"WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). Page semi-protected World War I WW1 TitlePicture For Wikipedia Article.jpg Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes Date 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 (Armistice) Treaty of Versailles
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the Slav peoples of this area to join those in the empire of Austria-Hungary 3. The arms race-competition for bigger armed forces and more armaments 4. The Anglo-German Naval Race 5. Kaiser Wilhelm II and German militarism 6. Alliance system-The Tripple Alliance and the Triple Entente The immediate cause of the war 1. The assassination of Franz-Ferdinand 2. Russia’s backing Serbia made war more likely 3. German backing for Austria was crucially important Colonial rivalry-competition for
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AMEX‚ Hungary Introduction Michael Thomas worked for AMEX Petroleum and jumped into an opportunity to set-up business operations in central Hungary. "His main goal is to established 10-14 gas stations in the region by purchasing existing stations‚ building new ones‚ or negotiating franchise arrangements with existing owners of stations" (Larson‚ & Gray‚ 2011 p. 560). He took this opportunity hoping that this will boost his career plus his mother being Hungarian he has the command of the language
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WWI WWI started in 1914 and ended in 1918. WWI was known as the Great war before WW2 happened as it was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Also the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand has been blamed as the catalyst for WWI (Spielvogel Book). The major players in WWI were the Triple Entente- Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the Triple Alliance- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy. The reason for the assassination was because of Nationalism‚ Militarism and the Alliance that played the biggest part
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demonstrated the classic case of security dilemma in which international 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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AUSTRIA Economic Freedom Score 25 World Rank: 24 Regional Rank: 14 Least free 0 economic score is 72.4‚ A ustria’s24th freestfreedom2014 Index. Itsmakingisits economy the in the score 0.6 point better than last year due to improved scores for investment 50 75 Most 100 free 72.4 Freedom Trend 74 freedom‚ business freedom‚ and trade freedom. Austria is ranked 14th out of 43 countries in the Europe region‚ and its overall score is well above the regional
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Why did a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia become a European war in 1914? On June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb student. The assassination sparked little initial concern in Europe. The Archduke himself was not terribly popular‚ least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While there were riots in Sarajevo following the Archduke’s death these were largely aimed at the
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Austria is one of the 12 richest countries in the world in terms of GDP (Gross domestic product) per capita‚[7] has a well-developed social market economy‚ and a high standard of living. Until the 1980s‚ many of Austria ’s largest industry firms were nationalised; in recent years‚ however‚ privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies. Labour movements are particularly strong in Austria and have large influence on labour politics. Next to a highly developed
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Austria Austria is said to ba a beautiful country‚ with the quality of life which is very high in Austria. Austria’s capital ranks as one of the most attractive cities world wide. In Austria‚ there is a place called Vienna‚ which is the capital of Austria‚ and its history goes way back to roman times. Many cities in Europe are based on Romen military settlement called Vindobona. Another city in Austria is Salzburg‚ the birth place of the town could be set in the year 696 when the missionary
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World War I (WWI) was a global war concentrated in Europe that began in July 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It was also termed the World War or the Great War until WWII. The war was comprised of all the world ’s great powers‚ which were collected in two contrary alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally the Triple Alliance of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy). The appearance of the Triple Entente as a counterbalance
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