Which was the more important reason for the outbreak of the First World War in 1914: • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo‚ or • The Schlieffen Plan? You must refer to both sources when explaining your answer. (10 marks) Assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo - 1914 • Direct cause (short term) - spark • Shot by Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Black Hand – A Serbian nationalist group) on 28th June 1914. • Thought to be because Bosnia had been taken over by Austria-Hungary
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‘In the years before WW1 Germany was progressing towards an effective democracy’ how far do you agree? Germany before WW1 had a climate that possible could have led them to follow democracy. After all the biggest party in Reichstag was a democratic party and there was a constitution. Along with this the voting system was fairly progressed giving votes to most men and turnouts for these elections had increased showing political participation to be increasing along with general interest in politics
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The weakness of the liberal state in 1919 was mainly caused by ww1. How far do you agree? The liberal state in Italy had many weaknesses and faced many problems in 1919. Many were caused by WW1 such as‚ social‚ political and economic issues‚ several existed before the war such as the weaknesses of the political system already in place and the dividing legacy of unification. However these problems came about‚ their effects became apparent in the 1919 Liberal Party elections‚ where they were a serious
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The Great War had significant and enduring influence on the lives of all British women. The huge scale of the war resulted in the enormous participation of almost six million men and subsequently an extensive demand for female labour in the manufacturing and services industries. The war resulted in massive social upheaval particularly on the lives women who attained greater freedom despite tighter Government controls. Women’s lives were upturned as they were thrust into the labour‚ social and economic
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Why Did the American Government Decide to Take Part In World War I? World War I was a global war originating in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and the tactical stalemate
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World War One‚ also known as the Great War‚ was a war that would change all wars. Never in the history of humanity had there been a war fought in such a manor‚ and it would change the way all wars that followed it were fought. World War I was expected to be a relatively short war‚ as those in the past had been‚ and a war of great battles and movement. However WWI was typified by its lack of movement‚ years of stalemates and "great battles" that turned out to be massive slaughters where hundreds of
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Three Major Causes of WW1 There were a lot of reasons for the cause of WW1 but there were three in particular that were major reasons: militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Lots of wars were fought and some deadly more so than others. The underlying cause of WW1 was the war and the disagreements between countries. WW1 was a major war and disagreements between the countries were major problems. Militarism in my opinion was the biggest cause of WW1. For instance‚ in 1914 on Document
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first half of the twentieth century was shaped by two global conflicts‚ World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Both of these wars were the same in many ways‚ but different in some ways. For example‚ they were similar in causes‚ like‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliance system‚ but they were different in the events that shaped the causes of war. One of the causes of WW1 and WW2 is the alliance system. During WW1 the alliance system consisted of the Triple Alliance (Austria‚ Germany‚ Italy) and
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answer to this question is a solid no. Though nationalism played an important role in the outbreak of the war there are many other contributing factors which must be taken into account. Imperialism‚ militarism‚ the arms race and the balance of power in Europe were all important factors that lead to WW1. The conflict commenced when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo‚ the capital of Serbia. This act‚ however‚ was merely the spark
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rebellion in the region against Austria. Unfortunately it spun out of control and all of Europe was in major battle. What was the main cause that erupted all the colonies to participate in in WW1? The underlying causes of WW1 were mainly militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. Between the three‚ militarism was the primary cause. Alliances between all of the colonies sparked a fire in everyone for going to war. The Triple Alliance contained Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. Also the Triple Entente
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