Many events led up to the war involving alliances and assassinations‚ but the confusion began when countries blamed other countries. Alliances‚ militarism‚ and colonization are the most important and effective causes of WWI. One of the main reasons war became global was the intervention of alliances. The Triple Alliance was caught between the Triple Entente causing disturbances. (A) Help from Russia and Britain got the entire continent of Europe involved. Because of so many alliances‚ each country
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World War I (WWI) was a hard fought‚ crude war that lasted just over four years. Nationalism‚ a group’s desire to form their own country‚ militarism‚ a group’s opinion of military use to gain power over another‚ and imperialism‚ a gaining of power due to conquering other countries‚ all played a big role in the beginning of WWI. However‚ this was not actually the cause of the war. The famous start of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Here are some other factors
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World war one is one of the most important events in world history. It took place in Europe in 1914-1918. The whole world participated this war. So everyone had some responsibility. There are more than one reasons for the outbreak of this war. Mainly‚ it was the expansion form of nationalism & the alliances system. Other issues played a major part too‚ such as imperialism‚ the industrial revolution‚ naval race and domestic factors. One of the main long term causes as I said before is Nationalism
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QUESTIONS SINCE 1971 XI. Expansionism 1890’s – 1914 1. United States foreign policy between 1815 and 1910 was determined less by economic than strategic‚ moral‚ or political interests. Assess the validity of this generalization with reference to at least TWO major episodes ( for example: treaties‚ wars‚ proclamations‚ annexations‚ etc.) in the foreign policy of the United States between 1815 and 1910. (80) 2. How and why did the Monroe Doctrine become
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The First World War broke out in 1914. This originally involved Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many causes as to why the war started. One of the long term causes was the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ for example the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. There were
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Causes: • Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems
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America’s "New Economy" "As the 1900’s gave way to the new millennium‚ it became increasingly clear that a new era in American (and world) history had begun. The old era had been dominated by the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. The new era was defined by the rise of a new global economy...the ways in which the world’s peoples lived‚ worked‚ and governed themselves. Global communication‚ trade‚ and capital flow all grew rapidly..." (Griffith‚ Baker 531). The United
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Cause of World War I World War I was called the “war to end all wars” or “the great war” but what caused this “ great war”? Most historians believe there are five main causes: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Many people use the acronym “M. A. N. I. A.” to remember these causes. The immediate cause of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand because a Serbian Black Hand member assassinated the Archduke‚ it made Austria-Hungary
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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World War I was primarily the result of "-isms"‚ most notably: * Imperialism * Militarism * Nationalism Imperialism In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century the world saw a lot of colonization of Africa and Asia by European powers. Each trying to fulfill its own version of a manifest rule. This caused land and empire rivalries. In short all countries wanted to be strong therefore they competed over: land and empire‚ navies and armies‚ power and influence. This
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