to maintain peace in Europe and made alliances to keep his friends and to make his enemies friendless. He supported the Republicans in France‚ as it was the least revanchist. As long as France remained a Republic‚ the autocratic Russia and Austria-Hungary would not be allied with it and agree to maintain a certain relation amongst the three autocratic powers. Things changed after William II took over the power. The term Weltpolitik (World Policy) was first used by William II in 1896 as a description
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What caused World War 1 In the source it talks about how nationalism was growing in Europe and how nationalism was the overall cause of World War 1 and how it impacted most of the other causes. I agree with nationalism being the main cause of World War 1 because of all the great powers of Europe trying to prove their dominance over each other. Nationalism made all the citizens of their country believe that their country had a better government and military strength than the other countries. This
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his wife as he was going to be given the Austria-Hungarian throne‚ where Princip belonged to a group called the Black Hand (formed on 6th September 1901 by the army of Serbia). The main aim of the Black Hand group was to free Serbia from Austria-Hungary. Infact‚ the emperor of Austria was relieved when Franz Ferdinand was killed because he anyways disliked him and he also said “God will not be mocked. A higher power had put back the order I couldn’t maintain.” This event hardly made any impression
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There were numerous aspects that resulted in the decision of having the First World War. However‚ the four main causes were nationalism‚ militarism‚ imperialism and the most powerful nations around the world dividing into two alliances. I strongly believe that the cause that had the most significant effect on the outbreak of the World War was the development of alliances across the world. Nationalism is a feeling of deep loyalty to one’s people and homeland which was very common among people living
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The Triple Alliance agreement was secretly made in 1882 between Italy‚ Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary. With this alliance came the destruction of the Three Emperor’s League between Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and Germany. In need of a new power to ally themselves with‚ Russia made a Dual Alliance with France in 1864. After Edward VII ascended to the throne of Great Britain‚ which was popular among the
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reason why it started is because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This was caused by an ethnic Serbian who had been supported by a nationalist organization in Serbia. The crisis escalated as the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia came to involve Russia‚ Germany‚ France‚ Belgium and Great Britain.
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Richard Brown First draft of history essay Topic: Is it true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement
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He was murdered in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia (in Austria-Hungary). He was important to this area‚ so after he was killed‚ a war erupted with Serbia. Thanks to alliances‚ Serbia was set with help from Russia‚ and Germany rushed in to help Austria-Hungary. With other alliances between these four countries‚ soon there was five countries against Austria-Hungary and their ally Germany. Because of the assassination to Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the battle marked
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the Nazis‚ by incorporating the Nazi flag on the previous page. On page 4‚ it can be observed how Lisa’s mom is teaching her the Jewish version of the Bible in order to traditionalize her. This is significant due to the fact that while Lisa was in Hungary‚ she was devoted to Judaism and its principles. From page 83 to 84‚ the author incorporates a flashforward by applying a change in coloration. Here with her American husband‚ presumably of Christian faith‚ she realizes that she should teach her child
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist in 1914. There were‚ however‚ many factors that had led toward war. Prominent causes were the imperialistic‚ territorial‚ and economic rivalries that had been intensifying from the late 19th cent.‚ particularly among Germany‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ and Austria-Hungary. Of equal importance was the rampant spirit of nationalism‚ especially unsettling in the empire of Austria-Hungary and perhaps also in France. Nationalism
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