One in The Same: WWI + WWII The World War of the 20th Century was amongst the greatest and most lethal of all modern warfare. It was a horrific time whereas almost every civilized nation in the world was effected one way or the other. Despite the twenty-three year armistice‚ World War Two was merely Part Two of the First World War with higher stakes due to the fact that the same conflicts were never resolved (by the League of Nations)‚ just drawn deeper into. There were also the same recurring factors
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The First World War began in 1914‚ following a series of events starting with the assassinations in Sarajevo. In 1917 the war was in its fourth year with the troops from both sides locked in trench warfare‚ neither side capable of a decisive victory. President Woodrow Wilson was very aware that the causes of war were rarely clear and that the modern European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests
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events in the course of our history. World War I‚ originally known as the Great War‚ was one of the biggest and deadliest wars that has ever taken place in our history on this planet. A series of events in 1914 led to an all-out war with Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire (Central Powers) pitted against Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and Japan also known as the Allied Powers. The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The brutal and hard war ended in 1918 with the
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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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many reason and morals‚ that caused this war to spiral out of control was the Alliance System the Nations of Europe were under. The Austrian Hungarian Nation declared war on Serbia for the assassination‚ so then that caused Russia to declare war on Austria Hungary. This then led Germany to declare war on Russia. Knowing France would come in to aid Russia Germany Declared war on France. Great Britain stepped in to stop the Germans from getting any closer. Soon all Nations were split‚ the Allied Forces
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World War 1 was the most devastating war mankind had experienced to that point. Hundreds of thousands fought and died for somewhat unclear causes. Historians claim that there were four main causes of such a devastating war. Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism all contributed to the cause of a global human catastrophe. To further explain these four causes‚ Militarism is the desire of the government or the people that a country should maintain a strong military capability. Military
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World War I started in 1914‚ Europe due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Why did this happen exactly? Nationalism; the loyalty and devotion to a nation‚ spread to all‚ if not most of Europe due to Napoleon’s rise and quest to conquer and “liberate” all of Europe. Due to his successes‚ many recently unified countries‚ such as Germany and Italy have decided to endorse many nationalistic and patriotic features into their country. Another factor that has lead towards the start of World War I
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unions or two sides where formed. One team had the Allies which included the following countries: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States. The other team was called the Central Power‚ which included the following countries: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The spark that ignited this “Great War” was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Another reason would be that other counties began to be imperialistic. For example Brittan owned ¼ of the world countries
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1906 were Britain and Russia supported France and Germany was forced to promise to stay out of Morocco. The Bosnian crisis of 1908 was another reason why tension increased between the great powers. In 1908 there was a revolution in turkey‚ and Austria – Hungary took advantage of this to annex the Turkish state of Bosnia. Serbia was furious because Bosnia included many Serbs whom it had hoped to rule. This crisis leads to the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand is Sarajevo in June of 1914
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With many nations experiencing their own technological and industrial revolution‚ it was easy to understand the sheer destruction caused by the Great War. Countries felt the affects in nearly all aspects of their life during this time‚ from physical to economic eradication. Just over one-hundred years later‚ it is still crucial to discover what led to the first World War. An important aspect in understanding what caused WWI is the political and economic policies of European nations during this time
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