Karl Marx wrote about a different economic system in a time when capitalism dominated Europe. As industrialization progressed‚ people wanted more. Rising levels of production led to rising need for materials. This desire for materials and money eventually led to the start of World War I‚ which then led to the Russian revolutions that ended the tsar-led government and introduced communism. Thus‚ Karl Marx accurately predicted the failure of capitalism that would lead to communism in Russia. In The
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years building up to 1914. Firstly‚ there was the role of empire. Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia all had empires. This meant that they ruled many countries all over the world. Each of these countries wanted to keep their empire strong and was afraid of other countries taking over new territories. They saw this as a threat to their own empires. So when Germany and Austria-Hungary took control of smaller countries like Bosnia and Morocco‚ it looked to the rest of the world like
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the two major alliances in the early 1900’s) consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and later‚ the Ottoman Empire. Originally‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary were held in a tight alliance and almost dependence on each other. So when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Germany honored their alliance and also started warring with Serbia through declaration on all of Russia. When Japan later attacked Germany‚ Austria-Hungary returned the favor by declaring war on Japan. And so the domino affect ensued
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Causes | Effects | 1. World War 1 caused countries to gain and lose power. | New European countries were created. | 2. The Unites wanted to defend democracy. | President Wilson assured that the American people that entering the war was not only just; it was noble. Defending democracy allowed them to have certain freedoms‚ such as freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion. | 3. During World War 1‚ several world leaders began supporting the need for an international organization to preserve peace
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started 96 years ago and ended 92 years ago. Yet today after so much time the main cause of the war still remains unexposed to this day. What triggered the whole war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary on June 28th 1914 by The Black Hand. The assassination happened because of feelings toward the Serbians. The Archduke and his wife were on a parade route in their car during their visit to Sarajevo. Many assassins were lined up to take the kill
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Russia reacted to this assault by halfway preparing and going to war against Austria-Hungary to secure their Slavic relatives‚ which was trailed by Germany’s request that Russia retire instantly. The Russians denied Germany’s interest and the Kaiser pronounced war on Russia and France. The Germans were adhering to a former arrangement known
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To what extent was Germany responsible for causing World War One? To what extent was Germany responsible for causing World War One? In August‚ 1914‚ 6 million men mobilised for war on the European continent. It was the bloodiest war that had been fought yet in history due to huge advances in weapons and technology. This question of who was to blame for the war has been debated many times by many historians. Germany was responsible for its beginning to some extent but that extent can be argued
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Russia is an ally of Serbia‚ so when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia did the same. Germany is an Ally of Austria-Hungary and declares war on Russia & France. Alliances made the war gain more participants which led to the title World War. Nationalism is when you stand up for your country. Gavrilo Princip assassinated the prince of Austria-Hungary. He thought that killing the prince would be the first step to getting rid of the rule in the
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1918–1930s Louis P. Bénézet’s map of "Europe As It Should Be" (1918)‚ depicting nations based on ethnic and linguistic criteria. Bénézet’s book The World War and What was Behind It (1918) blamed on German aggression combined with perceived threats to the traditional social order from radicals and ethnic nationalists. Straight after the war Allied historians argued that Germany was solely responsible for the start of the war; a view influenced by the inclusion of ’war guilt’ clauses within the
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types of causes‚ long-term causes and immediate causes for WW1. Long Term: Mutual Defense Alliances * Russia and Serbia (Russia joined in first after war started between Austria-hungary and serbi‚ Russia was Serbias alliance‚ we can say Serbia triggererd the chain reaction) * Germany and Austria-Hungary * France and Russia * Britain and France and Belgium * Japan and Britain Imperialism - Imperialism is when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional
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