What was the most important reason to the outbreak of World War 1? The Great War (now known as World War 1) took place for 4 years from the 28th July of 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. There were two sides to the war‚ The Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and The Allied Powers (The British Empire‚ France‚ The Russian Empire‚ Belgium‚ Italy etc.) There were about 16 million deaths and 21 million casualties. The Allies won the war and forced the end of the German Empire and the Treaty
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‘The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive German foreign policy which had been waged since c.1900.’ How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer using the evidence in Sources V‚ W and X and your own knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy. It’s debatable whether Germany’s foreign policy created long term tension which led to the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914. The argument commonly raised is whether this movement was aggressive or defensive
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Essay: To what extent was imperialism the main cause of international tension in Europe up until 1914? There were several factors that contributed to the undeniable international tension in Europe up until 1914 and each factor played a definite part in pushing Europe closer and closer to a World War. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a period of vast empire building and severe colonial rivalry. In the nineteenth century European countries such as Britain‚ France and Austria-Hungary realised
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To what extent was the United States of America responsible for the collapse of the Grand Alliance? A capitalist state‚ a Communist state and a colonial power all joined power during World War II and formed the Grand Alliance. The United Stated which was led by Franklin Roosevelt‚ the Soviet Union which was led by Joseph Stalin and Great Britain which was led by Winston Churchill united powers as they all shared one main objective. The three leaders were famously known as the big three‚ they all
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German Chancellor Bismarck was the first to start the alliance system which was one cause of the First World War. Other nations only followed him. Second‚ the extreme nationalism (Pan-Germanism) in Germany made her desire to unite with the Germans in Austria-Hungary to become a great German state. With her support‚ Austria-Hungary came into direct conflict with the Serbs in the Balkans. Third‚ Germany was the most militaristic in the Armaments Race between 1871-1914 . Comparatively‚ other nations
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To What extent can USA and USSR be blamed for the start of the Cold War? After World War II‚ a new world order was created as USSR and USA emerged as the two superpowers. There were already existing tensions between these two before the war and the wartime alliance was more out of the need to destroy the common enemy‚ Germany‚ rather than out of mutual agreements between these two. It has been argued that the cold war was caused mostly by the USSR because of their Marxism- Leninism ideology and their
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6 years when he launched the first attack to start World War II. World War II officially started when Germany invaded Poland in 1939; although related conflicts began earlier. Hitler was responsible for the murders of over 6 million European Jews‚ and great misfortunes for Germany; however‚ he knew how to be a good leader. Many people claim that he was the reason for the most destructive war in history. It is true; nonetheless‚ that he was a very intelligent ruler with good legislation‚ good military
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in war and for defense. To modernize ships the recent navy has out fitted ships with weapons to give them more versatility‚ instead of using cannons now the United States Navy uses missiles‚ torpedoes‚ and guns to fulfill their duty to protect the United States of America. Ships used in the United States navy have evolved from wooden sailing ships into steel nuclear or gas powered ships. Some ships that were commissioned before 1900 were destroyers‚ and cruisers. The USS Farragut (TB-11) was a destroyer
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Why War Broke Out in 1914 War broke out in 1914 for a multitude of reasons. One reason was due to the Naval Race‚ this caused a sense of competitiveness and ensured readiness. Another cause of War was the Alliance System that broke out‚ this ensured that is war arrived a large number of countries would get involved. A further reason was imperialism‚ countries were looking to expand their territories and this caused a considerable amount of resentment. A growing sense of nationalism was another
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Did Germany have the sole responsibility for World War One? The First World War lasted for four years and resulted in the catastrophic deaths of millions. Germany is responsible for it‚ there’s no doubt in it. Yet whether Germany should be held the sole responsibility for World War one is something that led to endless debates among people for ages. In my point of view‚ all participating countries should be held responsible‚ only to different scale. I agree that Germany should be held a greater proportion
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