factor to the start of WW1. Tensions between Germany‚ Britain‚ and France grew throughout the years prior to WW1 due to the vast amount of land France and Britain had acquired. Imperialism also led to certain political alliances such the triple entente and the triple alliance. Germany was also very worried because Great Britain owned a quarter of the world’s population which was a bad thing for every other country in Europe. Due to the vast expansion of certain European nations‚ Germany decided to build
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Militarism played a humongous role in World War 1 because‚ since people became more nationalistic over their home countries‚ they wished to prove superiority and dominance through their armament forces. Due to the Russian’s increasing army size‚ the Germans felt forced to increase spending on their own army so as to be undoubtedly superior to the Russians. The Germans also believed that strong navy and army forces were necessary to survive as a country and as an imperial power (2). Soon enough‚ the
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another unpreventable policy which helped the production of WW1 since opposing powers were rioting and weren’t agreeing with the location of land occupation. Fourthly‚ Alliances also triggered it by forming a two-sided alliance in Europe: triple entente and the triple alliance. Secret alliances were also formed which was disliked greatly by the majority as well as the Europeans. Fifthly‚ July Crisis includes the assassination of the Archduke‚ which instigated the then unpreventable war. Further events
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long years Germany was the country that received the full blame for the war‚ but the question arises if it’s safe to say that Germany had totally caused World War I. In actuality‚ Germany had never asked or wanted a war. Germany was only honoring the Triple Alliance of 1882 and fighting alongside Austria-Hungary. As Germany should not take full blame for the war‚ they are responsible for World War I to the extent that France and Great Britain came into the war‚ because of a number of their own actions
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Chancellor of Germany. He formed it since he would like to use it to prevent the revenge of France after her defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. As a result‚ Germany formed the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1882 so as to isolate France. France‚ later‚ broke her own isolation and formed the Triple Entente with Britain and Russia in 1907. The most important term of the alliances was that the members of the same alliances agreed to support their allies if they were attacked by other
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much of it may turn the tables on you‚ and we can clearly see who becomes stronger and who weaker. The alliance system was a major component of World War I‚ and there were three main parts of this system the neutral countries‚ the triple alliance‚ and the triple entente. The alliance system rapidly escalated a strictly limited war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Why? Because what started with two countries turned out to be a full-blown war involving around eight countries. That quadruples the
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WWI Extended Essay World War I was one of the most significant intercontinental conflicts in European History. World War I mainly involved Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and later the United States. Wars like these may start for various reasons. One of the main causes of the war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The assassination was conducted by members of an organization called the Black Flag. Like most wars‚ there are many more causes of the “Great War of the Century”. The assassination
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alliance system was when countries in Europe started to look for allies. The initial alliances were formed between Germany and Austro Hungary. They formed in 1879 and were called the Dual Alliance. Italy then joined in 1882 to then form the Triple Alliance. The Triple Alliance was an agreement between countries involved to protect each other if any other countries tried to attack. Other counties in
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World War 1(WW1)‚ which is also recognized as “The Great War”‚ was a global war‚ mostly centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. While there was a chain of events that led to the fighting‚ there were many causes of the war‚ some of which remain unexposed today. There were immediate and underlying or fundamental causes of WW1. The distinction between an underlying cause and an immediate cause is that an immediate cause is a specific short-term‚ even that directly
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the side that seemed stronger and better. There were 3 main alliances in World War 1 that were formed‚ they were The Triple Alliances containing Germany that had formed an alliance with Hungary/Austria and Italy. They promised if anything happened to each other they would help each other out as Germany was worried about France attacking them. The other alliance was The Triple Entente that contain Frances and Russia‚ they promised to help each other if they were attacked by signing an
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