The Cause of World War I The presence of increased nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and militarism were the main factors resulting in World War I. Although‚ the sudden cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914. The rise of nationalist views caused a divide and rivalry between various European nations. Nationalism is a dangerous form of loyalty to a country. It started with the Pan-Slavist nationalism movement‚ in which the Slavic people of Bosnia
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Causes‚ Practices‚ and Effects of War Guide: World War 1 Type of War: • Total War: War that includes entire resources and population of a nation used to fight. The entire population is contributing towards the war using military‚ political‚ economic and cultural. Cause of War: • Short: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ Germany declares war on Russia‚ Germany declares war on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination
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World War I is recognized as one of the harshest and most devastating wars in the world’s history. There are a few reasons why this horrendous war began. Tensions arose between two nations of the great alliance—Germany and Great Britain. If a nation in the Central Powers or Triple Entente declared war on another‚ all the other members would also declare war. Therefore‚ the tensions between Great Britain and Germany would prove to be dangerous. James Stevens explains that “Great Britain has long been
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Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up
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Harvard Business School 9-597-063 Rev. November 14‚ 1997 DO Computron‚ Inc. (1996) In July 1996‚ Thomas Zimmermann‚ manager of the European Sales Division of Computron‚ was trying to decide what price to submit on his bid to sell a Computron 1000X digital computer to Kšnig & Cie.‚ AG‚ GermanyÕs largest chemical company. If Zimmermann followed ComputronÕs standard pricing policy of adding a 33 1 3 % markup to factory costs and then including transportation costs and import duty‚ his bid would
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World War 1 On Sunday‚ June 28‚ 1914‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ an 18-year-old Serbian named GavriloPrincip‚ shot and killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie whilethey were driving in an open car. Princip belonged to a sercet terror society‚ called theBlack Hand‚ that wanted to rid Bosnia of Austrian rule and unite it with Serbia. Theassassination led to the first World War. This terrible conflict latsed over 4 years‚ involvedover 30 nations‚ and claimed more than 20‚000‚000 lives
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During the late 1800s and the early 1900s‚ the US became much more involved in world affairs. In other words‚ they were becoming a world power. This meant many things‚ many changes. In the 1880s‚ the US was still known as a minor county‚ a nation known to play only a small role in world affairs. Before the start of intervening in other nations‚ the US had followed a policy of isolationism‚ or having little to do with the political affairs of other nations. This was advised by George Washington in
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Government opposes the scrambling because it wants to be able to check on the activities of criminals overseas and hostile foreign governments.” (Markoff‚ 1996). The PGP software was not easy to crack and that made the US government nervous. Phil Zimmermann denied making PGP available worldwide. However once more than just he had a copy of it‚ it was inevitable that it would end up outside the country. He was investigated by US Customs under the accusation that he exported munitions. This was a big
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The First World War began in 1914‚ following a series of events starting with the assassinations in Sarajevo. In 1917 the war was in its fourth year with the troops from both sides locked in trench warfare‚ neither side capable of a decisive victory. President Woodrow Wilson was very aware that the causes of war were rarely clear and that the modern European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests
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http://www.austrade.gov.au/Textiles-clothing-overview/default.aspx • IBISWorld Australia 2009‚ Clothing Retailing in Australia‚ 26 March 2009‚ G5221‚ viewed 1 April 2009 • Zimmermann 2008‚ Zimmerman Profile‚ personal e-mail‚ 27 March 2009 • Autumn/Winter 09. Woods‚ Witches and Wonder in Zimmermann 2009‚ Ready To Wear‚ Zimmermann‚ viewed 9 April 2009 • Export Markets – Countries 2009‚ Australian Trade Commission 2009‚ Austrade‚ viewed 9 April 2009‚ http://www.austrade.gov.au/Country/default.aspx •
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