The World War I also known as the Great War‚ was a global war that started out in Europe 1914 and lasted until 1918. Around seven million civilians died and more than nine million combatants died. Among other factors‚ Imperialism lead up to the War‚ which is a policy of extending the authority of an nation over foreign countries and holding dependencies. In which empires were building militarism which was especially important of how a country was run. Also‚ the Industrialism which involved the ability
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Were German Militarism and Diplomacy Responsible for World War I? I don’t think that German Militarism and Diplomacy was responsible for World War I. I think that every country that was involved played a part in the start of World War I. Although Germany did play a role in the start of World War I‚ you can’t solely blame them. As disagreements occurred‚ countries banned together and formed the great powers. On page 138 it states‚ “Germany and her allies were held accountable for the war and all
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Militarism is a key component to World War I as the countries began to compete for having the best military. Prince Bernhard Von Bulow said to the Reichstag “In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.” In the 1900s‚ the Germans could be either the destroyer or the destroyed. This caused people to want to build the military so their country would not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In
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It is decidedly impossible to hold a serious discussion about sports without bringing up politics; the two subjects are permanently intertwined. In fact‚ the major political events of the 1900s had a profound effect on sporting events across the world. Sports played a multitude of roles during this time period‚ from being used as war propaganda to a tool of political manipulation to a symbol of freedom. From World War I to World War II‚ global conflicts dramatically increased the politicization of
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World War I broke out in 1914. It would claim the lives of 37 million people and destroy 4 empires‚ the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Ottoman and the Russian. Two major alliances dominated Europe prior the outbreak of war‚ Britain‚ France and Russia formed the Triple Entente whilst Germany‚ Austro-Hungary and Italy the Triple Alliance. When war came about in 1914 America‚ Romania‚ Japan and later on Italy all sided with the Entente‚ whilst Turkey and Bulgaria sided with the Alliance‚ each country had
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What caused the Great War‚ and why did it have such a revolutionary consequences? (Chapter 27) The Great War was caused by five major aspects‚ imperialism‚ mutual defense alliance‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and the most important one which could be considered an immediate cause is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It is said that World War I was on of the most bloodiest wars‚ many people were lost and many were injured. The last cause revolved around imperialism‚ Germany had a strong
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Paige Powers Per.5th 4/1/17 The Great War World War 1 was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the royal prince of Austro-Hungarian. This pinned the Central powers(Germany‚ Austro-Hungarian and‚ The Ottoman Empire) against the Allied powers(Russia‚Great Britain‚ France‚ and Serbia). Many countries around the world blamed Serbian government for the attack of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Serbian government funded the weapons
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The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a war that was like no other. What made World War One difference is that the technology that was introduced in World War One was like nothing the world had ever seen before. The cause of this being that the second industrial revolution had just ended‚ which made way for many new inventions. The second industrial revolution (1870-1914) had just ended which meant the whole world was adjusting to new machinery and they had created or
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WW1 was a brutal battle that spread to many countries. Every country was trying to overpower each other and make everybody else like them. The 3 main causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances and nationalism; countries were building up there militaries‚ the alliances were surrounding another alliance‚ and nationalism was over ruling the countries. Militarism is a domino effect. One country starts to build up there their armies and other countries notice and start to build up there’s. In Document
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The Bloody Chamber pages 11 to top of 15 In this extract the unnamed narrator and the Marquis consummate their marriage. We see this build up to their consummation where the Marquis teases her‚ enjoying her discomfort. Left about the in the ‘library’ she discovers a ‘Rops’ picture which is symbolic of their own relationship. Delighted to have found the narrator entranced with what she had seen. the Marquis relishes in her naivety and finally takes her virginity. Leaving her feeling exposed he announces
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