Why did Germany lose the First World War in 1918? The First World War was a huge event which ended abruptly; going from huge German advances after March 1918 to Germany asking for peace later that year: they were forced from a hard hitting offensive to defeat for various reasons: One of the key reasons for Germany’s defeat is the internal problems suffered by Germany from late 1917. Morale in the ranks of the Germany army was diminished to a painfully low point: they were exhausted from the spring
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Central Powers In World War I the Central Powers side consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and eventually Turkey. Throughout the war Germany had to come to its weak allies’ rescue during battle. Therefore Germany assumed the leadership position of the Central Powers. Germany continually brought havoc onto itself and its allies by making poor decisions throughout the First World War. The most significant decisions made by Germany that led to the defeat of the Central Powers were bringing unwanted
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forceful nature which Germany could have possessed in this era. However‚ Source 3 argues that infact the growing tension in Europe arguably led Germany to fight a defensive war and that it was infact Britain‚ Russia and France through Germany’s fear of invasion who stimulated the war; ‘The British were determined to maintain their naval superiority‚ whatever the financial and political cost’. This leads to the judgement that although there is some evidence to suggest that Germany did fight a defensive
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There were many causes that contributed to World War One (WWI). In the treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to take full blame for causing the war. Although Germany played a large role in encouraging Austria-Hungary’s initial actions‚ Serbia and Austria-Hungary bore the biggest responsibility for initiating the conflicts to come. Serbia deserved the greatest blame for the outbreak of WWI. Their backing of the Black Hand terrorists was very reckless. Austria-Hungary was only a little less responsible
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US involvement in WW1: Causes and Consequences The United States initially intended on remaining entirely neutral in World War 1. We wished to remain neutral in respects to continuing to build our economic trade routes with both the Germans and the British/French. When the British imposed a loose blockade of the German waters in order to slow or stop the amount of supplies the Germans had‚ the Germans resorted to using their submarines to put a blockade of sorts around the British Isles as well
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Why Did the United States Enter World War I? Summary: A short overview of events that led to U.S. entry into World War I. Ensuring payment from the debt the Allies had built up with the U.S. and ensuring safety of U.S. shipping were two reasons for the U.S. entering the war. Although many Americans would have rather had the allies win the world war‚ they did not want them to win enough to join in and help them. The United states entered the war for two reasons: 1) To ensure payment from allies’
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Germany is completely responsible for the outbreak of world war I. They are responsible because of three reasons one of the reasons is the Blank Check‚ the ultimatum‚ and the Schiefflen plan. Therefore it is completely valid to claim that Germany is responsible for the outbreak of world war I. The Blank Check was a sympathy card given to Austria Hungary from Germany. Germany gave unconditional support to Austria Hungary. Germany gave the support to Austria Hungary because of the assassination
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Europe fought to obtain power‚ though in the end‚ their efforts were fruitless‚ and though much was lost‚ not much was gained. Millions of soldiers and civilians alike were killed‚ and with no one great end-result for any of the central powers‚ it goes to show the uselessness of war. It is unmistakable to see these facts after reading All Quiet On the Western Front‚ a novel labeling the horrors of WW1 for what they are. The book is of a young soldiers experience in the trenches‚ and the indignities
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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9 WHY DID WORLD WAR ONE BREAK OUT IN 1914? World War One or ‘The Great War’ as it became known ‚ started in late summer of 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It was the first long-lasting war that the world had experienced until then‚ as millions of people got killed. The factors that started the battle were numerous and are still being debated; Alliances‚ imperialism‚ the arms race‚ nationalism ‚ and miscalculations were some of them. However‚ at the end the war broke out because
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