Europe that started what is now called World War 1 (WW1). This war did not just spring up out of nowhere there many causes involved that started this vast conflict. The immediate cause of WW1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was killed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo (Mulligan). The main cause of WW1 is M.A.I.N which represents militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism (Danzer 579). And a contributing factor of WW1 is escalating tension in the Balkan region. Because
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with an estimated thirteen million deaths. The four main reasons why WW1 broke out were The Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ The Arms Race and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Overall‚ the most important cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. One cause of WW1 was the alliance system‚ which involved two main forces: The Triple Entente‚ consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia and The Triple Alliance consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. Each member of an alliance promised to
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Weapons: There were different kinds of weapons used in WW1. Firstly‚ there was the rifle and it was a bolt-action rifle. It was the most used gun by the soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds altogether could be fired in a minute and a person that was standing 1400-1500 metres away could possibly be killed by it so this shows how powerful it was. Also‚ another weapon that was frequently used was machine guns. A disadvantage to them was that they needed 4-6 men to use them so this could be
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Why was there an arms race at the start of the 20th Century? d) Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914? e) How did this shooting trigger a World War? f) What was the Schieffen plan and how did this lead to War? g) Who was to blame for World War I? 2. Peacemaking and the League of Nations a) Who was at Versailles? b) What were the terms of the TofV? c) What was the League of Nations? d) What were its strengths AND weaknesses? e) Explain the Manchurian and Abyssinian
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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will be bad consequences for what they have done and Serbia had Russia as its allies and Russia threatened Austria then Austria told Germany the problem and Germany declared war on Russia and its ally which was France. Germany went into Belgium and then Britain entered war on the Russian side. Australia went in too because it was allies with Britain. The effects of WW1 on America were wide ranging covering the political‚ economic and social impact the Great War had on the United States. Unlike the
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Modern History Study: Reasons for stalemate on the Western Front: * Failure of the Schlieffen plan – Whilst the Schlieffen plan dealt with war on two fronts‚ its failure was instrumental to the stalemate on the Western Front. Germany fell short of achieving a quick and decisive victory over France and Britain in which they had hoped for. The German Army’s initial advance was halted by Belgium‚ who allowed Britain and Russia to mobilise their troops. * The Battle of the Marne – German
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Factors of WW1 The First World War‚ was a war centred in Europe that began on 28 July‚ 1914 and lasted until and ended on 11 November‚ 1918. One of the major event in the human history which was fought mostly by soldiers in trenches but later introduced the machine gun‚ poison gas‚ tanks and other weapons into battle which also helped humans to advance the technology for destruction of each other. Human curiosity and creatives ideas that helped us to be more civilized like industrialization
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Tensions pre 1914 and reasons for Outbreak of WW1: The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included 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. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and dictators during the Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination
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War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front (217 Words) There was a clear expectation that WW1 would be a quick‚ offensive military war over by Christmas. Introduction of new technology such as munitions and tanks changed the structure of war as many were not prepared for modern warfare. Millions of men participated in war along with vast numbers of horses and later trucks‚ there was a great need for food and medical supplies however‚ it was hard to sustain. There were
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