The Underlying Causes Of World War 1 World War 1‚ a.k.a ¨The Great War was one of the most tragic wars in history. The generation that went through World War 1 was nicknamed ¨The lost Generation¨ because of 4 years gone to waste on the war. But what was the underlying cause of World War 1? There are many beliefs on reasons World War 1 happened and these are 3 primary causes. Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ and alliances are debatable reasons for the cause of The Great War but what sticks out the most out
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Do you know how World War 1 started? Well if not‚ in this essay I will be telling you the many reasons how and why the United States got involved in the war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife were assassinated on June 28‚ 1914. After the assassination there were a series of events that happened and triggered World War 1 to occur.The next reason why it started was because on May 7‚ 1915 a German submarine launched a torpedo at the Lusitanian‚ which was a boat that had 1‚959
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There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times‚ the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole‚ which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems‚ the assassination played a big role on actually
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It is amazing to think about World War 1 or also known as the Great War and what happened during those significant but dreadful events. In this paper I will be explaining what started World War 1‚ who was involved‚ and what happened as an end result. To proceed‚ World War 1 erupted due to the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914)‚ heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918). According to Dr. Benson‚ within a couple of months‚ most
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peace to make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1‚ Also known as the First world war‚ or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say it was Austria-Hungary or
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When World War 1 ended‚ there was many casualties and damages throughout the four years. Most importantly‚ it left a doubt on who caused World War 1 and who was going to pay for the damages made. To settle this arguement there was a conference that united twenty seven countries and excluded 5 countries‚ Russia and the Central Power‚ called the Paris Peace Conference . The conference took place in Paris‚ France in June 28‚ 1919. In the conference‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created to end conflict
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The beginning of World War 1 was something not expected. It went the total opposite way from what was planned. The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand is what sparked the war. The war started in 1914. The war itself began in Balkin‚ Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Then Germany declared war on Russia‚ Then went on to France. France and Great Britain declared war on Austria Hungary within six days. The war had many causes‚ one of the first reasons for the war was a trend toward developing
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World War 1: The Great War World War 1‚ better known as "The Great War" started because of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand. On July 28‚ 1914 Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist‚ murdered the one appointed to the throne of Austria-Hungary to protest Habsburg rule of Bosnia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia prepared to defend its Slavic neighbors‚ and Germany declared war on Russia.
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World War I started on July 28‚ 1914. It ended around November 11‚ 1918. The war involved Germany‚ Austria - Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and the United States. The war started because of four main reasons. Those reasons are that militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the desire of a government to have and maintain a powerful army or military. This was be a people believed that war was good. In the case of World War I‚ Germany took
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Maria Polias‚ Year 9 History: AT #1 9RUBY EXPLAIN THE REASONS AUSTRALIAN’S JOINED WW1 In 1914‚ it was the first moment of when Australia’s joined World War one‚ The Australian government decided that it was a mature move to support its “Mother Country’ Britain. Australians were proud of being part of the British Empire; it was the biggest empire the world had ever seen rivalling over many great ancient empires such as the Romans. Australian’s felt proud to be a part of the empire because Britain
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