The Causes of Genocide: WWI World War I was the deadliest war of the 20th century resulting in a death toll of around 16 million and over 20 million injured. However‚ this deadly conflict cannot be blamed on solely one country‚ but on many different countries that used imperialism and nationalism to their personal gain. The outbreak of WWI was primarily due to the tensions created by nationalistic ideas‚ imperialistic actions taken by many European countries‚ and militarism which is a combination
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Aaron Carlson Period 2 – History III 3/29/10 WWI Essay – Causes of War Even today‚ the causes of World War one is still being debated and the great war started 96 years ago and ended 92 years ago. Yet today after so much time the main cause of the war still remains unexposed to this day. What triggered the whole war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary on June 28th 1914 by The Black Hand. The assassination happened because of feelings
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Causes and Effects of WW1 There were causes and effect of the Great War. These causes and effects are game changing plays in the war. Like how trench warfare happened or how the Zimmerman note made the Untied States join the war and how it changed the war. Also that it all led up to the peace treaty of Versailles. All these causes made the war more devastating and crucial to the world. Trench warfare happened because of the machine and artillery gun. Soldiers had to build these
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DBQ: Causes of World War I World War I—or the Great War as it was known at the time—was the result of a series of events between several nations around the world. The war was massively destructive for all involved‚ civilians and soldiers alike‚ and there were very few who were not affected by the worldwide conflict. The war has been considered a mass genocide‚ taking millions of lives and leaving many nations in shambles. The new‚ more advanced weaponry provided by the recently industrialized
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<center><b>The main cause of WWI was the European alliances. To what extent do you agree with this statement</b></center> <br> <br>Before 1914 the five Great Powers‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. In 1914 World War One broke out in Europe. Historians have debated the causes ever since. As a historian it will be difficult to conclusively establish a single cause a number of significant causes is a far more helpful outcome. Although the European Alliances
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Austria-Hungary and Serbia that culminated in WWI. This tension was caused by the threat Pan-Slavism posed on Austria-Hungary due to its high Slavic population and its recent annexation of Bosnia Herzegovina. Another tension-builder was that Russia‚ a Slavic nation and a super-power at the time‚ was fully supporting this movement‚ thereby indirectly challenging Austria-Hungary to control of its own people. The tension had been mounting long before WWI began‚ but it was the breaking of this tension
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There’s four main long term causes of WWI‚ conveniently‚ M.A.I.N. The first of these four are Militarism; It’s long term because a country takes time over a long period to build up its military‚ like Germany and France for example. Because of the invasion of Germany from the time of the Franco-Prussian War‚ Otto Von Bismarck deemed it a necessity of the German state to build up its military forces in response to France in efforts to keep France as weak and isolated as possible. France‚ in return
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official neutrality‚ prompted Britain to declare war on Germany. World War I had begun. Nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism all prompted the rivalry between nations which led to WWI. Nationalism‚ the love and support of one’s country‚ has always existed. At this time‚ however‚ it was so prominent‚ it helped cause the first world war. Since so much pride was devoted to countries‚ it made the possibilities of peace between past rivals less probable. People felt great loyalty and were willing to
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Religious Crises in the North: Which Way Out of this Quagmire? By Aliyu A. Ammani aaammani@yahoo.co.uk This essay is an attempt at identifying the remote and immediate causes of the incessant religious crises in northern towns and cities‚ if you’d rather the so-called middle belt political zone of the north. In expressing this view‚ there is no intention on my part to mock the bones of those who died so long ago and who tried‚ however ineffectually‚ to lead their people.
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World War One  Account for the feelings of hostility towards the Austria-hungry Empire by Serb nationalists in 1914:  Austria was what stood in the way of progress of the Serbian nation. Serbia was a direct threat to the survival of the multinational Austrian Empire and for that reason Austria felt it necessary to thwart Serbia’s plans for growth and development. The Serbs desired more land‚ especially a coastline with an all important sea port‚ Austria denied them this by‚ in the
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