Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel
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World war one ran from 1914-1918 which was also known as the Great War. It was also known as the first modern war and the reasoning behind it is because of all the new technology that was used‚ such as submarines‚ tanks‚ machine guns. It was estimated that in that four year time period there were 10 million deaths. When the Serbians assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Austria-Hungary viewed this as a threat. Germany decided to help out Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia was allies with Serbia
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defense agreements were formed between several European countries to ensure that each country would support each other if the war broke out in any of its allies. In 1882‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy formed the Triple Alliance. Later‚ Britain‚ France‚ and Russia formed Triple Entente. The intention of forming an alliance was good. However‚ when Austria-Hungary declared the war on Serbia‚ the alliance of Serbia‚ Russia‚ stood out and got involved to defend Serbia‚ which led the involvement of German
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1. Max Planck‚ Niels Bohr‚ Albert Einstein – great scientist in the 20th Century. Ernest Ruther is known as “the Father of Nuclear Science” 2. George Washington Carver – best remembered agricultural scientist 3. Carlos Finlay‚ Walter Reed‚ William Gorgas – doctors who dealt with yellow fever 4. Henry Ford – entrepreneur who engineered the Model T and developed the assembly line 5. Ferdinand von Zeppelin – designed and built the dirigible 6. Orville and Wilbur Wright – made the first successful
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were all kept hidden; they were not released until after the war. All these secret meetings between countries could have lead to great tension between allies. The first group of allies‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ consisted of German‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second group were the Triple Entente‚ consisting of Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain. The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany gave Austria-Hungary a sense of protection. This came into play when the assassination of the Archduke
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The Tears’ Evolution of Continental Fears The Schlieffen Plan originated from a complicated history of alliances and protectors. The conflict began with Austria-Hungary suppressing Serbia’s ability to create a large empire. Serbian uprisings against Austro-Hungarian influences resulted in Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife being assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Austria felt that the proper response to the assassination was to declare war on Serbia‚ one month to the day of Ferdinand’s
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World War 1 started for various reasons but‚ the three main causes were‚ the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand‚ the rise of Nationalism‚ and the building up of the military and alliances. The war started in 1914‚ there are many arguments according to the reasons on how the war actually started but‚ most historians believed it to be the assassination. Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28th‚ 1914‚ the killing took place in Sarajevo by a member from a group called the
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The Kaiser’s Foreign Policy Section 1: Causes of World War 1 The personality of the Kaiser‚ his foreign policy and his naval policy in particular were major contributory factors to the outbreak of WW1. However other factors were also important. System of Alliances: Bismarck united Germany by war culminating in the Franco-Prussian war. After 1870‚ his foreign policy concentrated on keeping France isolated. Bismarck’s nightmare was a two-front war and so forged agreements with Austria and Russia
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World War I (WWI) began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip‚ leader of a radical group whose purpose was to end foreign rule over Bosnia and Serbia. Austria-Hungary used the assassination as justification to launch a war on Serbia‚ blaming them for the radical groups’ actions. This regional conflict sucked in most of the great countries of the world. The
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combined with the Kaisers ambition of being a superpower‚ Germany began building a Navy to match Britain’s. As a result‚ Britain began to spend money on their own navy‚ which started the Arms race. Being threatened by Germany’s triple alliance Britain formed the triple entente with France and Russia. Germany was now caught between Russia and France potentially creating a two front war. To counter this Germany had their Schlieffen plan in the event that war would break out. With tension at a maximum
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