Asses the importance of each of the following in causing the First World War: nationalism‚ alliances‚ economic factors. Introduction World War One was a war fought due to both direct and indirect causes. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand opened the floodgates as tensions were released within European countries. The strong nationalism from countries both new and old prevailed at this time. Additionally‚ alliances that were created before the war caused a quarrel between two countries become
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There were many causes that contributed to World War One (WWI). In the treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to take full blame for causing the war. Although Germany played a large role in encouraging Austria-Hungary’s initial actions‚ Serbia and Austria-Hungary bore the biggest responsibility for initiating the conflicts to come. Serbia deserved the greatest blame for the outbreak of WWI. Their backing of the Black Hand terrorists was very reckless. Austria-Hungary was only a little less responsible
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Alliances As The Underlying Cause Of World War I World War I‚ was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the big powers of the world. Before World War I started many alliances were made. First in May 1882 Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary signed the Triple Alliance‚ in 1883 Rumania and Austria-Hungary signed a secret alliance. In 1890 Germany allowed the Reinsurance Treaty signed with Russia to lapse‚ in 1894 France and Russia signed a defensive alliance‚ in 1902 Britain
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One such cause was militarism‚ with countries engaging in a weaponry race. Nationalism was another cause‚ making tensions between countries rise. The concept of alliances between major countries in Europe was a third cause. The final major cause of World War I was the developing feeling of imperialism in European countries. All these concepts and ideas came together in the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary empire. The concept of militarism was a major cause of World
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There were a number of reasons that all combined to cause the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. However‚ some causes had more of a significant impact than others on the outbreak of the Great War than others. The least significant cause of World War I was the arms race and economic rivalry between Germany and Britain. Prior to the war‚ Britain had the most valuable trade in the world because we were trading goods from all over the colonies. Germany was second best at the same time‚ being only
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From 1870 to 1910‚ countries around Europe had been making deals to work together as some countries were growing more powerful and looking threatening. Some countries stayed out of it‚ hoping the heat would pass‚ but in 1914‚ WW1 started and the alliance system was one of the main reasons for the outbreak. The first alliance was made in 1879‚ 35 years before the outbreak. It was between rising power Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire. It was so Germany could think about attacking other countries
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World War I‚ one of the most devastating wars in the 20th century‚ which took place in July 28‚ 1914 and lasted until November 11‚ 1918. No one knows for sure what causes the war‚ but the top four answers are Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. I strongly believe that Nationalism has been the cause of the first world war. Nationalism seems to be the start of WWI because everyone shows loyalty and support to their country‚ even during hard times‚ which supports their leaders and makes
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World war one was one of the darkest times in our history. There were many horrors associated with world war one that weren’t associated with other wars due to advances in technology. Additionally‚ fear was also a major factor during the war‚ as people constantly feared for their lives. To make matters worse‚ the soldiers that fought in the war lacked the proper motivation after everything they have experienced. World war one was horrific‚ frightening‚ and unfortunate war that nobody wanted to fight
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As previously mentioned‚ Lafore emphasizes that the primary cause of World War I was the tensions created in the Balkans‚ especially between Austria and Russia. I agree with Lafore’s conclusion that Austria-Hungary’s ethnic makeup was behind much of the problems that the empire faced. As he reiterates‚ these ethnic groups often clashed with the government‚ on the basis of establishing a nation-state for their nationality. There had been significant nationalistic movements throughout Austria-Hungary
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World war one ran from 1914-1918 which was also known as the Great War. It was also known as the first modern war and the reasoning behind it is because of all the new technology that was used‚ such as submarines‚ tanks‚ machine guns. It was estimated that in that four year time period there were 10 million deaths. When the Serbians assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Austria-Hungary viewed this as a threat. Germany decided to help out Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia was allies with Serbia
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