. WWI began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ and ended four years later with 10 million soldiers dead and another 20 million wounded. Many people know that WWI began with the assassination of of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ but many don’t know what really caused this epic war‚ the
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While many factors led to the war‚ nationalism contributed the most‚ due to the desire of the Serbs to create their own Slavic nation and the need of each European country to be more superior than the others. “Additionally‚ the Serbians could or would do little to stop the activities of the anti-Austrian secret society‚ the Black Hand. To the Austrians‚ the rise of Pan-Slavic nationalism‚ and particularly Serbian aggression‚ was a direct threat to the future of the Austrian Empire.” (Doc J) Archduke
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A sovereign state is a political organization with a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area.[1] It has a permanent population‚ a government‚ and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.[2] It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither dependent on nor subject to any other power or state.[3] The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.[4] While according to the declaratory theory of state recognition
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caused world war 1 is alliances contributed the most to the outbreak of war.There were alliances and everyone was choosing their own side of who to help.If their wasn’t any alliances The war could probably end quicker and other people that were not in the war will not get involved in the war.Instead of keeping the peace the different countries decided to join the war and choose their side.What if they didn’t have a side.And they were not in the war. With alliances people joined the war to make
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The Underlying Causes Of World War 1 World War 1‚ a.k.a ¨The Great War was one of the most tragic wars in history. The generation that went through World War 1 was nicknamed ¨The lost Generation¨ because of 4 years gone to waste on the war. But what was the underlying cause of World War 1? There are many beliefs on reasons World War 1 happened and these are 3 primary causes. Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ and alliances are debatable reasons for the cause of The Great War but what sticks out the most out
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Pre-World War 1‚ also known as the Great War‚ there were the Balkan Wars. The Balkans consisted of two wars that were fought because Russia wanted access to ports that they could use to avoid their enemy‚ the Ottoman Empire. The some of the results of these wars included Serbia being freed and Bosnia becoming a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire. These results would eventually lead to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark”
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism was a popular idea at the time and can be defined as the belief that war would make one’s country stronger. Alliances were abundant before and especially during World War I and brought a multitude of countries into the war. Imperialism is the goal of expanding a nation’s territory‚ which would have been a rational aim of provoking warfare. Nationalism is an ideology of allegiance and loyalty to
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