Essay: Were German militarism and diplomacy responsible for WWI? The rise of fascism and communism was tied to the most notorious catastrophes dwelling upon the 20th century‚ causing havoc and destruction across all the major empires (Austrian‚ Russian‚ Turkish‚ and German) was considered World War I which produced a mass of deaths and annihilation. The anxiety and annihilation caused by the war attracted the attention of many debates and historians throughout the world‚ in Taking Sides: Clashing
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World War One (WW1)‚ was a war that spanned from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. Due to allied systems throughout the world‚ a number of countries were involved; The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy and The Triple Entente: Britain‚ France and Russia. When the war came to an end in 1918‚ it triggered a peace treaty to be produced‚ this treaty being the Treaty of Versailles. In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed by all major allied systems‚ including a disapproving
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assigning a fault to just one country for World War One. The start of the war was in 1914‚ but there was no set date to when the nations to irritate one another. Some say that the feud started at the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Others believe that Russia had started the war by dragging in Britain‚ Germany‚ and France when mobilizing on their border. One way or another‚ the Germans were a major factor World War One and should get responsibility
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Militarism‚ the trend in developing military resources for national defense‚ protection of colonial and trading interests and deter threats/rivals. Many may consider it considered the sole cause of the First World War‚ however militarism alone could not have caused the Great War. Instead‚ the alliance systems was the main cause of WWI‚ however the atmosphere that militarism produced made the Great War seem like an appropriate response. A common misconception is that the assassination of Archduke
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Were German Militarism and Diplomacy Responsible for World War I? I don’t think that German Militarism and Diplomacy was responsible for World War I. I think that every country that was involved played a part in the start of World War I. Although Germany did play a role in the start of World War I‚ you can’t solely blame them. As disagreements occurred‚ countries banned together and formed the great powers. On page 138 it states‚ “Germany and her allies were held accountable for the war and all
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Militarism is a key component to World War I as the countries began to compete for having the best military. Prince Bernhard Von Bulow said to the Reichstag “In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.” In the 1900s‚ the Germans could be either the destroyer or the destroyed. This caused people to want to build the military so their country would not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In
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The first World war would be the period of instability and" loss of hegemonic control." Great Britain had been the world’s major power for some time but would see new power that would be on the rise. In 1888 Kaiser came to power and would clash heads with Bismarck. Both have different intentions for Germanys future. The Kaiser had different idea of how diplomacy should continue. The idea that the Kaiser had was to adopt a diplomatic position that favored relations with Britain instead of Russia
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held largely or solely responsible for the outbreak of World War One. The extent of which Germany should be held responsible for the outbreak of World War one is debatable. One could argue that Germany and her aggressive and competitive nature towards the other European powers‚ highlighted by the Schlieffen plan‚ make Germany largely responsible for the outbreak of war. On the other hand‚ being in the middle of several great powers‚ it is fair to suggest that Germany was merely protecting itself
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downfall was caused by World War 1? 1914 was a devastating year for many countries of the world‚ as world war one began to take full effect. But as world war one shook the world; it began to question Nicholas II’s ability to rule Russia. In this essay i will discuss the extent of world war one’s responsibility in Nicholas II’s downfall‚ and the extent of other contributing factors. I will argue that Nicholas II’s own traits as a leader were the main reason for his downfall. On the one hand‚ world war
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One cause of World War I was Militarism. Germany had an industrialized military and spent millions of dollars trying improve and prepare them for war. Many other countries seen this newfound competition and started to try and rebuild their armies and navy so they could keep up. With Germany’s new and improved army‚ they started to gain confidence and were convinced that they could win a war. Germany was very focused on utilizing their army. As soon as the war declared‚ Germany without a doubt didn’t
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