and explain the four main long term causes of World War I. Choose one and explain how it could have been prevented. The four main long term causes of World War I were militarism‚ nationalism‚ imperialism and entangling alliances. * Militarism is the establishment of military forces. Many European nations took part in militarism before the beginning of World war I. Countries did not want other countries to surpass them in their level of weaponry and military advancements. Some nations like Great
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nothing)‚which was a very large‚ fast heavily armed battleships with guns. In response‚ Germany built a similar battleship‚ increasing tension and nerves. The German ruling group felt that the only way they can become a power was only through war. Militarism fathered a dangerous child‚ the arms race‚ that pushed European nations to equip‚ modernise and expand their military forces. As a result of the armaments race‚ all the European powers were prepared for a war‚ since it was characterized as a test
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the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark” of the war‚ it is not one of the main causes of World War 1. Three of the main causes of World War 1 were alliances‚ imperialism‚ and militarism. The alliances of the war were made of the six most powerful countries in Europe at the time and were split
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There were several long-term events that led to the outbreak of World War One. The most prominent factors include: nationalism‚ militarism‚ imperialism‚ the Balkan and Morocco crises‚ and the alliance system. Ironically‚ these things were either started in response to‚ or upheld because of‚ one of the other factors. The alliance system was one of the last factors to emerge before the war. Consequentially‚ the contributions of this system to the beginning of the Great War have to be considered. Although
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start a world war. Thesis: Although militarism set a belligerent atmosphere in Europe‚ in the end‚ a system of alliances‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism were what caused the first world war. 1. Militarism (Concession): Though militarism readied nations for war‚ created tension with detailed military plans‚ and caused an arms race‚ in the end it did not play a large role in causing the great war a. Created an environment ready for modern war i. Militarism not only called for more weapons‚ but also more
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Japan was using were militarism‚ industrialization‚ and economic changes. Japan had a plan to help support their country to avoid the influences‚ but as time went on the reforms started not to work‚ and the changes that were being made began to be western influences. There are reasons that the reforms didn’t stop the influences or the process of entering Imperialism. As well why Japan crave and started to change their ways by the western influences. Japan practices militarism‚ as one of the reforms
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were four main causes of world war I: Imperialism. Militarism‚ Nationalism‚ and Allies. The two sides of the war grew to be the Central powers and the Allies. In the beginning of the war America responded with neutrality‚ the preparedness movement and the peace movement. Germany had pulled to many strings over time and America had enough. Things for American soldiers on the European front vs. things for people on the home front were very different. Eventually President Wilson came up with a plan
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August 1‚ Germany declared war on Russia‚ and two days later‚ on France. The German invasion of Belgium to attack France‚ which violated Belgium’s official neutrality‚ prompted Britain to declare war on Germany. World War I had begun. Nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism all prompted the rivalry between nations which led to WWI. Nationalism‚ the love and support of one’s country‚ has always existed. At this time‚ however‚ it was so prominent‚ it helped cause the first world war. Since so much pride
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There are differing historical perspectives regarding the causes of World War One‚ these causes include‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. Imperialism was a major contributing factor to the start of WW1. Tensions between Germany‚ Britain‚ and France grew throughout the years prior to WW1 due to the vast amount of land France and Britain had acquired. Imperialism also led to certain political alliances such the triple entente and the triple alliance. Germany
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Nationalism is commonly mistaken as a permanent factor in political behavior; nationalism has been around since the 18th century‚ and spread to the ancient parts of Africa and Asia in the early 20th century. Nationalism is the main cause of imperialism‚ militarism and alliances. Initially imperialism was caused by nationalism; this being that nationalism can lead to imperialism in a powerful country. Since the people were so proud and hopeful of their country‚ they wanted to expand it‚ as well as wanting
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