Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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World War 1 World War 1 started because the Germans were pushing the Austrians to go to war. World War 1 also happened because little countries wanted their independence and countries were competing to have a stronger army and it was known as the Great War because it was one of the largest wars that had happened it started on July 28 of 1914 and the war ended in November 11 of 1918 the war lasted 4 years and many Americans and Europeans were mobilized. The United States stayed out of the war for
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Pre-World War 1‚ also known as the Great War‚ there were the Balkan Wars. The Balkans consisted of two wars that were fought because Russia wanted access to ports that they could use to avoid their enemy‚ the Ottoman Empire. The some of the results of these wars included Serbia being freed and Bosnia becoming a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire. These results would eventually lead to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark”
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World War 1 Have you ever wondered what World War 1 was like? Do you ever wonder how many people died to save our country and for World War 1 was like our freedom? Over 18 million deaths and 21 million wounded. They were fighting people for 4 years‚ 1914-1918. Each side had many reinforcements to take place after one died. One died each minute or hour. They had men dying each day‚ each week‚ each month‚ and each year. World War 1 was also known as the War to End All Wars. The commander of British
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World War 1 was inevitable. Throughout generations‚ wars happened all across the globe‚ between countries‚ cities‚ and even small ones between families. A war that was spread across every major country was bound to happen‚ one way or another. World War 1 had many rising causes that would eventually have started a war‚ such as Militarism in countries and Alliances between great powers and world leaders‚ the immediate cause was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria. What happened during this
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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observer‚ who can locate and report on the enemy‚ and can stalk and kill with one shot unseen. All through World War I‚ expert marksmen were regularly utilized as a part of the trenches with an end goal to take out enemy officers in the forefront of the opposing trench. It was a mode of mutual harassment between enemy fronts. Snipers have been an integral part of wars throughout history and World War I snipers are no exception. The term “Sniper” originated from the British occupation of India in the
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Do you know how World War 1 started? Well if not‚ in this essay I will be telling you the many reasons how and why the United States got involved in the war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife were assassinated on June 28‚ 1914. After the assassination there were a series of events that happened and triggered World War 1 to occur.The next reason why it started was because on May 7‚ 1915 a German submarine launched a torpedo at the Lusitanian‚ which was a boat that had 1‚959
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There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times‚ the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole‚ which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems‚ the assassination played a big role on actually
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peace to make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1‚ Also known as the First world war‚ or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say it was Austria-Hungary or
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