The Causes of World War One In this module you will learn: 1. FOUR new words 2. SIX factors which underlay the outbreak of the First World War [ANIMAL] 3. TWO rival alliances 4. SEVEN countries 5. EIGHT crises which preceded the war [BiG FaT BABA] 6. The story of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 7. FOUR steps by which the murder of Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak war [ARSE]‚ including. 8. THIRTEEN key dates in the ‘slide to war’. You must do the following written work:
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It caused the war because Austria blamed Serbia for the killing of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Then Austria declared war on Serbia‚ the Russian army got ready to help Serbia defend itself against the attack and Germany sends a demand to Russia ordering it to hold back from helping Serbia. Then Germany declared war on Russia. The French army is put on a war footing getting ready to fight a German invasion. After
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a war that was fought largely in Europe‚ and was centered on two main alliances‚ The Central Powers which consisted of the German Empire‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Austria-Hungary‚ and the Allied powers that consisted of France‚ the Britain Empire‚ Serbia Russia‚ and eventually the United States. Most of the battles of World War I took place in the trenches in many different locations around Europe. The majority of the casualties from World War I were in fact European‚ there are still mass grave spread
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The World War I‚ known to many as the Great War or the War to End All Wars‚ was the world’s first global conflict leading to many casualties and with no point. WWI was one of the most deadliest wars in history with over 16 million people dead and the estimated amount of both military and civilian deaths total to about 37 million people. Unlike most wars‚ the first World War did not end with a country winning territory and ended up with political‚ economic‚ and social downfalls. The Balkan states
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Austria-Hungary’s troublesome neighbor‚ Serbia. However‚ instead of reacting quickly to the incident‚ Austria-Hungary made sure they had the backing of Germany‚ with whom they had a treaty‚ before they proceeded. This gave Serbia time to get the backing of Russia‚ with whom they had a treaty. The calls for back-up didn’t end there. Russia also had a treaty with France and Britain. This meant that by the time Austria-Hungary officially declared war on Serbia on July 28‚ 1914‚ an entire month after
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World War 1 DBQ Prior to the start of World War 1‚ several countries in Europe were fixated on being the dominant country in Europe‚ seeking to hold the top position on the social hierarchy among the European nations. After the Age of Imperialism‚ many Europeans took great pride in their countries’ growth and prosperity. The most powerful countries in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were becoming wealthier due to the trade from African colonies‚ while other countries (without income
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World War 1‚ also known as the “ Great War ”‚ was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in Europe in the Western Front (England‚Belgium‚ France‚ and west Germany)‚ the Eastern Front (Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and the east of Germany) and finally the Italian Front (Italy and Austria).The first world war was between
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linked into Nationalism; both of these causes have countries that feel they are the best. Another main cause for WW1 is Nationalism. The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand was due to a gang called the ‘Black Hand’. They were a Nationalist group from Serbia which thought they tghat Franz wasn’t running Austria-Hungary right and that their country was better. If they did not want to rule themselves and thoght they were better than everyone‚ then they wouldn’t of had the thought of assassinating Franz
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important to establish blame of who started the war to prevent war in the future. However‚ it is not ethical nor accurate to blame one county entirely‚ which is what happened to Germany. It is often assumed that Germany was entirely to blame for WWI‚ but Serbia‚ Russia‚ Austria Hungary‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany all contributed to the cause of WWI. Sidney Bradshaw Fay has studied WWI and tried to determine why it began‚ and who is to blame. She concluded that not only was Germany to blame for
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had previously been Serbia’s land. This had stirred nationalist movement in Serbia‚ which included the Serbian terrorist group‚ the Black Hand. A member of this organisation‚ 19 year old Gavrilo Princip shot the heir to the Austrian- Hungarian throne along with his wife‚ Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenburg. Austria retaliated and declared war on Serbia which triggered World War 1. Therefore blame could also be put onto Serbia and Austria. Germany had already provoked anti-German sentiment in Britain
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