1. Introduction The First World War‚ WW I‚ the Great War‚ and "The War to End All Wars"‚ was a global military conflict that took place mostly in Europe between 1914 and 1918.1 WW I was a conflict between the Allied Powers (France‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ Great Britain and Italy) and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire). And then World War I began because of M.A.I.N.‚ this stands for Militarism‚ Alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism.WW1 ended by the mean
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To what extent was Germany alone responsible for the outbreak of a major war in Europe in September 1959? Germany was mainly to blame for the outbreak Great War. Although other countries were partially to blame for there actions‚ which lead to the outbreak of war; it is clear that they only played a minor role in the eruption of the Great War. The Great War was caused by countless reasons and the extent to which these reasons were caused Germany depends on what actions the German leaders and ministers
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Hitler was responsible for the outbreak of World War 2(1939) to a significant extent. The many things that he did like going against the Treaty of Versailles which included the rearmament of Germany‚ his Lebensraum policy where he wanted to take over neighboring lands and gain more territory for Germany and his disrespect to the treaties he made. While Hitler was a great cause for World War 2‚ he was not the sole reason. The Great Depression‚ the weak leaders of the League of Nations and their
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one of the Superpowers was most responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War? From the late 1940s to the early 1990s‚ the USA and the USSR were in a state of "Cold War". The United States and USSR never fought each other in a direct military confrontation‚ but both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in "proxy Wars" by supporting allied nations in numerous "hot" Wars. Such as‚ the Vietnam War‚ the Korean War‚ The Angolan War‚ etc. What seems evident
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World war two taking place in 1939 is a turning point in history. The war happened because of a combination of multiple factors. The growth of different forms of totalitarianism‚ the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ the policies of nations‚ the world economic crisis and the failure of appeasement were the major causes. World war one from the beginning till the end engendered many transformations of the world. The outcomes were spectacularly heavy. The populations of the nations confronted
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Was the outbreak of general war in 1914 inevitable after the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand? Various different factors led to the outbreak of the first World War- a war which incorporated all human‚ economic and military resources available to achieve total victory over the enemy. Roughly‚ the causes can be classified into long term (Franco-Prussian War‚ Imperialism‚ Alliance System‚ Anglo- German Naval Arms Race‚ etc.)‚ short term (Morrocan Crisis‚ Agadir Crisis‚ Bosnian Crisis‚ Balkan
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of WWI? There is much debate about the degree of responsibility that should be given to Germany for the outbreak of war. One could argue that the outbreak of war was entirely Germany’s fault due to their aggression with the other Great Powers of Europe and the very presence of the Schlieffen Plan. One could also argue that Germany was merely protecting herself against aggression and the idea of encirclement. Or was it a misfired attempt at
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To what extent was Hitler responsible for the outbreak of World War II? If you asked an average person why World War II happened‚ they would most likely blame it on Hitler. This accusation would be partly accurate; after all it was the Fuhrer who led the German army into Poland on September 1st 1939‚ officially beginning the war. But‚ if you take a closer look‚ examine the facts; you can see that numerous events lead up to this point (many of which had little to do with Hitler
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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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‘The outbreak of war in August 1914 was the logical conclusion of German military and expansionary plans confirmed by the September Program of 1914’ How far do you agree with this judgement? Explain your answer using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. (40 marks) According to the writer of Source 1‚ there is a fundamental flaw in Fischer’s assumption that Germany’s war aims already existed before the war and also caused it‚ he writes that if Fischer
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