Germany played a major role in causing World War I and should mostly be blamed for it because German militarism forced other countries to join the war and fight back with full force‚ the Germans introduced new deadly technologies which increased the death toll and lead to further participation of other countries‚ even though the alliance system is what engendered Germany and other countries into the war‚ not Germany itself. Germany should be blamed for World War I because Germany’s militarism and arrogance
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Before World War I‚ a German U-boat sank the British cruise ship the Lusitania. 1‚195 people were lost. Could at least some of these deaths been avoided? What is some of the “hidden stories” behind this event? First off‚ yes many of those lives could have been saved‚ if not for ignorance. The Germans literally published warnings in major newspapers in America and Europe stating the danger of sailing on the Lusitania in May of 1915. And the morning the Lusitania was to set sail‚ a warning was
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Lesson 19-20 The involvement in World War I is Woodrow Wilson was elected at the president of the United States. He kept American troops out of WWI. The United States tried to stay neutral but it was Germany’s use of U-boats that pushed America into declaring war. In 1914‚ war was declared in Europe and America adopted a policy of neutrality and isolation. Many approaches were adopted but the right approach was that Americans had the majority full support. Woodrow Wilson took control of foreign
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being fired at. Throughout World War 1 each side was always desperately looking the next way to get ahead.The first deadly chemicals were found in 1914 used by the Germans. These horrific gases had deadly side effects from extreme blistering‚ to intense coughing fits. Theses gases were as effective as a weapon could get‚ but are they humane? People died brutally immense pain because of these gasses. At the end of World War I chemical weapons had changed the face of the war and raise the death count
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loyalty to his Allies remained unshaken to the last‚ it was his failure to harness the loyalty of his own people which eventually cost him his throne”. The crux of the revolution was the people’s belief that they were abandoned by the Tsar during World War I. Although the Tsar was well supported early on in the campaign his tentative star steeply declined after he made the bold‚ but ultimately detrimental decision to leave Petrograd and join the army at the front line. The Tsar felt he was taking the
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World War One Causes by Kayla Owen The Great War‚ or more commonly known as World War One‚ was one of the most important wars in history. It was the first war which involved the whole globe. It took place in Central Europe when central powers such as Germany and Austria-Hungary aligned with other countries in order to obtain more land. Most of the states which were controlled under the Ottoman Empire aligned with each other against Russia. Russia then began to ally themselves with other states
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the U.S entered World War I in account of the declaration of war issued by the president of the time‚ President Wilson claimed that this was not “to make the world safe for democracy"‚ In fact it was to protect America’s economy. It was obvious that through Wilson’s mask of words and actions‚ his most important motive was to safeguard the United States economic interest. The reason of economics played a large role in America’s intervention in the World War‚ and yet making the world safe for democracy
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how the first world war effected the American people‚ and how the war helped shape the country we know today. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were touring the city of Sarajevo in the newly acquired country of Serbia. The Serbian Nationalistic group the "Black Hand" plotted to assainate him‚ so‚ Gavrillo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Anyway this led to a big conflict in Europe‚ and all the major powers took their sides. This war was a big excuse
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causes of World War I (1914-1918) is to remember the acronym MAIN (Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism). In the aspect of militarism‚ Britain had a large navy‚ which nations like Germany strived to have as well. Germany and France competed to build larger armies. It was an arms race‚ producing more weapons‚ larger military‚ and superior military technology. Unease between England and Germany led Europe’s nations to form alliances‚ coming to the other’s defense in the event of a war. Also
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The Cause of World War 1 War‚ war never changes. War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. There were many key factors into how and what started the first World War. In my opinion‚ I believe that the war was caused by and because of Militarism. Yes Imperialism and Nationalism were huge components into WW1 but Militarism tops the charts. For war you are going to need soldiers to fight it for you. The nations used propaganda to lure the soldiers into
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