Causes: • Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems
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Second World War broke out in 1939 between the Axis and the Allied due to German invasion in Poland. There were many causes that led to the outbreak of the war. In my opinion‚ Second World War‚ in a large extent‚ was the continuation of the First World War. In this essay‚ I am going to elaborate my point of view. The Second World War shared some similarities with the First World War‚ for example‚ extreme nationalism‚ alliance system and armament race. To begin with‚ extreme nationalism was the
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World War 1 was an occurrence after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationalist in 1914. This wasn’t the main cause of the war‚ it was only the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The main causes of the war are deeper than on the surface. They include political‚ territorial and economic conflicts. There has been a lot of tension between the powers in Europe since the shift of the balance of power. The unification of Italy and most especially Germany also
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There are many causes to the First World War‚ many of which are results of complex developments which took place for a number of years before the war‚ such as the conflict over the Balkans and the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The most obvious cause may be the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However‚ upon close examination of the events leading up to World War One‚ we shall see that this was merely the spark that set off the chain of events leading up to the Great War. One of the main
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World War II effectively started in September of 1939 and lasted for over six years. The beginning of the world war can be linked back to Germany and its invasion of Poland and other surrounding countries‚ which was led by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Several documents hold the basis for the storyline of this world war. These documents include the Munich Pact‚ the Atlantic Charter‚ Executive Order No. 9066‚ and the Yalta Conference. The Munich Pact‚ also known as the Munich Agreement‚ was a pact between
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Causes of World War I ! ! There are four main causes of World war one. They are Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and Militarism and alliance system. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand pushed the countries into war. The war is a like explosives and the assassination was the spark that triggered it. Ferdinand’s assassination by the Black Hand a Serbian nationalist secret society set Austria-Hungary against Serbia. This started a line of events that would bring each country into the
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Causes of World War I can widely vary. The most known cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife on June 28‚ 1914 during his visitation in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist and Bosnian-Serb member of Young Bosnia‚ was the individual who committed this act. Because of this‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ effectively starting World War I. Major events that occured in World War I include the official beginning event when Germany
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The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in early July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and
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Causes of World War 2 The root causes of World War 2 We can count many causes of World War 2‚ political and others‚ but the three root causes of World War 2 were : 1. The Prussian Militarism - developed in 200 years of history‚ it was the force that made Germany so powerful‚ and made it possible for a man like Adolf Hitler to gain total control of it. 2. Adolf Hitler - a madman and political genius‚ Adolf Hitler re-ignited the Prussian militarism after the German defeat in World War 1‚ and
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The Causes of World War I World War I is essentially much more complicated and complex than a simple list of causes. While there was a series of events that directly led to the fighting‚ the actual origin causes are much deeper and a part of continual debate and discussion. Ultimately‚ countries all over Europe made joint defense agreements that would pull them into battle. Therefore‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. Before World War 1‚ the following
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