WWI Extended Essay World War I was one of the most significant intercontinental conflicts in European History. World War I mainly involved Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and later the United States. Wars like these may start for various reasons. One of the main causes of the war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The assassination was conducted by members of an organization called the Black Flag. Like most wars‚ there are many more causes of the “Great War of the Century”. The assassination
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On July 28th‚ 1914‚ the first great world war broke out with Italy being a part of it. The country declared war on Austria-Hungary on May 23rd‚ 1915. They fought alongside the allied powers consisting of France‚ Great Britain‚ and many other countries. This four-year-long war was very tragic‚ taking many loved ones with it. The Italians mostly fought against Austria-Hungary during World War I. The two countries fought along the northern border near the Italian Alps and the Isonzo river. The Italian
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the two leaders is centred around the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis originated as a result of the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion; in July 1962‚ Soviet leader Khrushchev and Cuban leader Fidel Castro struck a deal in which Soviet missiles would be placed on Cuban soil to prevent any future attempts at invasion. Despite warnings by Kennedy that this was unacceptable‚
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World War I occurred in the years 1914-1918. The Great War was another name for WWI it was known to be "the war to end all wars" but instead ended up being the war to start all wars. The war was said to start when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Garlio Princip. This was such an uprising because Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia‚ who was supported by Russia. Austria was waiting for confirmation on their alliance before they declared war. The three main causes of World War
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There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times‚ the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole‚ which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems‚ the assassination played a big role on actually
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Cause & Course of World War I Essay Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe. The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They affected war in positive and negative ways. Militarism is building up military as a display of power and keeping an army ready for war. Most European countries did this
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Many people think that Germany started world war I. If you google who started world war I you will see many websites and papers that agree with this statement. Although‚ no one country stared the war and all of the involved parties are partly to blame. It was Austria Hungary that was mostly to blame. Austria Hungary started World War I by using war to distract form internal problems‚ delivering a harsh ultimatum and expecting an answer in three days‚ and declaring war after all of the demands in
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The origins of the first world war has been debated indefinitely‚ and with great controversy. Fritz Fischer‚ dubbed the “the most important German historian of the 20th century”‚ argues that the responsibility for starting the war should rest solely on the shoulders of Germany‚ as their actions were carried out with the goal of world domination.‚ Fischer’s argument has been openly criticised by two modern historians‚ Niall Ferguson and Sean McMeekin‚ who insist Fischer’s claims display personal bias
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After an immense amount of tension caused by nationalism and industrialism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian group called the Black Hand‚ war broke out between Austria-Hungary and Serbia‚ eventually spreading to include many major powers of the time. During the summer of 1914‚ after refusal from Serbia to hunt down the group responsible for killing the archduke and failure to meet the conditions of the ultimatum given‚ Austria-Hungary prepared for an invasion of Serbia
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World War 1 World War 1 started because the Germans were pushing the Austrians to go to war. World War 1 also happened because little countries wanted their independence and countries were competing to have a stronger army and it was known as the Great War because it was one of the largest wars that had happened it started on July 28 of 1914 and the war ended in November 11 of 1918 the war lasted 4 years and many Americans and Europeans were mobilized. The United States stayed out of the war for
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