The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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Versailles and the weakness of the League of Nations as well as short term factors such as the rise of fascist leaders‚ the Wall Street Crash and appeasement. Firstly‚ one of the main long term causes of World War 2 (WW2) was the Treaty of Versailles (TOV) and the unresolved issues that followed after World War 1 (WW1). The TOV created massive instability in Europe‚ especially Germany as it created resentment in Germany. The entire German population resented the TOV and the TOV was commonly referred to
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The First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November in 1918. More than 9 million soldiers were killed. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations involved. None of this though would have never happened if not for the ideologies of the 19th century.With nationalism‚ militarism and alliances came pride‚ fear and chaos which eventually
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WW2 is generally known as the good war the U.S fought unreserved on the side of democracy‚ freedom and justice against dictatorship no wonder Gorge w .Bush like to compare his ongoing war against terrorism with ww2. Some of the causes of ww2 is Italian fascism in 1920 Japanese militarism and invasions of china in 1930 and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and its aggressive foreign policy. On 6 October Hitler made a public peace overture to the United Kingdom and France
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The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities‚ but I believe that overall there were more differences between the two. The social‚ political‚ and economic circumstances of the times varied‚ though at times correlated with each other‚ but there are extreme differences that help create a different atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand
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Analyse the Causes of WW1 There were a number of causes that played a key role for WW1; however the most significant was The Alliance System due to the fact that it had the most direct impact on the war. In this essay I will explain how this specific historical event was the main cause of WW1. On top of that I will talk about how the other causes effected the decisions made and their impact at the time. The Alliance System was the most significant cause of WW1 due to the fact that all the great
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was the Triple alliance composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second association was made up by France‚ Great Britain‚ and Russia and were known as the Triple entente. These alliances may have been one cause of the outbreak of WW1. Therefore the underlying causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Militarism is defined as “a belief or desire that a government or people should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively.” In the London
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Underlying Causes of WW1 With 2 shots fired the Archduke of Austria was dead‚ causing World War 1‚ yet the true cause was much deeper. World War 1 lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. It was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen and to this day is the deadliest war with 10‚000‚000 dead in twice that wounded. What were the underlying causes of World War 1? First of all what does underlying mean underline is the unseen cause or bases of something. The three underlying causes of World War 1 were
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n the latter half of the 19th century an arms race began to Develop ‚ this in itself was causing tensions In Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm II had rid himself of Bismark and his conservative foreign policy of diplomacy and avoidance of conflict‚ with a rash and belligerent quest for glory. The facts that the rulers of Great Britain ‚ Germany and Russia were first cousins did nothing to reduce the levels of tension. National security was a critical issue for all the major states‚ the developing tensions
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Austin Lynch Mrs. Barriga Us History II Honors January 16‚ 2015 DBQ: What was the underlying cause of World War I? There were many causes of World War I‚ but the three most important causes were militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. World War I started in 1914‚ and it started off when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This was a global war centered in Europe which started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. After World War I ended more than
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