‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? The above judgement outlines a clear debate among historians as to whether German aggression was the main reason the First World War began in August 1914‚ or whether it was due to various other factors. Gordon Corrigan claims that it was due to German aggression and therefore represents the closest argument to the one made in the question. Corrigan also references
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weak and remain dominant. Secret alliance with austria-hungary in 1879(dual alliance) against russia‚ while outwardly league of 3 nations(germany‚ russia‚ austria-hungary) was retained. •1881‚austria-hungary made alliance with serbia to stop russia from gaining control of serbia. •reinsurance treaty - between germany and russia yet russia was kept in the dark about the dual alliance. •the triple alliance in 1882. Between germany‚ austria-hungary and italy to prevent italy from supporting russia. Also
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mind. Fischer’s argument of the War Council of December 1912 supports source 1 and shows that German leaders were discussing the prospect of war before 1914‚ and that the decisions made in that meeting such as the support of Austria-Hungary against Serbia caused the outbreak of war as it created sides‚ alliances and further tension in an already tense environment. Equally‚ the creation of the Schlieffen plan in 1905 to win the war in the West in six weeks shows how Germany were making decisions about
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started because a few unruly Serbians and one Bosnian killed Archduke Frantz‚ who was from Austro-Hungary. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. So with that Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungary asked Germany for help because they feared Russia would help Serbia. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. Did animals play a part in World War I? yes‚ they did. Thankfully‚ pets helped raise the low morale of the soldiers. Even the humble pigeon
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Total War: War that includes entire resources and population of a nation used to fight. The entire population is contributing towards the war using military‚ political‚ economic and cultural. Cause of War: • Short: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ Germany declares war on Russia‚ Germany declares war on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Assassinated by a member of the “Black Hand”‚ a Serbian
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World War 1(WW1)‚ also known as the Great War‚ was one of if not the most horrifying of wars in history. Spanning for 4 years from 1914 to 1918 millions of soldiers were killed. A still debated question however is the cause of the Great War; two major worldly forces grinding against each other or a single bullet fired by a rebellious Bosnian Serb? The 28th of June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to make a speech in Sarajevo‚ a Bosnian city under Austria-Hungary’s rule‚ where the Black
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the First Battle of Marne? In the Navy Describe how Germany used their power in the sea. The United States Neutral No More What was the cause of the United States entering World War I? | 1.) Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia mobilizing‚ declared war on Russia‚ fearing an attack from the north. France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany attacked France through Belgium pulling Britain into war because
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It had a certain meaning when the Turks had control over Serbia but then the meaning changed after the Serbians were liberated. When the monument was erected‚ it stood as a warning. It was used to intimidate and hopefully discourage any potential uprising by the Serbian people. The Initial monument served as
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there are three elements of work motivation; direction of behavior‚ level of effort and level of persistence. Novak Djokovic‚ world’s best tennis player‚ possessed all these three elements. For example‚ although his family had economic problems in Serbia‚ he still chose to fly to Germany to train despite only being 12 years old. Even as a child‚ he loved tennis with a passion. He once skipped afternoon classes in school just so he could attend tennis training with his coach (PRPepper Production‚ 2012)
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Ferdinand‚ December 18‚ 1863 – June 28‚ 1914 ii. Sophia Ferdinand‚ March 1‚ 1868 – June 28‚ 1914 P Austrian leaders were backed up by Germany‚ Serbia was backed up but Russia i. Tensions between even more countries grew Q Ultimatum i. Austria to Serbia ii. Serbia’s demands so high that Austria refused to fulfill all of them R Austria issued war on Serbia – July 28 S Germany issued war with Russia –
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