The First World War began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke‚ Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ on June 28‚ 1914 by Serbian revolutionary‚ Gavrilo Princip. This event was‚ however‚ simply the trigger that set off many declarations of war. The actual causes of the war are more complicated and are still debated by historians today. But there were two important causes that are truly believed to be the factors of World War One. The two underlying causes
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new technology and advanced equipment was mirrored by other nations such as Greece might have had quite a disadvantage due to its size. 2. When the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ visited Bosnia in 1914‚ he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ under orders of the Black Hand which was a covert Serbian military society. Shortly after‚ the July Crisis took place when Austria-Hungary provoked Serbia to start a war. Five days later‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ on July 28th
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The Great War The Great War‚ also known as World War I‚ was a global war centered in Europe that began in July of 1914 and lasted until November of 1918. This war drew in all the worlds’ economics great powers‚ which were separated into two opposing alliances‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were based off of the Triple Entente‚ The United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead
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● It was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War 1. On June 28th‚ 1914 in the Austro-Hungary. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the imperial throne. Princip was a member of a Serbian terrorist organization‚ Black Hand. He was trying to spread Serbian nationalism. Instead‚ his reckless act started World War 1. About a month of diplomatic challenges and responses‚ the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Ottoman Turkey) and the Allied Powers
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European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 to 1918.[4] The act which is considered to have triggered the succession of events which led to war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Young Bosnia. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against the Kingdom of Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month‚ much
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Austria and its allies‚ ultimately leading to war on a global scale. Within this political firestorm‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism grew at an astounding rate. European countries came to feel that expanding their territory was vital to winning the war. In addition to the desire for more territory‚ countries used their military might to foster a new sense of Nationalism. World War One ended on November 11‚ 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke
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incident that occurred in 1914 served as the direct cause of the WWI. It was an unprecedented attack on the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ who were being shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb extremist; during Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo‚ Princip was caught on the scene. A chain of events ensued after the incident. When Germany provided the “Blank Cheque” to Austria-Hungary‚ she was cleared to send an ultimatum consisting of three harsh terms to Serbia
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Two Major Military Alliances By Shannai Sloan The real cause of world war one was the existence of two major military alliances. An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit‚ especially between countries or organisations. As all the major European countries were apart of one of the two alliances‚ any conflict between countries could cause an outbreak in war between them all. Firstly‚ with Europe being split in half with the two alliances it caused suspicion and fear between
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Western Front while‚ at the same time‚ fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front. The immediate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary‚ by 19 year old Serbian nationalist‚ Gavrilo Princip. After the assassination‚ Austria-Hungary sent an ultimatum to Serbia on July 23‚ making demands developed to humiliate the Serbs so they would reject the ultimatum. On July 28‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ after ordering a partial
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Kaiser Wilhelm II’s aggressive foreign policy of “weltpolitik” was aimed to establish Germany as global power. Germany’s attempts to play a greater role in Europe and not be isolated in Germany‚ ultimately failed and led to a World War . The juxtaposition of the actions as result of “weltpolitick” of Kaiser Wilhelm II and alliances support Germany’s responsibility for causing the First World War. In 1890‚ Germany shifted from Otto Van Bismarck’s foreign policy of “realpolitik” to Kaiser Wilhelm’s
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