The first half of the twentieth century was shaped by two global conflicts‚ World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Both of these wars were the same in many ways‚ but different in some ways. For example‚ they were similar in causes‚ like‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliance system‚ but they were different in the events that shaped the causes of war. One of the causes of WW1 and WW2 is the alliance system. During WW1 the alliance system consisted of the Triple Alliance (Austria‚ Germany‚ Italy)
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World War I was primarily the result of "-isms"‚ most notably: * Imperialism * Militarism * Nationalism Imperialism In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century the world saw a lot of colonization of Africa and Asia by European powers. Each trying to fulfill its own version of a manifest rule. This caused land and empire rivalries. In short all countries wanted to be strong therefore they competed over: land and empire‚ navies and armies‚ power and influence. This
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Causes of World War 1 When Ferninand die‚ a series of events that culminated in the world ’s first global war. There were many causes for why the world war begin. The rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism were the three things that led to war because they created way more rivalry than the one that European countries already had‚ they wanted to know who was best‚ who deserved the best. First of all‚ nationalism developed a fierce rivalry among Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Britain‚ Russia
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should have been if she had not tragically been messed up by the effect of war” (Wilfred). World War 1 was a devil’s playground‚ torturing the evil from the good in the lives of human. War has affected many lives in humbling families oppressed near bloodstreams of disintegrating rivers. War was initiated from the hardships of other nations hunting for potential in their liberty. Although assassination brought an immense impact to War however ‚ in addition ‚ the advancement of military power ‚ the forming
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Causes of World War I ! ! There are four main causes of World war one. They are Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and Militarism and alliance system. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand pushed the countries into war. The war is a like explosives and the assassination was the spark that triggered it. Ferdinand’s assassination by the Black Hand a Serbian nationalist secret society set Austria-Hungary against Serbia. This started a line of events that would bring each country into the
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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World War 1 Causes WW1 left roughly 10 million soldiers dead‚ 21 million soldiers wounded and 8 million soldiers missing. It was a conflict between the Allied Powers‚ and the Central Powers. The three main causes of the war were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ widespread militarism and economic imperialism. I will explain why these where the three reasons in the following paragraphs. The first cause of WW1 took place on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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World War 1 Questions 1. Which three countries were in the Alliance of the Three Emperors? A. Italy‚ France‚ England B. Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria C. Germany‚ Austria‚ Prussia D. Serbia‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria Answer: B. Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria 2. What was key to Bismarck’s plan to maintain Germany’s power prior to WWI? A. Invade to surrounding countries B. Defeat Britain in naval combat C. Aid the Ottoman Empire through military force D. Maintain peace throughout Europe‚ namely between
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Imperialism in World War 1 Imperialism was one of the four contributing factors to the cause of World War One‚ along with secret alliances‚ militarism‚ and nationalism. It is the most important cause of WW1‚ because it created a build-up of tension in Europe and outside of Europe‚ and through imperialism‚ the three other causes were able to affect the beginnings of the war. Imperialism is defined as the governing of one people by another country‚ which was a recurring dilemma prior to WW1 due
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