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War can have a huge impact on the international distribution of power and the global hierarchy. World War I went down in history as the greatest disaster and changed the balance of power. The development of economic imperialism‚ the emergence of trade barriers‚ the arms race‚ militarism and autocracy‚ the struggle over the balance of power‚ important for the maintenance of colonial powers‚ sharp local conflicts (Balkan wars‚ the Italian-Turkish War) and crisis (the Bosnian crisis‚ the collapse of
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nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliance system‚ but they were different in the events that shaped the causes of war. One of the causes of WW1 and WW2 is the alliance system. During WW1 the alliance system consisted of the Triple Alliance (Austria‚ Germany‚ Italy) and the Triple Entente (Britain‚ France‚ Russia)‚ both of the alliances were secret and hard to stop and limit. The alliance system caused problems in Europe‚ in that it created tangled alliances that drew all alliances in a conflict (Doc. 1)
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causes of World War One was the alliance system that was in place foregoing to the outbreak of the war. By the early 20th century‚ Europe was seen as two well equipped camps on one side the triple Alliance was established between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. In oppose to them was the Triple Entente who were Great Britain‚ Russia and France. Russia was at close ties with Serbia due to Common Slavic heritage. France‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany all agreed to the assistance of Belgium if it
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motives were spilled. All anger broke loose and a month later‚ Austria/Hungary declared war on Serbia. Two main alliances were created. The first alliance was called the Triple Alliance‚ this included Germany and Austria/ Hungary. Their motive was to stop Italy from allying with Russia. The second alliance‚ called the Triple Entente‚ included Russia‚ France‚ and later on in the war Britain‚ they did not sign for peace
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started a war against another‚ the first country had back-up to support them. Also‚ in return for their loyalty‚ the alliances received protection‚ profit‚ or some other win-win situation. Unfortunately‚ it also means that tensions rise higher. The Triple Alliance
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I believe WWI was inevitable because there were too many issues‚ which were build up for decades and any crisis would have triggered a war. One of the main reasons the war was inevitable was the strong want of power. Germany was confident that it can become a major power and was ready to the whatever it takes to become one. Germany wanted to fight to get more powerful and to control more things. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia wanted similar things. This resulted in the major european powers building
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becoming fearful of each other and lead to the search for allies. These alliances failed to reduce this fear but rather increased it. Two alliances were formed: Russia‚ France and Great Britain created the Triple Entente and Germany‚ Austrian-Hungarian empire and later Italy formed the Triple alliance.The agreements made between allies were extremely vague and each nation had difficulty predicting whether or not their allies would stand by
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hammer or the anvil. When everyone chooses to be the hammer‚ they were pushed one step closer to the brink of war. Alliances were the biggest unseen contributor to the start of World War 1. The Triple Alliance was formed by Germany Austria hungry and Italy; England France and Russia formed the Triple entente. These were the most powerful countries in Europe in 1914. (Document A) These alliances place soon to be enemies directly next to one another increasing tensions among countries. These alliances
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use it as an excuse to blame and punish Serbians; then soon declared war. This had caused Europe to become divided and nations began choosing sides. Germany and Austria-Hungary‚(and for a while Italy)‚ formed the Triple Alliances‚ or Central Powers. On the other side‚ the Triple Entente‚ or Alliances‚ included Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia‚(and later U.SA.)(Doc A). As a result of the tensions between opposing nations‚ war soon began to broke out. Although militarism and alliances were significant
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