The time before 1914 was a time of unrest and small fighting between countries. As a cause of industrialization‚ countries had had to find new markets which were often in other countries. To gain the markets‚ the country had to take over the land. This policy of conquering and ruling other lands is called imperialism. By 1900‚ Britain had control in over five continents and France had control of large portions of Africa as a result of imperialism and felt that their military could not be beat. Once
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There are several causes to have started the war in July of 1914. The biggest being the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ this led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. The underlying causes are far more important in forcing Europe to forcing war upon itself. The four underlying causes of World War 1 are: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. Among other causes such as: territorial‚ political‚ and economic‚ the importance of these are not as large
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Johnny Korn Alliance system caused world war I Word count: 1‚423 World-War-One began in 1914 and lasted for four years. Historians have debated over the many causes of this war. This essay will look at the extent to how the alliance system was a cause for the war by looking at how it divided Europe into 2 antagonistic power blocks‚ how the secrecy of alliances led to fear‚ suspicion and therefore caused crisis‚ and how the alliance system could and did transform the many local disputes
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were four main causes of world war I: Imperialism. Militarism‚ Nationalism‚ and Allies. The two sides of the war grew to be the Central powers and the Allies. In the beginning of the war America responded with neutrality‚ the preparedness movement and the peace movement. Germany had pulled to many strings over time and America had enough. Things for American soldiers on the European front vs. things for people on the home front were very different. Eventually President Wilson came up with a plan
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World War One Causes by Kayla Owen The Great War‚ or more commonly known as World War One‚ was one of the most important wars in history. It was the first war which involved the whole globe. It took place in Central Europe when central powers such as Germany and Austria-Hungary aligned with other countries in order to obtain more land. Most of the states which were controlled under the Ottoman Empire aligned with each other against Russia. Russia then began to ally themselves with other states
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The Cause of World War 1 War‚ war never changes. War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. There were many key factors into how and what started the first World War. In my opinion‚ I believe that the war was caused by and because of Militarism. Yes Imperialism and Nationalism were huge components into WW1 but Militarism tops the charts. For war you are going to need soldiers to fight it for you. The nations used propaganda to lure the soldiers into
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WW1 was a brutal battle that spread to many countries. Every country was trying to overpower each other and make everybody else like them. The 3 main causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances and nationalism; countries were building up there militaries‚ the alliances were surrounding another alliance‚ and nationalism was over ruling the countries. Militarism is a domino effect. One country starts to build up there their armies and other countries notice and start to build up there’s. In Document
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World War 1 (1914-1918) was one of the bloodiest wars in all of history‚ which ended with around 40 million casualties‚ and was commonly known as “a war of attrition” which was basically a war to test who could survive the longest. In this war there were two main opposing forces‚ the central powers‚ consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and The Ottoman Empire. The second opposing force was the allied powers‚ which consisted of Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ Russia‚ and the United States. Although World
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To remember the four main causes of World War I (1914-1918) is to remember the acronym MAIN (Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism). In the aspect of militarism‚ Britain had a large navy‚ which nations like Germany strived to have as well. Germany and France competed to build larger armies. It was an arms race‚ producing more weapons‚ larger military‚ and superior military technology. Unease between England and Germany led Europe’s nations to form alliances‚ coming to the other’s defense
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World War 1 DBQ Prior to the start of World War 1‚ several countries in Europe were fixated on being the dominant country in Europe‚ seeking to hold the top position on the social hierarchy among the European nations. After the Age of Imperialism‚ many Europeans took great pride in their countries’ growth and prosperity. The most powerful countries in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were becoming wealthier due to the trade from African colonies‚ while other countries (without income
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