World War I was the world’s first ever global conflict. World War I was a series of battles fought in Europe between the allies‚ which consisted of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and later on Italy‚ and the Central which consisted of Germany‚ Austria – Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. Although not every country had all of the same actions and motives‚ World War I was a struggle based primarily on imperialism and nationalism‚ which led to geographical competitions‚ thoughts of cultural superiority
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The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism was a popular idea at the time and can be defined as the belief that war would make one’s country stronger. Alliances were abundant before and especially during World War I and brought a multitude of countries into the war. Imperialism is the goal of expanding a nation’s territory‚ which would have been a rational aim of provoking warfare. Nationalism is an ideology of allegiance and loyalty to
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motives that in the end started World War I start? Did it start because of an assassination or did it start because of nationalism and imperialism? On June 28‚ the archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire died along with his wife as well. The assassination basically sparked WWI and because of this the Austrian government was extremely angry. The Austrian government demanded apologies of some kind and this is how WWI started. On July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of their actions
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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 cause of World War 1. The alliances
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The thesis in the article The origins of the World War’‚ by Sidney B. Fay‚ can clearly be stated as the explanation for World War I. Fay states that no one country is responsible for the creation of the war. Furthermore‚ he goes on to explain that each of the European country’s leaders did‚ or failed to do certain’ things to provoke the other countries into a war. Fay states‚ "One must abandon the dictum of the Versailles Treaty that Germany and her allies were solely responsible. It was a dictum
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criteria the years following the War of 1812‚ otherwise known as the "Era of Good Feelings‚" must be considered a time of exceptional growth and development in the United States‚ but above all‚ it may be considered a time of evolution and ripening of American nationalism‚ unification‚ and economic prowess. The war of 1812 was a very problematic war. States did not fulfill their duties‚ while commanders and leaders were not informed or supplied enough to keep up the war. But what awakened during this
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WWI World War I also known as “The First Modern War” was a time of tragedy and despair. The effects of this war changed the world as we knew it for the rest of the time. The war began in July 28‚ 1914 and had a duration of about four years‚ resulting in an end date of November 11‚ 1918. Although the atrocities began shortly after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated militarism‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism are the 3 root causes of World War I. Militarism is a mindset that a country’s government
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World War 1 did not begin until 1914‚ but its roots date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. During these times Europeans were rising in achievement in many areas including science‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ and the arts. With these accomplishments‚ there was an unfortunate build up of jealousy‚ hatred‚ and competition between European nations. So many of these cases existed that World War 1 was truly inevitable. The basic causes were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and militarism‚ which all brought
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Introduction World War I. Everyone know about it‚ some people even know all lot about it. But what many people don’t know‚ are the reasons why it started. The most obvious and widely accepted reason of the start of the First World War‚ (also known as the Great War‚ especially pre-WWII) is the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However‚ while this is still one the causes of World War I‚ it is certainly not the main one. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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The event that sparked the outbreak of World War I is the simple but complex assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security
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