iThe Congress of Vienna in 1814 was created to develop an atmosphere of peace in Europe that would last 100 years. Over time‚ militarism was starting to set an aggressive atmosphere in Europe. Alliances were beginning to cause a “ripple effect” between the Great Powers‚ and imperialism increased tension and competition. Militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism are the three main causes of the first world war. Rising tension among the Great powers had created competition that required only the slightest
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1910-1920 ERA There were two presidents in office during this era. William Howard Taft‚ the 27th president‚ was in office from 1909 to 1913.During Taft’s term everyone compared him to Roosevelt‚ the previous president‚ and would always criticize his ways. People always talked smack about how he supported big business‚ although no one ever mentioned how he was the first president to protect federal lands on oil had been found. Also how he protected coal infested lands. Some people may say that he
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country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. Tensions over territories were a major cause for the war. What happened with WW1 was Austria-Hungary wanted territory in the Balkins but so did Serbia so Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia; Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia mobilizing‚ declared war on Russia. France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany attacked France through Belgium pulling Britain into war. Then Japan entered the
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Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out due to a mixture of things. Alliances played a great role in the war‚ as each
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Europe was divided into the Allied (Britain‚ France‚ and Russia) and the Central (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire[4]) powers. So when the archduke was killed‚ Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum: apologize or face war. So Serbia had a chat with it’s big brother‚ Russia‚ who assured Serbia that he “had his back.” Austria-Hungary‚ faced with this threat of invasion‚ asked its recently formed and more industrially developed ally
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On 28 June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ was assassinated while visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Serbian nationalists. The Austrian government blamed Serbia for harboring terrorists and sent the Serbian government an ultimatum that Serbia rejected. This set into motion a series of communications across the European alliance networks. During the month of July‚ European heads of state debated whether to engage in war for a variety of reasons including
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suffered from tuberculosis. Princip attended schools in Sarajevo and Tuzla‚ but in May 1912‚ left Bosnia for Belgrade to continue his education. while in Serbia‚ Princip joined the Black Hand secret society. For the next two years he spent most of his spare time with other nationalists who also favoured a union between Bosnia and Serbia. When it was announced that Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ was going to visit Bosnia in June 1914‚ Dragutin Dimitrijevic
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What caused World War 1 In the source it talks about how nationalism was growing in Europe and how nationalism was the overall cause of World War 1 and how it impacted most of the other causes. I agree with nationalism being the main cause of World War 1 because of all the great powers of Europe trying to prove their dominance over each other. Nationalism made all the citizens of their country believe that their country had a better government and military strength than the other countries. This
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The Causes of the First World War Chardai C Guthrie Seaford Senior High School The Causes of the First World War The First World War was a war between the great European empires and was fought from 1914 until 1918. The alliances were the Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the Triple Entene (Britain‚ Russia‚ and France). The war was caused by a chain of events that built up more tension and rivalry throughout the years. There were many causes as to why the war built up
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prove their own superior technological and militaristic ability in the event of a war. Moreover‚ as a result of the Balkan wars fought in 1912 and 1913 against the Ottomans‚ a group of newly independent sates including Bulgaria‚ Greece‚ and Serbia emerged. Serbia would eventually play an instrumental role in the conflict that would soon engulf the world in a matter of years; but for the time being‚ the opposing sides managed to stay out of it. However‚ as a result of the Balkan wars‚ the multi-ethnic
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