Hitler and Mussolini. Both men who had extraordinary power and very similar ideas. One reason they came into power being the financial situation in the 1930’s‚ one of the worst economic downturns‚ which occurred because of WW1. Considering they had quite recently come out of WW1‚ most government money went towards the war. The Treaty of Versailles additionally helped them come into power. The Treaty of Versailles ended the state of war between the Allied Powers and Germany but it also caused many
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The thought of World War 1 began with the ambitions of the Balkans in 1870. The Balkan states (Serbia‚ Romania‚ and Bulgaria) were controlled under the Ottoman Empire. A movement started in 1878 including Russia and the three Balkan States. They wanted to gain their independance and also reunite the Balkan Slav countries back under one rule. Russia agreed to help the balkan states for two reasons. One‚ they wanted to support and free the slavs from the Ottoman Empire and two‚ if they helped the Balkan
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How did World War 1 Start? Mr Johnson Due date: Friday 18th of October 861 words By Matthew Chen World war 1 was ultimately caused by imperialism. Different nations wanted control over more land and to be the dominant nation in Europe. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie was a small but very powerful event that led to the beginning of a very long chain of events. Alliances between lots of different countries also contributed to World War 1
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horrifying war as the competition between European powers‚ the alliances and the rise of nationalism. Before WW1‚ the competition between the main European powers increased with the militarism’s and imperialism’s factors. The imperialism trained countries into competition to the conquest of new territories‚ market and raw materials. This rivalry would also conduct to the incensement of militarism through an arms race by building of the biggest navies‚ armies and air force. All those factors helped to
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Causes of World War 1 When Ferninand die‚ a series of events that culminated in the world ’s first global war. There were many causes for why the world war begin. The rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism were the three things that led to war because they created way more rivalry than the one that European countries already had‚ they wanted to know who was best‚ who deserved the best. First of all‚ nationalism developed a fierce rivalry among Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Britain‚ Russia
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been blamed as the catalyst for WWI (Spielvogel Book). The major players in WWI were the Triple Entente- Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the Triple Alliance- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy. The reason for the assassination was because of Nationalism‚ Militarism and the Alliance that played the biggest part. Learning about WWI helps us understand todays conflicts because for example the geographic lines that were drawn after WWI in the middle east is a huge driver of modern conflicts with the fall of the
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of the industrial rev. Each country tried to expand its empire which led to the race for empire building. It failed to limit itself to Asia and Africa and ultimately affected european politics which led to imperial rivalries and prepared grounds for WW1 3.Alliances •After franco-prussian war‚germany sought to keep france weak and remain dominant. Secret alliance with austria-hungary in 1879(dual alliance) against russia‚ while outwardly league of 3 nations(germany‚ russia‚ austria-hungary) was retained
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What do you think was the main reason that World War 1 began? WW1 was a war that stretched from 1914 to 1918‚ resulting in unprecedented destruction and unimaginable consequences. Among the hundreds of debateable causes‚ many reasoned that Militarism‚ alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand are the most important ones that led to the start of the great war. Among these five‚ I believe that the alliances formed between countries are the main and most important
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the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. There are many long term causes of the Great War which include imperialism‚ alliances‚ militarism‚ and nationalism. Imperialism is the desire to build a great empire by ruling and conquering other colonies‚ which soon led to tension‚ competition‚ and rivalry. Great Britain and France maintained their domestic economies through their control
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Relations between members of the alliance Consequences of the alliance for international stability The Alliance system developed because the past tensions between the major powers‚ it is believed that these were nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism which are the push factor for the formation of the Alliances. The alliance development was the idea of Bismarck‚ who saw a solution to maintain peace throughout Europe‚ where all powers mutually benefit and protect the newly unified Germany allowing
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