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America and the Great War America and the Great War Robert R. DeVry University Professor: America and the Great War In the early 20th century the European powers‚ driven by nationalist and militarism rivalry‚ had restructured and fortified their soldiers and fleets‚ bringing the European continent to the brink of war. There are many events that led to the military conflict that transpired between 1914-1918 is known as World War I. This war divided Europe and by the
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and Militarism which required discipline and subordination to the leader of the armed forces – this appealed to Italians who had become disillusioned with democracy/Liberal Italy. • Fascist ideology appealed to a range of people – corporatism offered a ‘Third Way’ between the exploitation of capitalism and the lack of incentives within socialism‚ anticommunism appealed to the middle and upper classes who had seen a rise of socialism before Mussolini’s appointment as PM‚ militarism/expansionism
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FACTORS RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF 19TH IMPERIALISM: Economic: triumph of modern industrial societies over traditional‚ pre-industrial societies. Colonies used for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. Technological: railway‚ telegraph‚ and steamship. Better than traditional means. Machine gun over spear; modern medicine over witch doctor. Political: close government involvement with overseas business interests. Economic competition then became political competition. Strategic:
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solve all these problems lost it valuable support and steered the Japanese people to the arms of the military. Things began to take a change when western imperialism and American expansion influenced Japanese leaders to work towards an ideology of militarism since it made them more wary of safeguarding their territories and consolidating their position in the region. This is how Japan started on the path of fascism. Of course‚ logically‚ every ideology has its own pros and cons and it depends on
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Rising Conflict in European Powers and Alliances- Before 1914 Before 1914‚ Europe was already split into main powers. These main powers consisted of the Head of State in Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. (Triple Entente). Also‚ the Triple Alliance consisting of the Head of State in Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The system of alliances built up a lot of conflict with bringing in other countries not originally involved in certain countries internal conflicts. This greatly influenced the process
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make the people support the decisions of the emperor and encourage the army and navy‚ the emperor is able to declare war anytime he feels like doing so no matter the cost but without losing any time‚ since the military is always prepared. [1] This militarism can lead to events like the Nanking Massacre‚ where many Chinese were killed using brutal methods such as “mass execution‚ burning‚ burying alive‚ beheading‚ and biting by dogs.” [9] Different
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system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute ruler‚ supported a diversity
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3005151 MWH 5 5/1/13 MAIN Causes of WWI: Intro+Imperialism+Nationalism World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women‚ and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long lasting peace
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Imperialism in World War 1 Imperialism was one of the four contributing factors to the cause of World War One‚ along with secret alliances‚ militarism‚ and nationalism. It is the most important cause of WW1‚ because it created a build-up of tension in Europe and outside of Europe‚ and through imperialism‚ the three other causes were able to affect the beginnings of the war. Imperialism is defined as the governing of one people by another country‚ which was a recurring dilemma prior to WW1 due
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