a balance of power would prevent one country from being more powerful than another European country. The idea was if Germany‚ England‚ France‚ and Russia were all equal in power‚ than there would be no war. But the Chancellor of Prussia‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ thought differently. He didn’t like that Germany was being squished by Russia and France‚ so to solve this problem he created an alliance with Austria- Hungary. There was a lot of different alliances in the war such as; The Alliances between Germany
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say‚ “Yes Sir‚” and go do the task? On your life he will not. He will look at you out of a fishy eye‚ and ask one or more of the following questions: Who was he? Which encyclopedia? Where is the encyclopedia? Was I hired for that? Don’t you mean Bismarck? What’s the matter with Charlie doing it? Is he dead? Is there any hurry? Shan’t I bring you the book and let you look it up yourself? What do you want to know for? And I will lay you ten to one that after you have answered the questions‚ and explained
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The Causes of World War I WWI began in Europe on the 28th of July 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November 1918. This war was a significant and dramatic event that was sparked by a number of long term and short term causes. Each of these causes had its own impact‚ some more important than others. Militarism is the belief of a government or people that a country should keep and maintain a strong military that is capable and prepared to defend their nations or attack their enemies. “Militarism was
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history‚ one that included sailing- which wasn’t something that the Mongols excelled at. The timeline was extremely messed up as compared to the actual Mongols‚ who existed from 1000-1500 CE. In my virtual narrative‚ I was introduced to leaders like Bismarck the Great of Germany; who most definitely didn’t live in that time‚ considering that the country of Germany hadn’t even formed yet. I also met the leader of the Babylonian Empire‚ Nebuchadnezzar the second; But as compared to the real history of
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feeling of patriotism rose amongst them. There were several treaties and alliances formed following the Franco-Prussian wars between the European powers. The new course of action took place after Kaiser Wilhelm II came to throne in 1888 in Germany. Bismarck had to resign and was replaced as Chancellor in 1890. All the treaties relapsed and Bismarck’s system was ruined. The new policy of “Weltpolitik” had come up in which Kaiser hoped to make Germany a colonial power. This was supported by the Germans
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main idea. Also‚ the definition of the word cause in this case meant the reasons WWI began. The three causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism‚ however the main cause was imperialism. One of the 3 causes of WWI was alliances. Bismarck created alliances with Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and Italy‚ known as central powers. In response‚ France‚ Russia‚ and Great Britain formed their own entente‚ known as allied powers. The map in document A shows the European alliances in 1914‚ which
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During the conference no African representatives were invited. Africans were considered to be uncivilized‚ so they were not included. “Thinking that Belgium would be easier to influence than the more powerful Great Britain‚ France‚ or Portugal‚ Bismarck backed up IAC’s (International Association of the Congo)”. (Stock‚ 2013) other countries eventually came to an understanding and the IAC got control of many miles of land of the Congo River Basin. The General Act‚ which was signed at the Berlin
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to establish banks‚ factories‚ and railroads and improved trade with other countries such as the Netherlands‚ Germany‚ and Switzerland. These nationalistic type qualities were a force of unity because it brought these countries together. Otto von Bismarck shows these types of qualities as well. However‚ he used war to consolidate his realm. The series of wars that he creates turns it a powerful German Empire‚ which then leads to even more unity within that
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World War I in 1914. Militarism‚ or the expansion of a country’s military to wage war‚ established feelings of caution and apprehensiveness among countries. After the fallout from the invasions of the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian Wars‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ founder of the German Empire‚ felt it was necessary to isolate France to keep them weak and started to build up the German military. In the year 1914 Germany spent roughly 90 million British pounds on military weapons and equipment‚ 65 million more
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