The Great War The Great War‚ also known as World War I‚ was a global war centered in Europe that began in July of 1914 and lasted until November of 1918. This war drew in all the worlds’ economics great powers‚ which were separated into two opposing alliances‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were based off of the Triple Entente‚ The United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead
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Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and
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Empire and Bulgaria‚ this war led to over 38 million casualties. The war was mainly located and focused on the western front in Europe. What was the underlying causes of World War One? Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were the three underlying causes of World War One. Out of three main causes of World War One‚ the lesser of the causes was the alliances. The definition of an alliance is “a union or association formed for mutual benefit‚ especially between countries or organizations”. Alliances
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Causes for World War I Many things led up to the start of World War I. There was much tension between the countries of Europe for more than fifty years. There were immediate causes‚ and long-term causes. Some immediate causes were the assassination of the heir of Austria-Hungry‚ Germany declaring war on Russia‚ Germany declaring war on France‚ and Great Britain declaring war on Germany. Some long-term causes or basic causes were imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the arms race. The assassination of
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The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in early July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and
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. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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lost and issued an artemise leading to the Treaty of Bucharest‚ making Bulgaria give back part of the land it won in the First Balkan Crisis. MAIN Cause: Imperialism(Primary) and Alliance(Secondary) During the World War the Balkan Wars gave the Austrio-Hungarians an excuse to threaten and attack Serbia‚ but that was not the cause of the World War. Preparations for the War began long before that in all the Great Powers. For example the UK and France had negotiated a secret military assistance
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THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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"Because That Guy Got Shot" There is a lot of speculation as to which event of the nineteen hundreds led to the out break of World War One. Many people tend to say "Because that guy got shot." Still others have blamed everything from increased Nationalism and Imperialism in Hungary to Militarism in Russia. If one had to answer the question "What was the cause of World War One‚" the answer would be all of the above‚ and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as
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World War I was the result of chain-reacting events; originated from the Crises in the Balkans which led to the Collapse of Bismarckian Alliances. The creation of The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of the war. Increase in international tension‚ caused by the division of Europe into two armed camps‚ provoked fear of war and prompted military alliances and an arms race. The system maintained the balance of power in Europe after the
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