World War 1 also known as the Great War started on July 18‚ 1914 & ended November 11‚ 1918. WW1 left millions of people killed. WW1 was caused by MANIA. Mania is an acronym for Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ & Assassination. WW1 eventually led to the Great Depression. When the Great Depression hit‚ Adolf Hitler took advantage and attempted to rise to power. Militarism is what creates suspicions among European countries. Countries competed with each other to have the biggest and
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History Assessment 04) The treaty of Versailles was signed in June in 1919 at the end of the first world war when Germany had lost. The treaty included rules that Germany had to abide by‚ these rules were created in order to prevent Germany invading any other country and starting another war. The demilitarization of the Rhineland was one of the conditions that Germany had to agree to ‚ this meant that France and Belgium felt more secure and out of Germany’s reach. Another term of the treaty of
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out to be this great war that we must learn about‚ but once we do‚ we soon find out that it was just a string of very small events that led to such a big and preventable war. The three biggest causes of WWI are the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the Balkans‚ and Militarism. The leading cause of the beginning of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. It happened in June 1914 by a group that went by the name of the Black Hand. With a failed first attempt to kill him and his
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nationalism. He was an ethnic German ruling an empire that included ethnic Slavs. Slavic nationalists did not like being ruled by Germans and killed the archduke in an attempt to help rid themselves of German rule. This sort of ethnic conflict helped to cause WWI. Nationalism played a dramatic and dynamic
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There are several causes to have started the war in July of 1914. The biggest being the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ this led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. The underlying causes are far more important in forcing Europe to forcing war upon itself. The four underlying causes of World War 1 are: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. Among other causes such as: territorial‚ political‚ and economic‚ the importance of these are not as large
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The Underlying Causes Of World War 1 World War 1‚ a.k.a ¨The Great War was one of the most tragic wars in history. The generation that went through World War 1 was nicknamed ¨The lost Generation¨ because of 4 years gone to waste on the war. But what was the underlying cause of World War 1? There are many beliefs on reasons World War 1 happened and these are 3 primary causes. Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ and alliances are debatable reasons for the cause of The Great War but what sticks out the most out
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One of the main reasons that started a chain reaction leading into WW1‚ was the alliances throughout Europe. Although in reality if the alliances weren’t in effect then WW1 would not have happened‚ but the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was the event that led into chaos. The alliances were a major part‚ although they would never have needed to come into play if there had not been a trigger to these attacks. Off all of the 4 M.A.I.N (Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚
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Overpopulation: The Underlying Cause of Most Environmental Issues Katie Caputo PHI 107 Dr Pamela Klem September 21‚ 2009 Overpopulation: The Underlying Cause of Most Environmental Issues Introduction There are so many environmental issues that are affecting the entire globe today. People often speak of environmental issues as if they have no control over making them better or worse‚ however‚ environmentalists feel that many if not all of the environmental problems
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Alliances As The Underlying Cause Of World War I World War I‚ was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the big powers of the world. Before World War I started many alliances were made. First in May 1882 Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary signed the Triple Alliance‚ in 1883 Rumania and Austria-Hungary signed a secret alliance. In 1890 Germany allowed the Reinsurance Treaty signed with Russia to lapse‚ in 1894 France and Russia signed a defensive alliance‚ in 1902 Britain
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Causes of WW1 essay outline Hook: Mr. Frip is advising that we use our specialized impact categories to highlight some of the longterm effects of the Great War. >Example: World War 1 was the cataclysmic event which would end the lives of 10 million young european men‚ therefore destroying an entire generation of Europeans. It would end the empires of Russia‚ Germany‚ and AustriaHungary. Russia would resort to communism‚ which would promptly outlaw religion and impose a totalitarian government
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