Research Questions 1: World war one was sparked by the assignation of archduke Francis Ferdinand. The political objective of the assassination was to break Austria- Hungary’s south- Slav provinces off so they could be combined into a great Serbia. Both sides of the group believed it would be a quick war of many resources. 2: Russia become involved in WWI after Austria declared war against Serbia‚ because Russia had made itself the guardian of all Slavic and/or Eastern Orthodox peoples‚ particularly
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World War one started in 1914 and ended in 1918‚ and World War two started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In both wars‚ Germany and its allies had major parts in the beginning of the conflicts. World war one was fought between the Triple Entente & Italy versus Germany and Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire. The results for both wars were almost the same. In World War one‚ no army lost; however‚ Germany politically lost everything‚ or most‚ of what she had. While in World war two‚ Germany surrendered
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Abstract There are many reasons that contributed to Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I and declare war against Germany. The sinking of the Sussex and other U.S. naval fleets was a main factor. President Wilson had already realized that Germany was not afraid to take down American vessels‚ with the sinking of two American ships prior to the sinking of the Sussex. Americans were not so eager to go to war‚ so we pushed for war through propaganda. American propaganda stressed for America
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Countries in secret agreements with one another had major cause and affect on World War I‚ as it was already main cause leading to the war. Allied countries were created even before the war had begun. Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and Italy were allied together many years before the war. This alliance is known as the Triple Alliance. However‚ the Triple Alliance wasn’t always triple‚ for at a time there were only two countries. Germany and Austria-Hungary were already allies by 1879 when their concern
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How stable was Russia on the eve of World War 1? There are several arguments concerning Russia’s stability on the eve of World War 1 and many of these arguments have counter arguments which show a different side concerning the same events. The first argument which supports the idea that Russia was indeed stable on the eve of World War 1 is that Tsarism managed to get through the crisis of the 1905 revolution without being overthrown. This was due to the fact that various groups were bought
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Some top notch review material (from quora.com) If World War One Was A Bar Fight Germany‚ Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a whole new suit because of the new beer stains on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone should chill. Serbia points out that it can’t afford a whole suit‚ but offers to pay for the
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Compare & Contrast Most people would agree that all wars are terrible and have great affects on everyone in its path. Some believe that all wars are the same‚ each war ending with deaths‚ casualties and destruction. Now‚ two very important wars‚ World War One and World War Two easily did just that. Both of these wars involved multiple countries to fight in it. These two wars were extremely great in size compared to most other wars. Although World War One and World War Two were both worldwide
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Why Germany Lost the First World War The Invasion of Belgium The German invasion of Belgium in August 1914 can be seen as a mistake for two reasons: 1. By breaking the Treaty of London (1839) Germany put herself clearly in the position of the aggressor. This meant that Germany‚ from the beginning of the war‚ lost the support of neutral opinion and gave the Allies the chance to justify their entry into the war in defence of ‘gallant little Belgium’. 2. It is very possible that Britain might
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Two major causes of WWI were militarism and nationalism. WWI began in 1914 and lasted 4 long years. Many countries especially those with an Empire‚ enrolled in the war. It was between two alliances‚ fixed together. With militarism‚ which is the love and pride of one’s country and its military power‚ European countries started producing more powerful weapons for future conflicts. This soon enough started an arms race which was spread all throughout Europe because each country wanted surpass each other
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In 1881‚ Germany came up with an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia called the “Three Emperors’ League”. During their alliances‚ both Germany and Russia had many disputes over Bosnia and Serbia because both were greedy for that land. This alliance went on until a Wilhelm II became the new emperor of Germany and fired of Bismarck who came with the alliance‚ and kicked Russia of the league. In 1908‚ France signed an alliance treaty with Russia and later on with Britain called The Triple Entente
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