There were many immediate and underlying or fundamental causes of World War I. The difference between an underlying and immediate cause is that an underlying cause develops over a long period of time and indirectly leads to a specific event‚ and an immediate cause is a specific short-term event that directly leads to another event or series of events. While the immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Francis Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria‚ by a Serbian member of the Black Hand
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World War I 3.31.2014 End of New Imperialism Scramble of Africa complete: 1900s Civilizing mission questioned Redrawn borders lead to conflicts Fashoda Crisis Boer War World War I Challenges New Imperialism WWI: 1914-1918 Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria Entente: Britain‚ France‚ Russia Later: Japan‚ US Outbreak Assassination: Archduke Ferdinand‚ 6/28/1914 August‚ 1914: War Declarations Trench War fought in Europe War of attraction Entente wins but at great
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World War I World War I was one of the most devastating wars of all time. It took place in Southeastern Europe around the year of 1914. Some may think "What lead up to the war? What were the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
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Peter I. America at War: World War I. New York: Facts on File‚ Inc.‚ 1991. Dowsell‚ Paul. Weapons and Technology of World War I. Illinois: Heinemann Library‚ 2002. Lopez‚ Donald S. in Association with the National Air and Space Museum‚ Washington‚ D.C. Smithsonian Guides: Aviation. New York: Macmillan‚ 1995. Spangenburg‚ Ray and Diane K. Moser. The Story of Air Transport in America. New York: Facts on File‚ Inc.‚ 1992. About.com 20th Century History. “World War I”‚ by Jennifer
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“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary‚ it is always an evil‚ never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children‚” stated former president Jimmy Carter at his Nobel Lecture. Most of the combat action of World War II occurred in Europe‚ East Asia‚ and the islands of the Pacific Ocean between September 1‚ 1939 to September 2‚ 1945. World War II was the bloodiest war in history that took approximately 70 million lives. Three major
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on World War I‚ from its earliest days through the formation of the peace agreement reached following the war‚ was nationalism. Prior to World War I‚ tensions were high in Europe. In many nations‚ such as Serbia‚ there was a large growth of nationalism and a desire for an independent state and strengthening of said state. The conflicts that arose from this desire led in part‚ to WWI. Nationalism reached its zenith during the tumultuous days of the early twentieth century‚ leading up to World War
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World War I: German Ambition Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win‚ but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be‚ which angered them even more. The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But‚ it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So‚ after
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Three Main Causes of World War I While we are always reminded of the negative effects of war‚ it is not everyday that we learn to understand the deeper factors of war that can turn a small conflict into an international outbreak. World War I was said to have been sparked by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand but there are various deeper reasons that contributed to the commencement of the Great War. These factors include militarism‚ imperialism and the alliance systems. The first
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WORLD WAR 1 The World War 1 conflict began in 1914 to 1918. It started as a nearby European war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia on July 28th 1914. It transformed into a general European struggle by declaration of the following nations known as the ’Allies’ and the ’Associated Powers’; Great britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United states. These nations defied the coalition(central powers). The assassination at Sarajevo in bosnia immediately caused the war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
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Sheryln Patrick The American Economy during World War II HIS/145 November 2‚ 2008 Mr. Preston Rodrigue The American Economy during World War II World War II began in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland without a proper declaration of war. The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ creating heavy casualties and severe damage to the United States naval forces anchored there. (Tassava‚ C. Feb.10‚ 2008). In the attack
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