onward are the forefront reasons of a complete European War. Russian policy included some brilliant pre-war strategies that benefitted their social and political status amongst other countries in the world. Policies included becoming part of the triple entente alongside Britain and France‚ making drastic economic reforms‚ and creating a 1.3 million-man army. Because
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analyse the "powder keg" theory to the outbreak of World War One‚ to see which countries were involved in the outbreak of World War One. In 1907 you already had a major split between great powers in Europe‚ The Triple Alliance 1904 (Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary) and The Triple Entente 1907 (Britain‚ France and Russia). This was a evident factor as to who fights who an for what reasons. The two alliances‚ aware of rising tensions‚ began their preparations for war long before 1914. The Naval Race
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What factors were involved in starting the Great War? The time period leading up to World War I was the age of imperialism‚ a time when many countries in Western Europe were building up their empires throughout the world. They would oftentimes get into "disagreements" amongst themselves over who was to control certain areas of the world. The countries were jealous‚ suspicious and did not trust each other....... war was inevitable! World War I had roots in the following things: •• Alliance System:
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country 2. Imperialism: Extending political‚ economic and military control over weaker territories 3. Militarism: Making sure one’s country does not fall behind in the arms race 4. Alliances -2 alliance groups -Triple entente: France‚ Great Britain‚ Russia -Triple alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy‚ Later on Ottoman Empire *How it all began (June 1914) -Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His wife Sophie visited Sarajevo‚ Bosina -Heir to the Austrian throne -They were shot by Gavrilo
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World War was fought over many different explanations such as colonies competing for more land‚ formed alliances‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The War had affected and injured many people due to these reasons. Therefore‚ there was no need for this war‚ yet the heat was building up and it eventually broke the last straw. For instance‚ the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the last straw that broke and caused the war to begin. Given these points there were many explanations
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Causes of World War I At the end of World War I‚ nobody was happy. In 1914 in Sarajevo‚ Francis Ferdinand‚ the Archduke of the Austria Hungary was assassinated by a serbian terrorist group. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe already inflamed by the true causes of the great war.Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚ Alliances‚ and Militarism were four main causes that drove Europe to war. These influences created the aggravated circumstances
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Paige Powers Per.5th 4/1/17 The Great War World War 1 was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the royal prince of Austro-Hungarian. This pinned the Central powers(Germany‚ Austro-Hungarian and‚ The Ottoman Empire) against the Allied powers(Russia‚Great Britain‚ France‚ and Serbia). Many countries around the world blamed Serbian government for the attack of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Serbian government funded the weapons
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significant causes for World War I were alliances‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism. While researching World War I‚ it is clear that alliances were one of the major causes. The alliance systems in the war consisted of the Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy and the Triple Entente: France‚ Great Britain‚ and Russia. These alliance systems were a large reason for the outbreak of war because once one of their allies got involved they all felt the obligation to join the fight. The alliance of
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Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ (Italy) ii. Triple Entente – Britain‚ France‚ Russian‚ ( + colonies: Canada‚ United States) c. Imperialism i. Sphere of influence (India/China – value) d. Nationalism i. Franz Ferdinand (Austria-Hungary); Gavrillo Principe (Serbia)
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War? In my opinion‚ the most important cause of the First World War was the Alliance System. By 1914‚ the main powers in Europe had been divided into two groups. These were: The Triple Alliance – Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy‚ and The Triple Entente – Britain‚ France and Russia. Although the point of creating these alliances was to avoid war‚ they meant that any conflict that broke out would increase in scale immediately because the other
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