The World War I also known as the Great War‚ was a global war that started out in Europe 1914 and lasted until 1918. Around seven million civilians died and more than nine million combatants died. Among other factors‚ Imperialism lead up to the War‚ which is a policy of extending the authority of an nation over foreign countries and holding dependencies. In which empires were building militarism which was especially important of how a country was run. Also‚ the Industrialism which involved the ability
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countries form these alliances to grow in strength‚ they can lead to ultranationalism and hostility between each other. This hostility grows into situations where war is nearly unavoidable. The source shows how this happened with the conflict between Serbia and Austria‚ turning a small battle between countries into a massive world war. In the political cartoon‚ people representing Serbia and Austria are at the front having an argument on the brink of becoming physical. Behind them‚ a man representing
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Why did Germany lose the War? Germany lost the war for many reasons‚ but the main reason for their loss‚ was their failure to prevent the blockade in 1918. The British naval were biting Germany hard as over a 350‚000 Germans had died from starvation in 1917 and the numbers increased in the next year. Demonstrations and strikes were performed in the northern cities of Germany as many of the civilians demanded an end to the war. There are many reasons why Germany lost World War One. One major reason
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World War 1 was considered to be a very brutal and most destructive war ever in human history that begun in Europe in August 1914. It was the very first war that included nations in it. According to a historian Sydney Bradshaw Fay; who says “it was a complex assortment of causes‚ notably imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances that pushed Europe into a war”. Where historians like Fritz Fischer and Niall Ferguson blamed one country particularly. According to a historian Eric Hobsbawm; who dint find
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Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France‚ Germany‚ and Britain. In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which
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German “wheel” advancing through Belgium and France.” (Hamilton 66‚ must PP). This ended up being costly for the Germans‚ as Britain began negotiating their war plans. “What is more‚ Germany’s action united the previously divided British cabinet and established for Britain the perfect pretext for entering the war.” (Ehlert‚ 53‚ must PP). Moltke did not fear the British‚ and continued on with his plan to invade Belgium. With a request to march through France securely to the Belgian King Albert in Potsdam
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World War 1 had a major impact on the world and everyone in it. There were 4 main problems that could’ve cause WW1. Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. The most important one was Militarism. It made people think about the “importance” of their navy/military. By other countries having better navy/military that could cause problems between countries. It could make them jealous of each other‚ and make them want to go to war. Usually‚ Militarism involves a country
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Imperialism has positively affected South Africa by bringing up new crops‚ new technology‚ development of structures‚ improved transportation‚ and industrialization. Fearing they wouldn’t get an opportunity to collect raw materials‚ the other Europeans hurried to establish their presence on the continent. During the 1870s‚ the Belgians began to trade with Africans in the Congo. Africans were traded and treated as slaves‚ the white folk were cruel and punished them. In 1884‚ to avoid having conflict
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War can have a huge impact on the international distribution of power and the global hierarchy. World War I went down in history as the greatest disaster and changed the balance of power. The development of economic imperialism‚ the emergence of trade barriers‚ the arms race‚ militarism and autocracy‚ the struggle over the balance of power‚ important for the maintenance of colonial powers‚ sharp local conflicts (Balkan wars‚ the Italian-Turkish War) and crisis (the Bosnian crisis‚ the collapse of
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World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war in human history. It lasted for six years from 1939-1945 and resulted in more than 60 million deaths. This war was fought between two sides known as the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies made up of several countries including the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom and the Axis Powers which was made up by Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Before World War II‚ the life of most people living in the United States was extremely difficult
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