Essay On World War 1 Causes
The Deeper Causes
World War One (WWI) is a war that we all know of. Perhaps because it was the first war in which armies used modern technology such as machine guns and chemical warfare. WWI began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, and ended four years later with 10 million soldiers dead and another 20 million wounded. Many people know that WWI began with the assassination of of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, but many don’t know what really caused this epic war, the underlying, or deeper, causes. What were the underlying causes of WWI? The three underlying causes of WWI are: alliances between countries, militarism, and imperialism.
One of these underlying causes was alliances between countries. Alliances caused countries to join the once small war to defend their alliances. According to the map in Document A, there were two major alliances within Europe during 1914: the Triple Entente, composed of England, Russia, and France; and the …show more content…
Imperialism is the policy of a country extending their power and influence onto another nation by diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is also known as colonization and caused much hate, conflict, and tension in Europe. For example, a German propaganda map called England the “bloodsucker of the world” (Doc. E), and “The British Octopus” (Doc. E). This is partly because, at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, Great Britain — and their ally France —received more land in Africa than Germany itself. It is also because England’s colonial empire in 1913 was “12,740,000 square miles” (Doc. F), while Germany’s empire was only “1,139,000 square miles” (Doc. F). During this time period, Germany was like a younger sibling, always demanding to have what the older sibling had, and would stop at nothing to get it. Imperialism caused tensions and conflicts to grow, and caused the war to grow to the colonies. In those ways, imperialism helped cause
World War One (WWI) is a war that we all know of. Perhaps because it was the first war in which armies used modern technology such as machine guns and chemical warfare. WWI began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, and ended four years later with 10 million soldiers dead and another 20 million wounded. Many people know that WWI began with the assassination of of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, but many don’t know what really caused this epic war, the underlying, or deeper, causes. What were the underlying causes of WWI? The three underlying causes of WWI are: alliances between countries, militarism, and imperialism.
One of these underlying causes was alliances between countries. Alliances caused countries to join the once small war to defend their alliances. According to the map in Document A, there were two major alliances within Europe during 1914: the Triple Entente, composed of England, Russia, and France; and the …show more content…
Imperialism is the policy of a country extending their power and influence onto another nation by diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is also known as colonization and caused much hate, conflict, and tension in Europe. For example, a German propaganda map called England the “bloodsucker of the world” (Doc. E), and “The British Octopus” (Doc. E). This is partly because, at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, Great Britain — and their ally France —received more land in Africa than Germany itself. It is also because England’s colonial empire in 1913 was “12,740,000 square miles” (Doc. F), while Germany’s empire was only “1,139,000 square miles” (Doc. F). During this time period, Germany was like a younger sibling, always demanding to have what the older sibling had, and would stop at nothing to get it. Imperialism caused tensions and conflicts to grow, and caused the war to grow to the colonies. In those ways, imperialism helped cause