THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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World War 1 was a very different war from all of the other wars previous to it. The number of countries involved in this war was a great deal more than in the preceding wars. There was also more modern technology which made this war different because of the weapons and machinery used. There are a number of different reasons why this war happened‚ but it can be narrowed down to five main reasons that built up tension and therefore started the biggest war in history up until that point in time. The
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World War 1 began in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ and ended in 1918. The central allies included Germany‚ Austria‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the allied powers that were Serbia‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. This war left a dent into the world taking away‚ what others may call‚ it’s “innocence”. This war killed more people than any other war in the human history. It involved more countries than any
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World War 1 was one of the most deadly wars ever recorded in the history of wars. The war began July 28‚ 1914. In this war two unions or two sides where formed. One team had the Allies which included the following countries: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States. The other team was called the Central Power‚ which included the following countries: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The spark that ignited this “Great War” was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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For a long time‚ after the World War 1 had started in 1914‚ the United States wanted to stay neutral towards the first World War. The war did not really interest Americans‚ because it did not involve them directly. But as the war continued‚ many significant events happened that affected people to change their opinions. Germany’s attack towards small Belgium‚ sinking of passenger liners like Lusitania‚ economical causes and the Zimmermann note from Germany to Mexico were the reasons that got the United
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Significance of World War One World War One was an international war that happened in Europe and branched out to the United States during the final year. Many new advances appeared during this war. The new technologies of this century were incorporated into fighting against the enemies. Gas‚ a deadly weapon‚ was invented for the mass murder of soldiers and the impact it left still haunted the world into World War Two‚ twenty one years later. The Great War is often overshadowed by World War Two‚ but it
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in influencing British victory in World War 1 ‘No modern nation could fight for its life with its men in uniform only; it must mobilise.’1 In a sense this captures the significance of technology in influencing British victory in the First World War. ‘World War 1 is often depicted as a war of machines in which technology and science played a pivotal role’2 although it was not just the new technology in which significantly influenced British victory in World War 1‚ it is the development and evolving
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World War 1 was one of the bloodiest wars the world has ever seen. Ten million soldiers died on the battlefields and in the military hospitals; twenty million soldiers were wounded (Intro). At first‚ Europeans wanted a balanced power‚ but then alliances started to form. Many things caused World War 1 to happen but some things stuck out as big factors. Alliances‚ militarism‚ imperialism and nationalism were all underlying causes of World War 1. Alliances were one of the main causes of World War
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States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German Empire altogether (1). The Germans responded by temporally ceasing submarine warfare until 1917 when German Ambassador Berstorff announced the continuation of submarine warfare and ended diplomatic relations with the United States. However‚ military strategists predicted certain defeat for the Germans if America entered the war at this point. In an attempt to eliminate the threat of American involvement in Europe‚ Foreign
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off to war with grins on their faces‚ little did they know they would come back home without those grins and a heartbeat. Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States fought against Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria‚ this war led to over 38 million casualties. The war was mainly located and focused on the western front in Europe. What was the underlying causes of World War One? Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were the three underlying causes of World War One. Out
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