world war one were the reason why is known as world war one. When looking at document A‚ the different countries that had chosen a side are different colors to show who they had alliances with. There was the triple alliance between Italy‚ Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary‚ and the Triple Entente between the UK‚ France‚ and Russia. And even later in the war almost every country in the world got involved and chose sides whether or not they actually did any fighting. For this reason a war that would have
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occurred in 1914 triggered and spread the battle to the five major empires. From the early 1900’s ‚ the two major alliances in Europe were on the one side the Triple Alliance between Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and Italy ‚ and on the other side‚ Great Britain ‚ France and Russia forming the Entente Cordial. It must be noted that‚ the Entente Cordial became anti-German after the two Moroccan crisis (1908 and 1911) ‚ because of Germany’s lack of diplomacy maters. The two crisis‚ raised the temperature
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Year 11 Modern History 2013 Summary: The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Overview The world in 1900 was dominated by European powers‚ the industrial revolution had over the proceeding century given Europeans (specifically Western European nations such as France and Great Britain) a technological advantage over the rest of the world which these nations used to develop huge global empires under a system known as Imperialism. The late 19th and early 20th saw dramatic changes in many
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World War One or The Great War’ as it became known‚ occurred due to many causes‚ some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to the general feeling amongst Serbians that‚ once appointed to the throne
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Modern History Assignment Focus Question: Why Did the Tsarist Regime Fall so quickly in 1917? Although the Romanov Regime had always been very unpopular with the Russian people over many years‚ the regime had always managed to survive until 1917. In order to discover why the regime fell so quickly‚ it is necessary to look at the number of different factors which led the Tsarist regime to fall in March 1917. Tsar Nicholas II ’s regime was autocratic‚ which means that the rule of the country is
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Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel
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defense agreements were formed between several European countries to ensure that each country would support each other if the war broke out in any of its allies. In 1882‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy formed the Triple Alliance. Later‚ Britain‚ France‚ and Russia formed Triple Entente. The intention of forming an alliance was good. However‚ when Austria-Hungary declared the war on Serbia‚ the alliance of Serbia‚ Russia‚ stood out and got involved to defend Serbia‚ which led the involvement of German
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imperialism and nationalism were all underlying causes of World War 1. Alliances were one of the main causes of World War 1. By the early 20th century Europe was involved in 2 alliances. The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy (Document D). Another alliance was the Triple Entente which was Great Britian‚ France‚ and Russia (Document D). Russian alliances were held together by financial and political strategic ties (Document F). Germany entered belgian territory which
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1. Max Planck‚ Niels Bohr‚ Albert Einstein – great scientist in the 20th Century. Ernest Ruther is known as “the Father of Nuclear Science” 2. George Washington Carver – best remembered agricultural scientist 3. Carlos Finlay‚ Walter Reed‚ William Gorgas – doctors who dealt with yellow fever 4. Henry Ford – entrepreneur who engineered the Model T and developed the assembly line 5. Ferdinand von Zeppelin – designed and built the dirigible 6. Orville and Wilbur Wright – made the first successful
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were all kept hidden; they were not released until after the war. All these secret meetings between countries could have lead to great tension between allies. The first group of allies‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ consisted of German‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second group were the Triple Entente‚ consisting of Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain. The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany gave Austria-Hungary a sense of protection. This came into play when the assassination of the Archduke
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