The time before 1914 was a time of unrest and small fighting between countries. As a cause of industrialization‚ countries had had to find new markets which were often in other countries. To gain the markets‚ the country had to take over the land. This policy of conquering and ruling other lands is called imperialism. By 1900‚ Britain had control in over five continents and France had control of large portions of Africa as a result of imperialism and felt that their military could not be beat. Once
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What Was the Underlying Cause of World War I? There were three significant causes of WW1 and they were the following: alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. What were the main causes of WWI? Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and militarism were the three main causes of WWI. One of the important causes of WWI was militarism. In document C‚ you see the increase in payment for new navies and materials for armies. With the increase in new artilleries‚ tensions between countries rose to a new level. Another
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were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. After World War One there was a need to prevent these four things from causing another war. So the Fourteen Points and the Treaty Of Versailles were created but which one was the most effective to prevent these main causes of world war one from happening? The fourteen points addressed the main causes of world war one more effectively than the treaty of Versailles. The fourteen points addressed one cause of World War One called militarism. It
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The underlying causes of World War One are a mix of militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and is prepared to use it to defend their country. Alliances in WWI put the Allies‚ Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States against the Central Powers‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Imperialism is when a country spreads its influences throughout another country through diplomacy or
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Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army‚ making war seem like it was ideal. For example‚ in document 1 it says‚ "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another example
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4 years gone to waste on the war. But what was the underlying cause of World War 1? There are many beliefs on reasons World War 1 happened and these are 3 primary causes. Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ and alliances are debatable reasons for the cause of The Great War but what sticks out the most out of the three causes is Militarism. Imperialism in World War 1 is one of the reasons The Great War commenced. Imperialism is countries wanting territory and in some cases these countries get greedy and may
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What Caused World War 1? During World War 1‚ there were many things that caused it. Imperialism is a structure where a powerful nation takes over or controls over someone‚ something‚ or a place and utilizes one or many colonies. During World War 1‚ Britain was one of the world’s most powerful nation that anyone could ever imagine. Britain took over in the late 1800’s over; Canada‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Burma‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Hong Kong and other Pacific and Caribbean Islands‚ South Africa‚ Rhodesia
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European I said‚ "Can you name some countries involved?" She said‚ "Russia‚ Greece‚ and Japan… (And many more!) Do you know the three “isms” that started the war? We knew everyone. Now I can’t remember How it goes but I know that one is Militarism ’And the others are Imperial and National… ism.” The guns went boom‚ boom‚ boom The people cried no‚ no‚ no The planes went eeerrrr Many countries had alliances (wow)‚ Germany was the most common. They were very kind (Not kind at all)
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Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France‚ Germany‚ and Britain. In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which
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Austin Lynch Mrs. Barriga Us History II Honors January 16‚ 2015 DBQ: What was the underlying cause of World War I? There were many causes of World War I‚ but the three most important causes were militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. World War I started in 1914‚ and it started off when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This was a global war centered in Europe which started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. After World War I ended more than
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