Anne Osias December 11‚ 2012 Mrs. Mellon Essay World War I There are many important events in history. Through 1914-1918 there were great conflicts that made World War I. There have been many different causes of WWI‚ and tremendous effects‚ as a result of the first modern war. There were many different causes of this war. The first cause was militarism. Militarism is when a country wants to have a better military better than the others. Germany was one of those countries. They
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World War I was called The Great War because it indicated how big the war was going to be‚ especially since it was fought against the major powers of the world. World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The reason that WWI happened was due to Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. These four elements caused the greatest and deadliest war the world had seen at the time. However many people can’t decide which element was the most vital. The most vital element
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The Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria‚Hungary faced off against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia.World War 1 began in 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. Modern technology included in the war resulted in more than 41 million casualties and 9 million deaths by the end of the war in November of 1918. But why did World War One start in the first place? And What ended It? was it Germany or was it everyone else? Who was responsible for this global conflict? A
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World War 1 World War 1 started because the Germans were pushing the Austrians to go to war. World War 1 also happened because little countries wanted their independence and countries were competing to have a stronger army and it was known as the Great War because it was one of the largest wars that had happened it started on July 28 of 1914 and the war ended in November 11 of 1918 the war lasted 4 years and many Americans and Europeans were mobilized. The United States stayed out of the war for
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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World War 1 Have you ever wondered what World War 1 was like? Do you ever wonder how many people died to save our country and for World War 1 was like our freedom? Over 18 million deaths and 21 million wounded. They were fighting people for 4 years‚ 1914-1918. Each side had many reinforcements to take place after one died. One died each minute or hour. They had men dying each day‚ each week‚ each month‚ and each year. World War 1 was also known as the War to End All Wars. The commander of British
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Neutrality Before the start of World War 1 President Wilson addressed the Americans and declared that every “man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality”. The diversity of the United States would cause problems for the country and it was laid out that America would not participate in the war and should stay neutral. However‚ many more wars followed soon after the war was declared on Germany by the very man who had laid out America’s foreign policy as neutral.
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World War 1 was inevitable. Throughout generations‚ wars happened all across the globe‚ between countries‚ cities‚ and even small ones between families. A war that was spread across every major country was bound to happen‚ one way or another. World War 1 had many rising causes that would eventually have started a war‚ such as Militarism in countries and Alliances between great powers and world leaders‚ the immediate cause was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria. What happened during this
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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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In 1918 a war of blood ended with the homecoming of the lost and insane soldiers from the many battles. World War One or The Great War was sparked by the death of the duke of a country that wasn’t super important or big. It was started between two countries but ended with almost every country in the world taking sides. So what was the main cause for this great war. Of the three main causes of World War One‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. There are many reasons why imperialism was one of
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