More than 9 million people died in combat‚ and just as many on the home front because of starvation and disease. World War one came about due to Militarism among European powers‚ also several Alliances produced by the Europeans‚ such as The Triple Entente (often time recognized as the Allied Powers) and the Triple Alliance (also known as the Central Powers)‚ these alliances often had many conflicts
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Militarism is the aggressive preparation for war. European states wanted to build up their military‚ but empire neighbors were reluctant to sit by and watch the build up of a military so neighboring empires feel forced to also build up their military. In the History book it states‚ “European armies doubled in size between 1890 and 1914.” From this I can suppose that‚ Europe wanted to make their army stronger than any other army‚ so they could defend themselves when they went to war. I can compare
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World War I Essay When a nation’s hunger for power and control become too great‚ the nation may be pushed to do things that may have harsh consequences. This was the case in the early 1900’s when the world engaged in its first major global military conflict. There were a number of causes of the First World War; due to the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany accepted full responsibility for the war. Although the Germans had a large contribution in starting the war‚ they should not be fully held
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their resources. Tension caused by this because France and Britain had colonies-Germany was trying to get in on the action-wanted more land Nationalism- Serbian black hand/Gavrilo princip Militarism-Germany and Britain were both increasing their navy power=more tension and in german and russa particularly‚ militarism was having an influence on public policy Immediate Causes- Theres only one immediate cause‚ the assassination of Franz Ferdinand :P. This one event made all the aforementioned items come
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the Triple Entente or the Triple Alliance. Many people have different opinions on what started the war‚ but many agree that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand triggered it off (this was a short term cause). The long term causes behind this were: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. An easy way to remember this is MAIN. In My opinion‚ I believe that Alliances was a more significant cause to why the war started and how we got involved. I will be expanding more on this near to the end
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World War I‚ one of the most devastating wars in the 20th century‚ which took place in July 28‚ 1914 and lasted until November 11‚ 1918. No one knows for sure what causes the war‚ but the top four answers are Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. I strongly believe that Nationalism has been the cause of the first world war. Nationalism seems to be the start of WWI because everyone shows loyalty and support to their country‚ even during hard times‚ which supports their leaders and makes
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World War the war that changed the world as we know it‚ the making and breaking of alliances which all contributed to the war that spread through countries throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America and even Australia. Since Europe and North America‚ both had an improvement on their technology they already had the upper hand. However‚ Europe had a vast amount of colonization throughout Africa‚ Australia‚ that along with their alliances throughout Europe. The main alliances being
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that all culminated to cause the July Days in 1914. These factors include militarism‚ nationalism‚ imperialism‚ the alliance system‚ and industrialization as the long term causes. The intermediate causes included the crises in the Balkans and the short-term trigger for the war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the Sarajevo‚ the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Militarism in the 19th and early 20th centuries involving the great powers of Europe
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a series of war declarations that would eventually grow into the most devastating war the world had ever experienced. The assassination wasn’t the only reason. Several other causes‚ such as the M.A.I.N. causes (militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ nationalism)‚ the crises‚ and the annexation of Bosnia‚ had built up a tension in Europe that could only lead to a massive war. . Firstly‚ there were several crises that strengthened alliances and weakened trust
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beliefs like continuous expression of nationalism‚ strong militarism‚ sexism‚ mass mobilization‚ fixation towards violence‚ attempts to protect powerful corporations‚ and strong‚ new sense of male leadership. Nationalism is the feeling of great pride in ones country and to have a extreme sense of this could start to lead you to becoming a fascist leader. For example Adolf Hitler believed
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