One (WW1). The largest portion of underlying causes fit into three general categories: imperialism‚ militarism‚ and failure in the alliance system. Of course the assassination of Archduke of Austria ignited the flame that was WW1‚ but there had to be fuel to keep the fire burning. All of these three categories had influence on the lasting of the war‚ but upon analysis of historical documents and actions it can be noted that the militaristic aspect and the failure in the present alliance system
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The direct cause of WW1 was the the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on June 28‚ 1914. Historians felt that a number of factors had to do with the rivalry between the great powers that allowed war to break out. Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism have a role to play in the cause of WW1. Africa and some parts of Asia were points of contention among the european countries. The raw materials these areas could provide‚ caused increasing competition. By 1914‚ Germany had the
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were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and the Alliance System. Nationalism was a occurring problem in the 1870s‚ Nationalism encouraged unity but it also created mistrust and a rivalry between nations. The next because of the war was imperialism. Rivalries expanded among powerful nations such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Russia between the years of 1870-1914. All of these countries scrambled to pick up other places and this caused competition. Another because was militarism‚ this
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was caused by long standing and unspoken alliances and tensions that dated back to 1880. The first main alliance was the Triple alliance composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second association was made up by France‚ Great Britain‚ and Russia and were known as the Triple entente. These alliances may have been one cause of the outbreak of WW1. Therefore the underlying causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Militarism is defined as “a belief or desire that a government
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weeks. German soldiers went into war with the mindset of being “home by Christmas” only to be stuck in a deadly Trench Warfare for the next four years. The strong mindset of militarism‚ imperialism and alliances took the a small conflict and turned it into the First World War. A cause in World War I was influenced by militarism. The ambition to establish a forceful military in which its capabilities are effective and aggressive enough to protect. European government such as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ was
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paragraph - Alliances were a major cause of the conflicts between countries in WW1 The original disagreement was between Serbia and Austria-Hungry over the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. A Serb terrorist group were the ones to kill Ferdinand even though Austria-Hungry assumed it was the Serbian government who did the assassination. Austria asked Germany if they would back then up in a war if they fought Serbia. This was the start to all of the alliances in Europe. Then Russia
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To a large extent I think that extreme nationalism is the most significant factor in leading the outbreak of the First World War. “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind”. This was said by Albert Einstein. Nationalism is the desire of people of the same race and culture to govern themselves and to keep their own way of life. In the Early 19th century‚ It started common belief of people’s right with liberalism. However‚ nationalism became more extreme and furious since
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The Pre WW1 Alliances Dreikaiserbund 1872 Also known as the League of the Three Emperors (1872) Bismarck’s aim for forming this League was to isolate France by making friends with Austria and Russia. The partners were Kaiser William I of Germany‚ Czar Alexander II of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. These three rulers agreed: (i) to maintain the existing territorial arrangements in Europe; (ii) to resist the spread of revolutionary (e.g. socialist) movements; and (iii) to consult one
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Militarism helped with the idea of Nationalism which in the end helped with Imperialism. With these ideas we came up the the Alliance System which were made up of the allies and the central powers. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was what started the fight between Austria-Hungary and Siberia. The alliance system then pulled nation after nation into the conflict. It wasn’t until we found out about the Zimmerman note that the U.S. got involved. They are many reasons that the U.S. stayed out
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American Imperialism and the Growth of International Markets (1910 for American until 1920) o As American industrial markets boomed and our economy expanded we sought additional markets for our surplus products and food stuffs. Reasons it occurred in this time period industrial revolution surplus of materials and foods. Export it over seas. Imperialistic. Basically means colonizing. Manipulating their economy which is not a good thing; morally. We’re imperialistic as of 2012. 1920-1941: America
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