AP European History Chapter 25: imperialism‚ Alliances‚ and War Chapter Overview: After 1870‚ Europe exercised unprecedented influence and control over the rest of the world. European dominance brought every part of the globe into a single world economy. The new global economy increased hostility and led to intense nationalism. Section One: Expansion of European Power and the New Imperialism Section Overview Explosive developments in nineteenth-century science‚ technology‚ industry‚ agriculture
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Ferdinand of Austria. Austria had no problem punishing Serbia for this assassination. The Kaiser believed that he could do as he wished. He gave Austria the "go ahead" to punishing Serbia. After Austria drafted out their requirements‚ which they knew couldn’t be met‚ they would go to war. The Kaiser issued a "blank check" stating that he would back up Austria with any of their actions. He did not know what Austria would do to punish Serbia. Stoessinger stated‚ "On July 5 [the Kaiser] took the
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as well as sharing my own thoughts and opinions on the matter‚ backing up my statements with historical evidence and facts. World War I lasted between the years of 1914 and 1918‚ and originally started as a Civil War between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. This minor dispute expanded into a fully-fledged World War
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The 3 main causes of World War 1 World war one‚ also known as the Great War‚ began in 1914 due to feuds between European countries. It was one of the worst wars of its time and had a huge effect on the people of the world. There are many different reasons argued for the cause of world war one and whilst there were many different reasons that contributed to the outbreak of the war‚ such as significant individuals or militarism‚ there were 3 main reasons for the start of World War 1‚ these reasons
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time. East and South East were mostly under Ottoman Empire and Habsburg dynasty. Ottoman Empire captured today’s Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ Romania‚ Albania‚ Serbia and Montenegro. At that time‚ there weren’t all those countries‚ but Moldavia‚ Walachia and Ionian Republic. Territories of today’s Croatia‚ part of Serbia‚ Slovenia‚ Hungary‚ Czech Republic‚ and Slovakia‚ half of Poland‚ South of Germany and North East of Italy were under Austrian Habsburg dynasty. It was all called Hungary
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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firing shots at the car and unfortunately bullets hit him and his wife‚ but they died one hour later after being taken to a nearby health hospital. This incident helped push forward the start of World War I but Austria- Hungary also declared war on Serbia and the war finally begun. World War I consisted of four different M.A.I.N reasons why ww1 started. These causes are Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and
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archduke Francis Ferdinand. The political objective of the assassination was to break Austria- Hungary’s south- Slav provinces off so they could be combined into a great Serbia. Both sides of the group believed it would be a quick war of many resources. 2: Russia become involved in WWI after Austria declared war against Serbia‚ because Russia had made itself the guardian of all Slavic and/or Eastern Orthodox peoples‚ particularly the south-slaves in the Balkans who has for centuries been under
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Two major causes of WWI were militarism and nationalism. WWI began in 1914 and lasted 4 long years. Many countries especially those with an Empire‚ enrolled in the war. It was between two alliances‚ fixed together. With militarism‚ which is the love and pride of one’s country and its military power‚ European countries started producing more powerful weapons for future conflicts. This soon enough started an arms race which was spread all throughout Europe because each country wanted surpass each other
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Many people use the acronym “M. A. N. I. A.” to remember these causes. The immediate cause of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand because a Serbian Black Hand member assassinated the Archduke‚ it made Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia‚ and Germany and Russia got involved because they were allies with those countries. Furthermore‚ the person who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was Gavrilo Princip. The Black Hand group originally planned
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