Wars are large and complicated affairs. The first word war was the product of many‚ many things. Although the war officially began on July 28th‚ 1914‚ it had been building up for a while. The beginning of the war was much like a domino affect. It started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. On July 29‚ Russia ordered a mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia. The Germans threatened war on July 31 if the Russians did not demobilize. France then mobilized. On August 1
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look like a weaker nation and threaten Austria-Hungary’s existence (Fay 2). Austria had also annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 and 1909‚ also known as the Bosnian Crisis (Anderson 1). This damaged Austria’s ties with Serbia and Russia‚ since the Serbs thought that the Slavic area should be theirs. As tensions steadily rose between Austria and Serbia‚ Austria promised Serbia and Russia that any efforts to take territory from Austria on the Balkans would be crushed. Franz Ferdinand’s assassination
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World War one started in 1914 and ended in 1918‚ and World War two started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In both wars‚ Germany and its allies had major parts in the beginning of the conflicts. World war one was fought between the Triple Entente & Italy versus Germany and Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire. The results for both wars were almost the same. In World War one‚ no army lost; however‚ Germany politically lost everything‚ or most‚ of what she had. While in World war two‚ Germany surrendered
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Holocaust Essay “Hate and intolerance are the catalysts for the destruction of a family‚ of a culture‚ and a nation”‚ by Werner Gellert‚ chair of The New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum and Study Center. (history:www.nmholocaustmuseum.com) It is vital to remember and pass to a new generation the history and lessons of the Holocaust since over 5.7 million Jewish people had their lives taken away by a man who was intolerant of their religion. The largest numbers of victims of the Holocaust
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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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To what extent did WWI change (or not change) European ideas about statehood and nationalism? Sources suggest that Europe’s ideas towards statehood and nationalism changed throughout and after WW1‚ I personally agree with this statement. Nationalism is defined as loyalty or devotion to ones country followed by the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively‚ emphasizing national rather than international goals. There was a large impact on Europe post WW1
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Chapter 20: How was nationalism transformed by the state? At the start of the 19th century‚ nationalism identified liberals from conservatives‚ a political group that ruled much of post-Napoleonic Europe. As nationalistic ideas developed over time‚ the ideology of nationalism became more flexible and broader. The idea of a nation evolved from the early 1700’s‚ when it meant nobility‚ to the French Revolution in the late 1780’s when the French used the word nation to mean ‘the sovereign people’
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The Causes of the First World War Chardai C Guthrie Seaford Senior High School The Causes of the First World War The First World War was a war between the great European empires and was fought from 1914 until 1918. The alliances were the Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the Triple Entene (Britain‚ Russia‚ and France). The war was caused by a chain of events that built up more tension and rivalry throughout the years. There were many causes as to why the war built up
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to be aggressive and favored war over peace. Evidence to support this lies strongly with the blank cheque Germany issued Austria on July 5th‚ which pledged unconditional support for their allies in whatever action they decided to take against the Serbs. Therefore‚ by offering their full backing‚ they were knowingly giving Austria the option of war‚ thus it can therefore be argued that Germany pushed for the outbreak of world war one. This view is also supported in source 3‚ in which C Lee states
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caused the slaughtering of those deemed inferior: Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ slaves‚ and people with disabilities. It didn’t stop here‚ you’d think the world would try to make a difference but as Hitler era was fading‚ the "ethnic cleansing" by Serbs in Bosnia‚ the mass killings of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994 were and are stilling taking place years after Hitler. What these people failed to see is that there is no "pure race". People show such a mixture of physical characteristics in skin color
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