What Role Did Militarism Play In World War 1
World War I was the First World War and is considered to be the “War to end all wars”
or the “imperialist war” but as a matter of fact it was the first modern war. Nationalism played
the largest part of the beginning of the war due to nationalist conflicts between Russia and
Austria-Hungary. Militarism played a huge part in the war because everyone was more than
ready to fight and it was obvious. The toll that imperialism had on the war was that Great Britain
had the most spread empire with colonies spread across the globe, Germany was seeking this
kind of power around the globe.
Nationalism is the love and interest one has in their own country. It can be either a good
or bad thin. Prior to the war conflict was at its highest between Russia and Austria-Hungary …show more content…
Imperialism is the desire to extend the power of an empire. In the year 1900 the British
had colonies stretching over five continents and the French controlled large areas of Africa.
Germany who was late to acquire colonies only had small parts of Africa. With industry on the
rise countries needed new markets to set up industry.
Militarism is the building of a nation’s military. With common and increasing tensions
many European countries began to build their militaries. At this time the importance of naval
power was being recognized and fleets began to be built bigger and better. The biggest issue of
militarism was the direct effect it had on other countries because countries would have to “keep
up” with others.
Alliances were the largest and most important factor of the war. Due to the Alliances
countries were declaring war on one after the other. The result was two alliances, the Allied
Powers and Central Powers. One side, the Allied Powers consisted of Britain, France, Russia,
and later the United States. The other side, the Central Powers consisted of Germany,
or the “imperialist war” but as a matter of fact it was the first modern war. Nationalism played
the largest part of the beginning of the war due to nationalist conflicts between Russia and
Austria-Hungary. Militarism played a huge part in the war because everyone was more than
ready to fight and it was obvious. The toll that imperialism had on the war was that Great Britain
had the most spread empire with colonies spread across the globe, Germany was seeking this
kind of power around the globe.
Nationalism is the love and interest one has in their own country. It can be either a good
or bad thin. Prior to the war conflict was at its highest between Russia and Austria-Hungary …show more content…
Imperialism is the desire to extend the power of an empire. In the year 1900 the British
had colonies stretching over five continents and the French controlled large areas of Africa.
Germany who was late to acquire colonies only had small parts of Africa. With industry on the
rise countries needed new markets to set up industry.
Militarism is the building of a nation’s military. With common and increasing tensions
many European countries began to build their militaries. At this time the importance of naval
power was being recognized and fleets began to be built bigger and better. The biggest issue of
militarism was the direct effect it had on other countries because countries would have to “keep
up” with others.
Alliances were the largest and most important factor of the war. Due to the Alliances
countries were declaring war on one after the other. The result was two alliances, the Allied
Powers and Central Powers. One side, the Allied Powers consisted of Britain, France, Russia,
and later the United States. The other side, the Central Powers consisted of Germany,