causes of the first world war are very ambiguous to many scholars who study the subject. The causes and origins are based entirely on interpretation and perspectives. There are many events in Europe that helped trigger the war‚ but not one particular event led to an outbreak. Contrary to a common perception of the origin of World War I‚ Russian policy and priorities in 1914 onward are the forefront reasons of a complete European War. Russian policy included some brilliant pre-war strategies that benefitted
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There were many immediate and underlying or fundamental causes of World War I. The difference between an underlying and immediate cause is that an underlying cause develops over a long period of time and indirectly leads to a specific event‚ and an immediate cause is a specific short-term event that directly leads to another event or series of events. While the immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Francis Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria‚ by a Serbian member of the Black Hand
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WORLD HISTORY The Making of the Modern World Nationalism Progressive Ideas and Movements During the Progressive Era new ideas and ways of living were being formed. Nationalism was one idea that emerged towards the end of the Middle Ages. It is the idea that people all share similar interests including culture‚ language and religion. It is also the sense of belonging to a nation and is the creation of a single government over a large territory. Nationalism can originate when people decide
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World War One During a time of mass killings and violence‚ about 20 million people died from all different parts of the world. Multiple nations joined in the battle between the triple entente and the triple alliance that ended in destruction. These nations included Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ Sweden‚ Turkey‚ etc. Throughout the multiple years of war‚ they used tanks‚ airplanes‚ machine guns‚ along with other deadly weapons to kill so many people. The war officially started about one month after
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Explain the beginnings of the spread of nationalism in Europe from 1815 to 1848. When the Great Powers (Britain‚ Prussia‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ and France) met in Vienna in 1815‚ they were attempting to establish a lasting peace and a balance of power in Europe. After ten years of revolution in France and sixteen years of Napoleonic Wars the representatives wanted to prevent any more upheaval. One of their solutions was a proposal to restore kings to their thrones ( a concept called "legitimacy")
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Cause & Course of World War I Essay Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe. The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They affected war in positive and negative ways. Militarism is building up military as a display of power and keeping an army ready for war. Most European countries did this
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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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July 28‚ 1914‚ the first World War officially began when Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. This event led to a chain of events that compelled countries from every continent except Antarctica to join the war. After four years‚ the war ended with a victory for the Allied powers‚ however the war took a toll on all participants‚ killing 9‚000‚000 people. The most significant causes for World War I were alliances‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism. While researching World War I‚ it is clear that alliances
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World War I World War I was one of the most devastating wars of all time. It took place in Southeastern Europe around the year of 1914. Some may think "What lead up to the war? What were the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
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Chapter 29 Reading Questions What effects did World War I and the Treaty of Versailles have on Europe? World War I left European countries with huge debts and decreased amounts of land for crop production. The massive loss of life due to the war massively decreased the European workforce and forced European economies to rely on imports from settler societies and the U.S. Additional economic pressures placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles made the political situation there particularly
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