and what triggered this minor event to lead into the outbreak of World War 1? June 28th 1914: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife by a Serbian nationalist‚ Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary saw this as an opportunity to take hostile actions against Serbia to get rid of the Slavic Nationalist movement. What started off as a minor dispute in the Balkans ended up as one of the most inglorious wars in history including all major European powers. Now the main question
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Cause & Course of World War I Essay Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe. The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They affected war in positive and negative ways. Militarism is building up military as a display of power and keeping an army ready for war. Most European countries did this
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| Copyright © 2012‚ 2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the social‚ political‚ economic‚ and global events affecting U.S. history from the Civil War through World War II. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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in World War I Plan of Investigation The selected topic for this investigation was: To what extent did submarine warfare in World War I help the central powers? I chose this topic because World War I is sometimes a misunderstood war in that the specifics of such a war are not always well known. So I took it upon myself to understand the war better myself and investigate the details of the war. I did a little research on World War I and found that submarines had an effective role in the war. Thus
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World War I occurred in the years 1914-1918. During World War I‚ Trenches played a major role defensively and offensively. The following countries were involved in Trench Warfare; Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Even though these three countries were involved‚ this does not mean there were no controversies about advanced Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare had to take place somewhere; three countries that were taken place were Europe‚ USSR‚ and Germany. Other countries tried stealing tactics for trenches
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Before the Great War‚ the World War I‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ one of the largest empires in human history reigned over a vast territory that includes most of what is now known as the Middle East. World War I marked the end of the Ottoman Empire. After four centuries of continued dominance‚ the Ottoman Empire collapsed‚ creating a vacuum that contributed to tensions between local people and external powers or interests. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire‚ the Middle East fell into the hands of the
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1) What was the cause for chemical weapons in World War I? The use of chemical weapons in World War I were cased by the quickly growing need to end stalemate‚ periods of time where during warfare there was no action nor movement. This had become increasing popular and occurred often in the western and southern fronts. Stalemate was due to technological developments that favored defensive tactics such a barbed wire. In addition‚ poison gas was deployed to cause murders on an extensive scale and invade
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During the First World War‚ what was the conflict between political rhetoric and economic necessity faced by Woodrow Wilson? What were the struggles facing capitalism at the time? More importantly‚ how was the American Dream impacted if at all by the results of World War I and the emergence of the US as a global player? Is there a specific question out of the 4 questions we seek to answer about the American Dream that was most affected in your opinion as a result? Initially‚ the United States
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When World War I erupted in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the United States remained a neutral country. However‚ due to the sinking of The Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Note‚ and the economic investments of the U.S.‚ the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 abandoning its neutrality. In early 1915‚ unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. This meant that all ships in the area would be attacked by the
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