The most well-known cause for the start of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. At the surface‚ this complicated event provides little insight to the conditions that truly caused World War I. These conditions were caused by the original reasons for the Balkan War. The circumstances set by the events and The Treaty of Versailles of World War I laid the groundwork for World War II. Similarly‚ the Balkan War set the stage for the First World War. These surrounding
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of nationalism was the most important factor leading to World War I as it increased tensions among Serbia and Austria-Hungary resulting in the direct cause of World War I. The Balkan crisis’s in 1908 and 1912-13 involving the annexing of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary. Serbia wanted to expand into the Adriatic Sea as a result of the second Balkan crisis but was denied by Austria-Hungary. Serbia was supported by Russia who however was forced to back down by Germany. Also‚ as a result of
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and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 28 1914. First Moroccan Crisis 1905 – Germany declared their support towards Morocco‚ which was invaded by France. The reason behind Germany’s support is to prevent France from extending their empires‚ and wanted to test the strenth
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but once we do‚ we soon find out that it was just a string of very small events that led to such a big and preventable war. The three biggest causes of WWI are the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the Balkans‚ and Militarism. The leading cause of the beginning of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. It happened in June 1914 by a group that went by the name of the Black Hand. With a failed first attempt to kill him and his wife they walked with caution for the remainder of the
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of events starts with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Many people tend to confuse this first part in the chain of events as the total cause of World War One‚ but that is not the case. The assassination is but a mere trigger of a domino effect. The assassination immediately led to Imperialism of Austria-Hungary over Serbia. It was demanded that Serbia allow the assassins to be released to be punished adequately by Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary immediately sought an ally with Germany
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assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Shortly after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany signed a “blank cheque” with Austria-Hungary stating that the Germans would unconditionally support Austria- Hungary with whatever actions they chose to take with the Serbians. (World War l Lecture Notes). Around the same time‚ Austria-Hungary presented an outrageously harsh ultimatum to the Serbians. Even after the Serbians agreed to it‚ Austria-Hungary
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❖ To what extent was naval rivalry the main cause of the first World War? One of the main causes of World War I was the Anglo-German naval race. Britain‚ as an island empire‚ always had the navy as one of her top priorities. A key event in Britain’s naval expansion was the 1889 “Naval Defense Act” that established the "two power standard": Britain considered necessary to have a navy that was not only the largest in the world‚ but also equal to or greater than the sum of the world’s second and
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the country that was responsible for war was Serbia. For example‚ Serbia rejected Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum‚ specifically the demand of letting Austria investigate the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The was inevitable because since Serbia denied on following the ultimatum‚ Austria-Hungary got suspicious and they started thinking the Serbian Government had something to do with the assassination of Archduke that was killed by Gavrilo Princip. This made the war inevitable
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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 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. However‚ conflicts and tension built up over the years prior to the breaking point. Imperialism was among these factors. By the twentieth
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by both Russia and Austria (it was in general under Austrian control). This meant that the Russians and the Austrians would both be eager to enforce their authority over this region. • A desire for independence. Many people in Europe lived in countries that were part of empires. They didn’t all like being ruled by people with different languages and religions and this led to conflicts that could (and did) involve other nations. • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was
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