reasons were Balkan nationalism‚ entangling alliances‚ and militarism. Balkan nationalism was one of the major causes of World War I. Balkan is a peninsula in Southeast Europe‚ it contains Greece‚ Turkey‚ Albania‚ Macedonia‚ Bulgaria‚ Kosovo‚ Montenegro‚ Serbia‚ Moldova‚ Croatia‚ Slovenia‚ Bosnia‚ and Herzegovina. Britain‚ France‚ and few other countries were interested in the territorial gain of this section of Europe since right on the border of the East and West. In 1912‚ several Balkan nations signed
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the modern world. When communism fell it changed a lot of regions in Europe and Asia and caused a large surge in nationalism which in turn helped many countries gain independence. One place where the fall of communism had major effects and caused extreme nationalism is the Balkan region where communist Yugoslavia was. The fall of communist Yugoslavia was a major event in the Balkans region. Mainly controlled by the Serbians‚ Yugoslavia was made up of Serbia‚ Slovenia‚ Montenegro‚ Bosnia‚ Croatia
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their south-western boundaries Austrians wanted: Expansion into Serbian lands to counter Slav nationalism Protect their trade route down the Danube Prevent Russian expansion along their south-eastern boundaries British wanted: Secure the Mediterranean by preventing free access by the Russians Prevent Russians from controlling overland rout to India Various Christian peoples of the Balkans wanted: Relieve Turkish oppression Achieve their own national ambitions: winning ancestral territory
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many wars have followed. Yet‚ many aspects of warfare were changed during this time. WWI was one of the bloodiest wars that the world has ever seen. Events taking place over a long period of time‚ such as imperialism‚ militarism‚ alliances and nationalism‚ as well as more immediate effects such as the assassination of Ferdinand‚ new countries involvements due to alliances‚ led to tension‚ and soon the outbreak of WWI. The most important of the long term effects leading to the outbreak of war
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that Marx predicted came in the form of World War I. The political climate in Europe before World War I was tense for a number of reasons‚ many of which were results of capitalism. Military alliances‚ continental interest in the Balkan region‚ and rising levels of nationalism all contributed to the start of World War
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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Imperialism‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and the assassination in a way sort of all cause World War One. But the real question is which one caused the World War One more? We can definitely cross out imperialism and nationalism from being the most impacted on the World War One. Therefore that only leaves the other three that the most impact on World War One. Nationalism means being a supporter of a country’s rules and interest. Nationalism led the European nations
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was nationalism and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. But‚ nationalism was only one of the many causes of World War I. Historians and eyewitnesses have described the causes of World War I and have tried to assess the responsibility for it. Two causes for World War I are militarism and nationalism. Militarism is when the empires use weapons and armies strength to show who is more powerful. Empires would build stronger weapons to fight other empires to show their strength. Nationalism is pride
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated change in the structure of European societies. As a result‚ European powers felt the need to exert their dominance and control through military expansion‚ and aggressive nationalism. The ethnocentric attitudes prevailing at this time lead to a desire of many nations to expand their empires and colonies to new areas. All of this led to the development of complex alliance systems‚ governed by diplomacy and strategy. Due to such
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