World War One had many causes and left 21‚219‚000 soldiers wounded and 9‚906‚000 soldiers dead. The Central Powers such as Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers France‚ Russia‚ Britain‚ Italy and the United States had many conflicts the time. The main causes of the war were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ growing militaries and economic imperialism. June 28‚ 1914 the first cause of World War One took place. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian
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World War was fought over many different explanations such as colonies competing for more land‚ formed alliances‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The War had affected and injured many people due to these reasons. Therefore‚ there was no need for this war‚ yet the heat was building up and it eventually broke the last straw. For instance‚ the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the last straw that broke and caused the war to begin. Given these points there were many explanations
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What was the real Underlying cause of the war that changed millions of lives? in the summer of 1914 Europe went into war with itself. It was a war that many expected to be short. In fact‚ it lasted more than four long‚ terrible years‚ taking the lives of millions of combatants and civilians. The Underlying causes of world war I were mainly alliances‚ imperialism and militarism. The first underlying cause of World War I is Alliances. .Alliances caused world war I by alliances due to Russia providing
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World War One started for two main reasons: the alliances of Europe and many countries‚ and what really set off the war‚ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand was the crowned prince of Austria-Hungary who was sent to Serbia to keep peace between the countries. This happened on June 28th‚ 1914‚ and was murdered by a member of a group called the Black Hand‚ Gauvrillo Princip. Austria-Hungary wants revenge and will push what they call the July Ultimatum. This was a set of laws
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World War One Not long after the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand World War I started. World War one happened because of the many European alliances that caused them to go to war. Not long after the assassination of the Archduke world war one started. World War one happened because of the many European alliances that caused them to go to war. Austria gained the support of Germany and then Austria declared war on Serbia. When Serbia’s ally Russia learned of Austria’s military mobilization
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and Diplomacy Responsible for World War I? I don’t think that German Militarism and Diplomacy was responsible for World War I. I think that every country that was involved played a part in the start of World War I. Although Germany did play a role in the start of World War I‚ you can’t solely blame them. As disagreements occurred‚ countries banned together and formed the great powers. On page 138 it states‚ “Germany and her allies were held accountable for the war and all concomitant damages.” Yes
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missing‚ almost a generation of Europeans. A conflict between Central powers and Allied powers which was soon to be known as World War One. The three main reasons that caused WW1 were Alliances‚ the Assassination of Archduke‚ and Nationalism. The main importance for indirect causes of World War One was the alliance system that was in place foregoing to the outbreak of the war. By the early 20th century‚ Europe was seen as two well equipped camps on one side the triple Alliance was established between
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observer‚ who can locate and report on the enemy‚ and can stalk and kill with one shot unseen. All through World War I‚ expert marksmen were regularly utilized as a part of the trenches with an end goal to take out enemy officers in the forefront of the opposing trench. It was a mode of mutual harassment between enemy fronts. Snipers have been an integral part of wars throughout history and World War I snipers are no exception. The term “Sniper” originated from the British occupation of India in the
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The Great War lasted from June‚ 1914 - November‚ 1918. Many countries that participated in the Great War were imperialists‚ and there were many reasons why the war started in the first place. One reason was because there were multiple pieces of evidence showing the small nation‚ Serbia‚ gave the assassinator the weapons to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary and the heir to the throne. His assassination triggered the outbreak of World War I. This first political
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In 1914‚ the world was set upon a path that would change it forever. World War I was a cataclysmic event that set forth into motion several movements that would change the entire human race. One of these movements was the increasing of the rights of women‚ and how they needed a catalyst to break into the public there in a way that had never been seen before. Throughout this paper‚ readers will look the growing issue of gender identity leading up to and during the war‚ and how World War I turned the
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