imperialism‚ and nationalism‚ but many more other causes also helped spark the war. The rulers of the countries were all first cousins‚ with a lot of power that was in need of testing. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked rivalry between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. The Schlieffen Plan and growing militarism cause pressure between the countries as each knew the other’s capabilities for war. Nothing really started the first world war‚ but many things lead to it. Tension had already started
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the throne. After the death of Franz‚ Austria/Hungary needed to enforce its authority in the face of such an insolent crime. Austria/Hungary immediately blamed Serbian government for the attack. After hearing that Serbia had asked Russia for help Austria/Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28. However‚ with the threat of Russia and its army‚ and Austria having an army unprepared for a large-scale war‚ it required Germany’s help to back up its words with force. Emperor Franz Josef wrote a personal
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one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. Before World War 1‚ the following alliances existed: * Russia and Serbia. * Germany and Austria-Hungary. * France and Russia. * Britain and France and Belgium. * Japan and Britain. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ in which Russia got involved in to defend Serbia. Germany‚ seeing Russia rallying‚ declared war on Russia. France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany attacked France
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reasons for the European nations to break out in war‚ the early days of the fighting between Serbia and Austria caused the expansion of the war‚ along with the alliances which failed to remain peace and actually contributed to the war. Also‚ the possibility of remaining neutral and prepared is always another alternative‚ rather than forming allies that may require the nation to enter a war. A war between Serbia and Austria caused 7 nations to enter the fighting‚ justified by the reason of supporting
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“It takes 20 years of peace to make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1‚ Also known as the First world war‚ or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say
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that the Austro-Hungarian Government had a big responsibility when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and were stubborn enough not to accept any pity from the Serbian government. Instead‚ they used the pity as a way to abuse the power they had over Serbia. Yes‚ a Jugoslav did assassinate Franz Ferdinand‚ but despite the fact that he had treated the South Slavs without any mercy‚ the Serbian Government had still sent their condolences and offered all the help they could give. This showed how the Serbian
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Russia is an ally of Serbia‚ so when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia did the same. Germany is an Ally of Austria-Hungary and declares war on Russia & France. Alliances made the war gain more participants which led to the title World War. Nationalism is when you stand up for your country
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The First World War broke out because of a system of two major European Alliances. These started a war due to Germany’s ruthlessness‚ and caused a European war. Then the nations’ colonies joined in‚ and eventually all of the world’s major powers had joined in‚ causing the First World War. Before the main events of the war‚ two main alliances had been formed. Germany had defeated France in the Franco-Prussian war in 1871. 3 000 French soldiers were killed‚ 14 000 wounded‚ and about 100 000 captured
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things. Although the war officially began on July 28th‚ 1914‚ it had been building up for a while. The beginning of the war was a lot like a domino effect. It started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. On July 29‚ Russia ordered a mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia. The Germans threatened war on July 31 if the Russians did not demobilize. France then mobilized. On August 1‚ Germany declared war on Russia‚ and two days later‚ on France. The German invasion of Belgium
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What were the causes of World War 1? In 1914‚ Europe was divided into two‚ the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. A catastrophic war broke out between these two European powers due to many factors which resulted in great amounts of tension. It proved to be one of the most brutal and horrific wars the world will ever fight‚ with an estimated thirteen million deaths. The four main reasons why WW1 broke out were The Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ The Arms Race and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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