Cause If Ww1

1. What were the causes of World War I?
* Nationalism
* Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Ignited nationalism
* Arms race for dreadnoughts shows competition and nationalism
* might be out of fear of other countries that act of superiority
* Declarations of war pic--> everyone excited to go to war because their country is better
* photo taken from speech but don't know details about speech
* might be saying fight to ensure peace, not to kill Germans
* did nationalism continue afterwards? was it there before?
* French war poster--> appealing to glorious past to strike up nationalism and get people to donate to cause
* trying to get people to donate money to cause so may not be true feelings, just an attempt to get money
* Italian war poster
* Italy more civilized, Germany stupid, dropping weapons, running away
* Again, just an attempt to get money
* don't know how well it was received
* Colossus of Rhodes
* Nationalism because trying to establish dominance over Africa
* Article probably poking fun, suggests wasn't everyones views
* British publication so shows that it wasn't England's view
* Shows there was a government position
* Enough supporters that it needed to be refuted through joke
* Eventually did happen which shows it was a real view
* shows government was pushing for it
* Christmas truce
* Now have different opinion about Germans
* hated Germans before then
* Alliances
* Arms race
* Rise of Germany
* New Imperialism
* Greed for power (competition)
* Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
2. How was this war a radical change from previous wars?
* New technology makes warfare more deadly
* longer range weapons impersonalized warfare, made killing easier
* shelling, bombs, gas allowed for mass killings
* Trench warfare
* Long Term effects
* Transportation allowed for quicker mobilization
* Source: race to create dreadnoughts
* Total war- country uses all of its resources (both human and economic) for the war
* colonies,... [continues]

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