World War 1 was the most devastating war mankind had experienced to that point. Hundreds of thousands fought and died for somewhat unclear causes. Historians claim that there were four main causes of such a devastating war. Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism all contributed to the cause of a global human catastrophe. To further explain these four causes‚ Militarism is the desire of the government or the people that a country should maintain a strong military capability. Military
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World War One had many causes and left 21‚219‚000 soldiers wounded and 9‚906‚000 soldiers dead. The Central Powers such as Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers France‚ Russia‚ Britain‚ Italy and the United States had many conflicts the time. The main causes of the war were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ growing militaries and economic imperialism. June 28‚ 1914 the first cause of World War One took place. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian
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Pre-World War 1‚ also known as the Great War‚ there were the Balkan Wars. The Balkans consisted of two wars that were fought because Russia wanted access to ports that they could use to avoid their enemy‚ the Ottoman Empire. The some of the results of these wars included Serbia being freed and Bosnia becoming a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire. These results would eventually lead to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark”
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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four main causes of World War One were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. After World War One there was a need to prevent these four things from causing another war. So the Fourteen Points and the Treaty Of Versailles were created but which one was the most effective to prevent these main causes of world war one from happening? The fourteen points addressed the main causes of world war one more effectively than the treaty of Versailles. The fourteen points addressed one cause of World
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World War One was the global war. This event took place in Europe and it lasted for four years and three month. The reasons behind the causes of war includes variety numbers of reasons and event that took place. These problems mainly focuses on the economic factors and the political factors. Some problems in the economic factors includes the alliance system. The problem with the alliance system was the central power and the triple alliance and the relation between these two different alliances
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Paige Powers Per.5th 4/1/17 The Great War World War 1 was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the royal prince of Austro-Hungarian. This pinned the Central powers(Germany‚ Austro-Hungarian and‚ The Ottoman Empire) against the Allied powers(Russia‚Great Britain‚ France‚ and Serbia). Many countries around the world blamed Serbian government for the attack of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Serbian government funded the weapons
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threats/rivals. Many may consider it considered the sole cause of the First World War‚ however militarism alone could not have caused the Great War. Instead‚ the alliance systems was the main cause of WWI‚ however the atmosphere that militarism produced made the Great War seem like an appropriate response. A common misconception is that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ was the cause of WWI‚ however it was merely the trigger. The ‘cause’ was the alliance system that Austria-Hungary had with
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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World War 2 Treaty of Versailles Final Draft Essay World War Two had many causes that led to it happening‚ but in my opinion pride was one of the main causes of WW2. After World War One the Allies won against the central powers and the Allies established a treaty also known as The Treaty of Versailles on Germany which made Germans have less self-respect towards their country. First‚ one of the causes of The Treaty that made Germans feel resentment towards the Allies is the War Guilt Clause
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