1 or ‘The Great War’ was a conflict between the central and allied powers in 1914-1918. It took place mainly in Europe and Italy but was later expanded into France‚ Germany‚ and the South of Turkey. The causes of World War 1 are still debatable today. However‚ some points of the War are more important to note than others. Likewise‚ not only did the Serbians assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ but the development of militarism also proves to be a main cause as well. The struggle of imperialism
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The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities‚ but I believe that overall there were more differences between the two. The social‚ political‚ and economic circumstances of the times varied‚ though at times correlated with each other‚ but there are extreme differences that help create a different atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand
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Compare & Contrast Most people would agree that all wars are terrible and have great affects on everyone in its path. Some believe that all wars are the same‚ each war ending with deaths‚ casualties and destruction. Now‚ two very important wars‚ World War One and World War Two easily did just that. Both of these wars involved multiple countries to fight in it. These two wars were extremely great in size compared to most other wars. Although World War One and World War Two were both worldwide
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The basic causes of World War II were nationalistic tensions‚ unresolved issues‚ and resentments resulting from the First World War and the effects of the Great Depression. Even though what sparked the Second World War were the invasion of Poland by Germany and the invasion of China by Japan‚ there are still so many little reasons the whole war fused up. The main the cause of this war was the Treaty of Versailles. Woodrow Wilson believed that Germany should have been punished but not as severely
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Causes of World War 2 Even though some people may believe that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of World War 2 but‚ the main cause of World War 2 is the rise of Adolf Hitler because he persuaded the citizens of Germany and mesmerized them with his powerful speeches to join his cause‚ and he broke the Treaty of Versailles by building up an army and annexing neighboring countries that he thought was his. The primary cause of World War 2 can be seen from a psychological perspective; Adolf
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II * Treaty of Versailles In 1919‚ Lloyd George of England‚ Orlando of Italy‚ Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge. He wanted to be sure that Germany could never start another war again. The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s
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The causes of World War I (Essay) The beginning of the 20th century was heavily influenced by the First World War. This war began in July 18‚ 1914 and ended four years later 11 November‚ 1914(Versailles Treaty). WWI was a ‘cruelty’ (blood lust) war as it left behind more than 10.000‚000 dead soldiers. In this essay I will present the main causes of WWI and analyze them in order to see how they lead to this war. With the term ‘causes’ we don’t refer only to the specific causation that finally
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The World Wars were in some ways similar but also‚ different. The World Wars had similarities in the way the wars were caused‚ how the wars ended‚ in regards to who lost‚ and propaganda. The casualties‚ the cost‚ and the military tactics however‚ were some of their differences. World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria in June 1914. However‚ World War II was caused by the political and economic instability in Germany‚ along with the bad conditions of
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Document 8 is a speech to the Reichstag from Prince Bernhard von Bulow on December 11 1899. He states‚ “... we realize that without power‚ without a strong army and a strong navy‚ there can be no welfare for us.” European military spending skyrocketed between 1900 and 1914. In 1870 the combined military spending of the six great powers (Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Russia and Italy) totalled 94 million pounds. Which is more than 158 million dollars here in the United States. By 1914
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The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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