There were many immediate and underlying or fundamental causes of World War I. The difference between an underlying and immediate cause is that an underlying cause develops over a long period of time and indirectly leads to a specific event‚ and an immediate cause is a specific short-term event that directly leads to another event or series of events. While the immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Francis Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria‚ by a Serbian member of the Black Hand
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Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily conflicted
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Capetillo Period 5 3/13/15 World War 1 essay July 19Th through November 1918 was the time of world war I. The three main causes of of the war where Nationalism‚ Militarism‚ and alliances created by the countries. World war I started like a balloon being filled with little amounts of air‚ eventually its gonna explode though just like the war. A main cause of world war I was nationalism. Nationalism was a cause of world war 1 because the people of their countries believed and would get so hyped up that their
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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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The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips
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there have been many wars in history‚ the Civil War has been the most important one to the United States. The Civil War happened because of many reasons like when Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and became president‚ North and South’s cultural and economic differences and slavery became a moral issue in the North. The South was not happy about that‚ so they fired on Fort Sumter and won the Battle of Fort Sumter which was the first conflict of the Civil War. The Civil War occurred from April
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Joshua Sitzer Period 5 World War I During World War I many things occurred that would cause the war. The war was inevitable and many things happened by chance. The three causes of World War I are militarism‚ the assassanation of the Archduke and the alliances. One of causes for World War I was militarism‚ this played a big role in the war because many citizens wanted to test their military against other countries which caused war. All the countries were in a race to become the most powerful
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World War I‚ also called the “war to end all wars” and “The Great War‚” was fought between Germany‚ Russia‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and many other countries. It resulted in the death of about 17 million people‚ it was the bloodiest conflict in history. It was mainly fought with trench warfare‚ which is where one fights from trenches (that protect the soldiers from most of the bullets). The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is the official start of World War I‚ but there were
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Johnson Mr. Long World History May‚ 17‚ 2018 Crusades The crusades‚ or so called holy wars. But were they really? Or were they wars based upon greed and desire? The reason for them has be argued by many historians for many years. They took place between 1095 and 1207‚ during this time a feudal system was established. This means lots of poor people and people in debt. The crusades were a great way to disguise a way to make fast money and get away from powerful lords. Which is exactly what most people
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would line the sides of the trench otherwise a kind latticework wall of hazel branches was used (a bit like hurdle fences). Planking would be laid in the base. On the lip of the trench would be sand bags and barbed wire. Frequently‚ allied and enemy trenches could be as little fifty feet apart. Here and there dugouts were literally dug into the earth to provide shelter when the fighting wasn’t too intense. Other than that there was little shelter. In summer the trench would be exposed to the hot
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