with itself. It was a war that many expected to be short. In fact‚ it lasted more than four long‚ terrible years‚ taking the lives of millions of combatants and civilians. The Underlying causes of world war I were mainly alliances‚ imperialism and militarism. The first underlying cause of World War I is Alliances. .Alliances caused world war I by alliances due to Russia providing support for Serbia and Germany supporting Austria-Hungary. An example of this is that on Document A it shows both Serbia
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In 1967 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ostracized by many of his followers in the black community for the offense of abandoning the Civil Rights Movement. Even some of his most loyal followers believed that by him speaking out against the war in Vietnam he was ignoring his work fighting against racial discrimination in the south. The question then becomes to what extent this accusation was true‚ and whether or not King should have ignored the Vietnam war in favor of continuing his work in the
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protect the soldiers from most of the bullets). The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is the official start of World War I‚ but there were three main causes. The three main causes of World War I were militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. One of the main causes of World War I was militarism. Militarism is the belief that a country and its people should maintain and support a strong military. This lead to Britain and Germany increasing their armies because the more one country built up the their
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christmas. During world war 1 millions of soldiers and civilians died.There was tension between countries and there was tension between people living in the same country. One can trace the major causes of World War 1 to imperialism‚ alliances and militarism. Although‚ Imperialism was one of the most important causes of WW1. Because countries such as Britain was colonizing Africa‚ India and other countries‚ other countries such as Germany wanted the power brought on by imperialism and also wanted colonies
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Were German Militarism and Diplomacy Responsible for World War I? I don’t think that German Militarism and Diplomacy was responsible for World War I. I think that every country that was involved played a part in the start of World War I. Although Germany did play a role in the start of World War I‚ you can’t solely blame them. As disagreements occurred‚ countries banned together and formed the great powers. On page 138 it states‚ “Germany and her allies were held accountable for the war and all
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There are many causes that had resulted the war- militarism‚ alliances and imperialism. However the most significantly underlying cause of World War I is through imperialism. Militarism is an important cause of World War I. In 1890‚ the five powers of Europe- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia- had spent British pounds mostly on armaments. In 1914‚ which is about twenty-four years later‚ the amount of money spent on militarism had drastically increased (Doc C). However‚ out
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There were a lot of reasons for the cause of WW1 but there were three in particular that were major reasons: militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Lots of wars were fought and some deadly more so than others. The underlying cause of WW1 was the war and the disagreements between countries. WW1 was a major war and disagreements between the countries were major problems. Militarism in my opinion was the biggest cause of WW1. For instance‚ in 1914 on Document C it shows Germany with the biggest
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there was three general underlying causes of WWl‚ alliances‚ arms race or militarism‚ and imperialism. Out of the three root causes of WWl alliances were one of the most significant reasons. Wednesday august 5th‚ 1914 a newsletter was released depicting nations‚ England‚ Russia‚ France‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚ Serbia‚ and Germany is pointing at each other as an act to cast blame. This showed the
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causes of World War One‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. There are many reasons why imperialism was one of the causes of World War One. Right before the first world war many of the european countries were busy taking over countries. Germany‚ being one of those countries‚ was quite jealous of the amount of land other countries were getting. In a speech spoken by Bern von Bulow‚ the German Chancellor‚ said “England has
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the Balkans‚ and Militarism. The leading cause of the beginning of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. It happened in June 1914 by a group that went by the name of the Black Hand. With a failed first attempt to kill him and his wife they walked with caution for the remainder of the day‚ until a successful second attempt managed to kill him. With him and his wife dead everyone went into panic‚
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