The event that sparked the outbreak of World War I is the simple but complex assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security
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Europe that began in July of 1914 and lasted until November of 1918. This war drew in all the worlds’ economics great powers‚ which were separated into two opposing alliances‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were based off of the Triple Entente‚ The United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. There are many long term causes
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Why did a European war break out in the summer of 1914? In 1914‚ war broke out in Europe between the most powerful countries. There were a number of reasons why World War One broke out and this essay will examine these reasons. Rising tensions in Europe between the great powers were created by many different things. For example‚ the ‘Arms Race’ between Britain and Germany‚ Germany was jealous of and felt threatened by Britain’s huge empire. In 1898‚ years before the war broke out; Germany
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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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of the war was the 1st Moroccan Crisis. This crisis happened in 1905 where Britain and France fought over Morocco. Morocco was a good trading post and military base‚ as it was a good entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale‚ where it was decided that France got to keep Morocco since Britain got to keep Egypt. This meant that both had a significant colony to help them to control the
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which was a competition to create the best weapons. Another contributing factor was the alliances. Countries signed them for military and economic protection. The Triple Entente consisted of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia while Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy made up the Triple Alliance. In 1915‚ Italy left the Triple Entente and the alliance was renamed the Central Powers. Thirdly‚ imperialism significantly contributed to the start of Great War. Countries competed to take over parts of the
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At the start of World War 1‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary allied and became the triple alliance or central powers alliance when Italy joined in 1882. Fearful of that alliance‚ in 1894‚ France made an alliance with Russia‚ and in 1904 France also made an agreement with Britain called the entente; not a formal alliance but a promise to work together. In1907‚ Britain made an entente with Russia‚ forming the triple entente (France‚ Russia‚ and Britain). Unfortunately back then‚ the governments and politicians
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Many say it was Austria-Hungary or Germany. I believe that everyone had something to do with starting the war. The war draws in the world’s most powerful country and assembled them to two opposing sides. The two different sides were The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. “Two
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1). Why did the people of Bosnia dislike the Austrians? The people of Bosnia disliked the Austrians because many of them were Serbian and wanted to be free from Austrian control. Since Bosnia was originally a Serbian province that was annexed by Austria-Hungary during an earlier conflict‚ the citizens of Bosnia were distrustful of their new rulers. Some were even eager to fight the Austrians in order for Bosnia to be returned to Serbia. 2). What was the purpose of the Black Hand? The purpose
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people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Triple Alliance: an alliance between England‚ France‚ and the republic of the 7 united netherlands. Triple Entente: was the alliance linking Russia‚ France‚ and Britain after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente. Schlieffen Plan: The Schlieffen Plan was the German General Staff’s early 20th-century overall strategic plan for victory in a possible future
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