The First World War officially began in August of 1914‚ when Austria declared war on Serbia and Russia on Austria then Germany on Russia until the whole continent almost became inevitably involved. But most historians suggest that the war began many years before that and it had been building up until it would finally break open and explode. The spark that set off and triggered the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife who were heir to the Austria-Hungarian Empire
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led to World War I‚ they can be classified as long-term factors: like that of growing imperialist aspirations‚ alliances forming between powers‚ and the isolation and alienation of Germany. There are also the more obvious‚ short term factors that occurred just before the outbreak of war‚ that we usually attribute as the cause: the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ Germany’s “blank check”‚ and successive declarations of war. While the common answer to the question: “What caused World War I?” is the
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"Causes and effects of World War II" In the Soviet Union‚ under the rule of Lenin‚ a dictatorship was set up that firmly controlled the country. Lenin died in 1924‚ and Joseph Stalin became the new Soviet dictator in 1929. In Germany‚ Adolf Hitler turned the country into a dictatorship. The Nazi party gained much strength due to the Treaty of Versailles which forced Germany to surrender territory and pay reparations. Hitler vowed to ignore the treaty and repair Germany’s name in society. Hitler
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------------------------------------------------- Analyse the causes and results of the Spanish Civil War. From 1936-1939‚ Spain had undergone through turmoil and destruction as they plunge into an inevitable internal incident that wreaked havoc across the country militarily‚ economically‚ politically and socially. The Spanish Civil War had begun. There are many causes to as why the war ignited and the list of results is not that negligible either. Causes such as the unpopularity of the monarch‚ Nationalism
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World War One was a turning point in history. Many scholars study this event and what caused this huge conflict. Germany used to be the sole one responsible for this war‚ but many controversial debates later‚ the blame was gradually put on the other great powers of Europe as well. In this essay‚ I will be analyzing the main causes of WWI‚ especially targeting the long-term causes. Most of these causes and events may be classified into 4 main themes: imperialism‚ the alliance system‚ militarism &
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The most important cause of World War I is alliances because countries felt threatened by enemy countries. Alliances were when two or more countries joined together to help each other and back each other up. There were many reasons for why the countries were mad at each other. For example‚ Austria- Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and declared war on them. Germany backed up Austria- Hungary while Russia backed up Serbia. Document #3‚ by John T. McCutcheon
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The Cause and Effect of The War on Terrorism David Berwanger Comm/105 December 6‚ 2010 Ryan Oba The Cause and Effect of the War on Terrorism September 11‚ 2001 will forever be remembered. It will not be remembered just by Americans‚ but by the whole world. That day was a day of tragedy in which people from various nations lost loved ones. As the ten year anniversary of that horrible act of terrorism approaches‚ we are forced to look back and reflect at the last decade and the long term effects
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into the western territories. They supported the concept of admitting Kansas as a free state‚ and hoped to restore the nation to the principles and standards of Washington and Jefferson. The emergence of the Republican Party was a primary cause of the Civil War through its opposition to the repealing of the Missouri Compromise‚ sectional bias‚ and nomination of Abraham Lincoln for the Presidential Election of 1860. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as
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From 1864 to 1914 and the beginning of World War 1 many long term factors arose. These factors included the rivalry between Germany and Great Britain‚ the alliance system which developed due to these rivalries and Militarism. Over the course of fifty years these factors developed and lead to the creation of conflict between the great powers and in turn lead to the beginning of World war 1. In 1870 Britain and Germany were on good terms due to their previous alliance against France in the early 1800’s
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My Essay is about the causes of the English Civil war. The main focuses of my Essay is: Religion‚ Power and Money. In Religion I will explain the changes that Charles made and The troubles he caused. In Power‚ I will discuss how Charles and Parliament struggled for Power to rule England. Then finally I will address the monetary issues of spending with Charles I and Parliament. RELIGION Religion was a major problem in 1625-40 because Charles I son of James I
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