World War 1 was considered to be a very brutal and most destructive war ever in human history that begun in Europe in August 1914. It was the very first war that included nations in it. According to a historian Sydney Bradshaw Fay; who says “it was a complex assortment of causes‚ notably imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances that pushed Europe into a war”. Where historians like Fritz Fischer and Niall Ferguson blamed one country particularly. According to a historian Eric Hobsbawm; who dint find
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First World War has established an unforgettable memoir in the history books. World War 1 was a massacre of human life and an important event that determined the present state of the modern world. Yes‚ World War 1 was inevitable. The foundation of the causes of World War 1 can be traced back to several factors that were building up international tension to the ultimate result of war. In the 1900s‚ the European countries were extremely competitive in extending their influence around the world. Their
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Despite the fact that the ’trigger’ to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the war to end all wars or World War 1 was not preventable. Imperialism‚ alliances and militarism were the prime causes for WW1. Imperialism was the fierce competition between industrialized nations for resources. The competition from nations created tension and rivalries to gain colonies. The Alliances were needed to ’keep’ the peace between all nations and ensure protection from each other
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There was not one single cause of World War 1; many chaotic events lead up to it. Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked the war‚ there were many other incidents that caused the tension that influenced his murder. Three major contributions gave rise to the war: imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the new alliances. If these things had not happened‚ the war may not have occurred or may have turned out very differently. In the age of New Imperialism‚ from 1881 to 1914‚ European powers were
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Two major historical events that have taken place in history are known as World War 1 and World War 2 in other words The Great War (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and the Second World War. Both wars having a gap of twenty years in which World War 1 lasted from 1914 to 1918 (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and World War 2 went from 1939 to 1945. The war was held in center of Europe and both wars were between two associations. (Stenschke‚ Christoph 2014 p.99) World War 1 was between central powers and allied powers
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During World War 1‚ submarines were used in the British Navy during World War one. The design of the submarines in world war one was very similar to the ones which were used in world war two. There was a volunteer branch in the Navy called the British Submarine Service who worked in the early designs of the submarines. The first ship to be sunk by a submarine was called ‘Housatonic’. It was destroyed using a spar torpedo from the submarine. The submarine in this process also destroyed itself. There
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If I could have dinner with five people dead or alive I’d want to have dinner with J.K. Rowling‚ Daniel Radcliffe‚ Marie Antoinette‚ Oprah‚ and God. My reason for these choices are that these individuals each have a story that had some sort of impact in the world whether it be creation or imagination. Regardless of how much time goes by they will still be remembered as a part of what made the generations the way they were. The first person I’d want to have dinner with would be J.K. Rowling this
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Causes of World War One The First World War was one of the most immense conflicts of European History. As Woodrow Wilson said‚ World War 1 would be "the war to end all wars." "Between 1914 - 1918‚ over 100 countries from Africa‚ America‚ Asia‚ Australasia and Europe were part of the conflict." (Wilde) The reasons for the declaration of war were varied and related back to the uprising of different ideologies before 1914. Some historians‚ like Joachim Remak‚ say that WW1 was simply "the Third Balkan
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The aftermath of World War 1 in Europe was very much in turmoil and it was because the peacemakers weren’t able to see the scale of the damage of that WW1 causes. The empires of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia were nonexistent. Russia had undergone two revolutions‚ the states that were left behind were struggling economically along with the issues that the civilian population was facing such as famine‚ the Spanish Flue‚ and displacement there was a lot to repair in the aftermath. A social
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There are many causes of the start of World War One but I am going to tell you the m.a.i.n cause of it. So m.a.i.n stands for militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. There are series of events that led up to the first world war. The war began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. One of the main things that led up to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A Serbian‚ 19-year old Gavrilo Princip assassinated him. This set
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