World War 1 was a tragic event that happened in the early 1900’s. Many people lost their family members and friends. Most may think that Serbia caused World War 1 by assassinating Austria’s archduke‚ but others may say different. Germany caused World War 1 because of the actions they did during this time. Germany caused World War 1 in many ways‚ and here is one. Germany and France were arguing over foreign lands. They argued over the land of Morocco and even and even fought a battle against each
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when the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne‚ Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Serbia by a Serbian organisation known as The Black Hand. 25 days after the killing Austria-Hungary handed Serbia its list of demands. They requested a crackdown on all organisations considered a threat to Austria-Hungary and to allow Austria-Hungarian authorities access into Serbia to help hunt down those responsible. When Serbia failed to meet these guidelines war was declared against them. This event triggered
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Serbian government and the “Black Hand Movement”. On the same day‚ Serbia denied any responsibility for the assassination. After this‚ the Austrian-Hungarian government assured itself of German Support on the 5th of July 1914 through the diplomat count Hoyos by sending a letter to Berlin which stated that it was almost sure that the Serbian Government was involved in the assassination. It also implied Austria-Hungary’s will to crush Serbia militarily in order to
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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 war one at a time. These line of events was caused by the alliance system. Each country was brought in to the war because of an allegiance to the other. Because if the assassination Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia but Russia was allied to Serbia so Russia attacked Austria Hungary but Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary so Germany
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organization in Serbia. They wanted unification through the means of violence and believed that killing kinds was an effective way to bring about political change. The Black Hand even went as far as killing a Serbian king who was regarded as being too close to Austria-Hungary. Dragutin Dimitrijevic‚ chief of the Serbian Military Intelligence was a conspirator in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne. He believed that Franz Ferdinand wanted to invade Serbia when he
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anarchy encouraged Germany to increase its own power due to uncertainty of neighboring states’ intentions. After this dilemma created rising tensions in Europe‚ Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary to start a war with Serbia‚ and therefore Russia which had to protect its influence in Serbia. In regards to the
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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Austria-Hungary’s harsh act against Serbia and Germany’s unneeded declaration of war against Russia and France actually cause World War I. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia to quickly and then Germany declared wars on nations because it was “defending itself” even though it just wanted to gain more territories and use its large military. These rash acts caused the whole world to plummet into the largest war man had ever seen. Evidence of Austria-Hungary’s viciousness against Serbia is seen in the Austro-Hungarian
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www.studyguide.pk UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 9697 HISTORY 9697/01 Paper 1‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’
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Causes of World War One World War One was a global war in Europe fought from 1914 to 1918. It was a war between Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the United States and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy and Serbia. Not only was it certain people or places that caused the war but also some events and situations. This included the allying of nations‚ the act of imperialism‚ the growth of militarism‚ and the Balkan crisis. One of the underlying causes of world war one was the allying of nations
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