On one day back in June 1914‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist called the Black Hand. This event immediately led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and then‚ the alliances of both countries involved in. Within few days‚ the first World War broke out and lasted four years‚ caused millions of people died and wounded. However‚ the assassination of Ferdinand was not the only reason caused the worldwide war‚ it was just a blasting
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In a smaller country called Serbia‚ the Slavic population had become extremely nationalistic near the end of the 19th century‚ and many believed that they were the strongest race of people that existed‚ and that they deserved more. This movement known as “Pan-Slavism” was most popular in Serbia. The Serbian slavs came to detest the Austro-Hungarian empire due to the large influence and control over the region
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World War 1 is undoubtedly one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the modern world‚ responsible for the deaths of over 11 million young men. From 1914-1918 the European powers fought out one of the bloodiest series of battles ever recorded‚ including some horrific battles like the Battle of Fromelles‚ the Battle of the Somme‚ Gallipoli and the Battle of Verdun to name only a few. The reasons behind this tragic event are complex‚ but several factors including Imperialism had a rather influential
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“Truth and the Historian” Main argument This is both an introduction to the book and an essay about the causes of World War I‚ as seen by other historical writers and Lafore himself. He states that “World War I has become a fashion and a fad‚” and‚ while there is nothing wrong with the topic being widely discussed‚ historians should be careful in using research and analyzing historical topics. The introduction outlines the sources of the conflict that later was known as the Great War. All of the
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cause of World War I is Alliances. .Alliances caused world war I by alliances due to Russia providing support for Serbia and Germany supporting Austria-Hungary. An example of this is that on Document A it shows both Serbia and Russia had a special ethic tie due to both of them having nations that had the Majority of slaves inhabiting it ‚ therefore when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia had to assist them as Germany does the same for Austria-Hungary. Therefore causing World War I as all
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I By 1914‚ the powder keg that was the imperial alliances had been given a crucial spark; the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a series of war declarations that would eventually grow into the most devastating war the world had ever experienced. The assassination wasn’t the only reason. Several other causes‚ such as the M.A.I.N. causes (militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ nationalism)‚ the crises‚ and the annexation of Bosnia‚ had built
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First Essay Assignment The United States owes most its success to imperialism. Imperialism is the action of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. One of the main causes of American Imperialism was that many Americans believed that the U.S as a country had to expand their power. One of the most historical wars of the 1890’s was the Spanish-American war. The victory was quite easy since Spain was kind of a weaker country. The winning result was the ownership
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The Mongol invasion of Europe was a planned invasion of Eastern Europe. The Mongols invade Russia‚ Poland‚ Lithuania‚ Serbia‚ Byzantine‚ Bulgaria‚ Serbia‚ and Hungary. However‚ they later invaded Central Europe. Many believe that these invasions had no political or conquering point‚ but to scare other nations from invading Mongolia. Mongolia’s first conquer was Russia in 1235. Led by Batu Khan(grandson of Genghis)‚ they ordered the Russian ruler Ryazan to surrender‚ and the Mongols sacked major
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broke out and affected the entire world. This war began because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. After this Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ who was allied with Austria-Hungary‚ also declared war on Serbia. Russia had to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary because they were allied with Serbia. This was mostly caused by nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. Nationalism is when you are proud of your country and think that it is better than other countries
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Alfred von Schlieffen the German Chief of Staff made a plan for the German Army in the war between France and Russia in 1903 at the request of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In order to accomplish Schlieffen’s plan‚ the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country
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