‘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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The English civil war broke out in 1642 between King Charles II and parliament. In the following essay I will state some of the most important factors of how the war broke out. In my conclusion I will some up what I think the main factor was that broke out war between the King and parliament. There were significant political views between the king and parliament. Charles wanted to do whatever he wanted because he thought that was what the king could do. He brought in unnecessary taxes into England
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B.O WWI There are many reasons why World War 1 occurred in 1914; many still remain controversial and have been argued by many historians. The alliance system was the major role in the cause of the First World War‚ as well as the most controversial. However‚ like James Joll points out‚ there were other factors as well but the alliance system helped “shape it.”1 An alliance is “a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.”2 This been said the alliances
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When wars break out‚ people often do not think of the reasons for why they break out‚ instead they either strongly support the war or are strongly against the war. The usual source of information to the public is by the use of media. The media never have a constant view or opinion of the war causes‚ or anything war related as they are either aligned with the far right‚ or aligned with the far left. With that said‚ the purpose of this research paper is to investigate and delve into the reasons of
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Why did Revolutions break out in Germany and Italy in 1848? The "Spring of Nations"‚ which consisted in the popular uprisings and revolutions that occurred in 1848‚ was caused by a series of factors which included social‚ economical and government crisis. Although these problems were serious and well eradicated‚ the major factor that caused these revolts was the rise of nationalist and liberalist ideas.
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What factors led Britain to declare war on Germany in August 1914? On the 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany‚ on the side of France and Russia. There were many factors that contributed to the war; some commentators believed it was a stockpiling of issues that ultimately led to it. Initially it was Austria-Hungary who declared war on Serbia‚ on the 28th July‚ after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Serbia to the ultimatum they had issued her. This was triggered by the assassination
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numerous civil wars—possibly even hundreds. It is possible to comprehend why and how many civil wars have begun in similar ways. Everyone believed that civil wars were unique‚ although many have originated from five different causes‚ emphasizing just two main factors that contribute to the creation of civil wars. To try to interpret and understand what author Barbara Walters has mentioned‚ let us first explore her reasons as to how civil conflicts begin. According to How Civil Wars Started author
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Why did a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia become a European war in 1914? On June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb student. The assassination sparked little initial concern in Europe. The Archduke himself was not terribly popular‚ least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While there were riots in Sarajevo following the Archduke’s death these were largely aimed at the
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workers’ rights and government. These factors combined to create a climate that was willing to challenge old and powerful regimes that were aristocratic and monarchical in the countries of Italy‚ the German Confederation‚ and France. Revolutions broke out in Italy in January making it the first revolt of this historic year. The Italian peninsula was made up of many smaller states and hadn’t yet been unified into one country. Revolutionaries demanded freedom from foreign powers‚ unification of the peninsula
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The English Civil War 1A. one of the reasons for the outbreak of the civil war was that the English style prayer books were issued to St Giles Cathedral‚ Edinburgh. Charles did this to try and strengthen his religion north of the border. The reaction to this from the Presbyterian Scotland was terrible‚ they staged a massive riot. This riot stared a full scale revolt in Calvinist Scotland. An army was formed by Alexander Leslie and went into England. The king tried to raise an army but the puritans
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