the Triple Entene (Britain‚ Russia‚ and France). The war was caused by a chain of events that built up more tension and rivalry throughout the years. There were many causes as to why the war built up but the three main causes were‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and nationalism. Imperial Rivalry Imperialism was a strong belief and practice that meant maintaining and keeping a large and wealthy empire. Nations want to expand and better their own and do this by gaining new territories‚ which can be through
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Causes of WW1 Every country played a specific and prominent role in that lead to the war. Everything seemed to be peaceful in Europe but the spread of nationalism and it impacted in the Balkans the most. Several forces were properly prepared for putting Europe into this “Great War”. Other countries were increasing their expenditures on armaments‚ and forming alliance systems. The immediate cause of the first world all started in Austria-Hungary and their negligence to let Serbia get back some of
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The formation of Alliance systems before world war one (WW1) is significant in the changing of relationships between powers because it created vast tension between six major nations. The Triple Alliance was signed in 1882 and was an agreement between Germany‚ Italy and Austria. It was a defensive treaty that promised they would give one another military support in case each of the countries were threatened. It was aimed to stop anyone who might threaten the three nations. In reaction to this‚ the
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France‚ Italy and America. WW1 started for many reasons. For instance militarism (building up strong armed forces to prepare for war)‚ Alliances (an agreement between counties to work together to achieve a common goal)‚ imperialism (policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker or smaller countries) and nationalism (strong feeling of pride‚ loyalty and protectiveness for ones country. Also Germany wanted control over the world. WW1 was very special though
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Austria hungry 6) Russia- goes into the war to protect Slavic’s 7) USA – is involved to give money and aid for something in return 7. Germany was becoming an economic powerhouse in the early 1900’s 8. Militarism is on the rise‚ the building of a countries military for the glory of the nation. Militarism is the act of building a strong navy and army 9. Nationalism is on the rise‚ nationalism is when you have extreme pride for your country 10. European countries loved having a high status 11. Pan –
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did it develop into a world war. The European nations started war with a prestigious vision about war only to be mentally and emotionally devastated by the truth of the Great War. The growing tensions between the European countries were caused by militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. There were many immediate and long-term impacts which subsequently followed. It was a conflict between the allied powers and central powers. The Central Powers comprised of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman
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World War 1 was the 3rd most deadliest in the world! Over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded.America needed so many soldiers that America had to set up a draft. While men were being sent out to war women and African Americans helped out around the country. They took jobs that the men had after they left for war. And with all the men and women who would have to help out the country you would think that our country had been attacked and that we were fighting back‚ but that’s not how it started
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from colonies) struggled to achieve the same success. A strong sense of militarism in European countries and their root causes from alliances and rivalries contributed to the start of World War One. European countries passionate nationalism and need to show their dominance over other countries were the validation for many of their actions causing WW1. However‚ the most important underlying cause of World War 1 was militarism in European nations. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ European
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World War I Test Study Guide Notes Central Powers (Triple Alliance) vs. Allies (Triple Entente): Who belonged to each? -Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary. They were known as central powers because their location was in the heart (center of Europe). Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined later -Allies: Great Britain‚ France and Russia. Japan and Italy joined later‚ although Italy was part of the Central Powers first. -Reason for rivalries: What were the main rivalries between
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Hitler accomplished to let the Germans to be nationalism‚ militarism and extermination for their country and extended the power all over the world. He set up the plan to get more sources and land for Germany and erupt the war around the area. He let the German economy get off the serious situation. After the WW1‚ Germany was in the desolate situation under the pressure from the surrounding countries. When Hitler got the control of the country‚ he destroy the Treaty of Versailles and construct the
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