In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the former Turkish province of Bosnia. This angered Serbians who felt the province should be theirs. Serbia threatened Austria-Hungary with war‚ Russia‚ allied to Serbia‚ mobilised its forces. Germany‚ allied to Austria-Hungary mobilised its forces and prepared to threaten Russia. War was avoided when Russia backed down. There was‚ however‚ war in the Balkans between 1911 and 1912 when the Balkan states drove Turkey out of the area. The states then fought each other
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Why did war break out in 1914? The First World War transpired to turn into the bloodiest battle ever fought barring the Second World War. However‚ WW1 was the war that shock the world; the first war that encompassed every continent in one-way or another. The annihilation that lay residue in the years after was unheard of. Tens of millions of people died. The Great War spanned four years and involved many nation states. 1914 proved to be the beginning of the most revolutionary five years in recent
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Why did a European war break out in the summer of 1914? In 1914‚ war broke out in Europe between the most powerful countries. There were a number of reasons why World War One broke out and this essay will examine these reasons. Rising tensions in Europe between the great powers were created by many different things. For example‚ the ‘Arms Race’ between Britain and Germany‚ Germany was jealous of and felt threatened by Britain’s huge empire. In 1898‚ years before the war broke out; Germany
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Why War Broke Out in 1914 War broke out in 1914 for a multitude of reasons. One reason was due to the Naval Race‚ this caused a sense of competitiveness and ensured readiness. Another cause of War was the Alliance System that broke out‚ this ensured that is war arrived a large number of countries would get involved. A further reason was imperialism‚ countries were looking to expand their territories and this caused a considerable amount of resentment. A growing sense of nationalism was another
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countries were preparing for war and didn’t want their country to be invaded and did not want to lose major causalities. However‚ these increases of over 150% by most of the major countries in the five years leading up to war were done to defend themselves and inflict pain on the opposing side. This shows that all the countries were selfish and only wanted to protect their country at all costs. This shows that WWI was caused by self-interest. Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia showed self-interest‚ this
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Why did the First World War break out in 1914? In this essay I will be outlining the key points in why the First World War broke out in 19 14. Many people tend to say "Because Archduke Ferdinand got shot." Still others have blamed it on the increased independence and Imperialism in Hungary to Russia’s growing military. If I had to answer the question myself‚ the answer would be all of the above‚ and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as one thing leading
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The causes of the world war were 4; the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Arms Race‚ Alliances and the Empire. I think that the most important cause is the Alliances‚ because if other countries didn’t start coming into Austria-Hungary’s war with Serbia‚ it wouldn’t have turned into a major war. The first link is from Box 3: ‘Countries wanted a big empire because they gave countries more power‚ money and prestige’‚ to Box 1: ‘Countries in Europe were competing over who had the biggest empire’
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B.O WWI There are many reasons why World War 1 occurred in 1914; many still remain controversial and have been argued by many historians. The alliance system was the major role in the cause of the First World War‚ as well as the most controversial. However‚ like James Joll points out‚ there were other factors as well but the alliance system helped “shape it.”1 An alliance is “a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.”2 This been said the alliances
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Why Did The First World War Break Out in 1914? Well there are many reasons why the First World War broke out in 1914. Firstly the war began when someone shot 1 bullet and then the whole war started. In this essay I will be talking about why the world war broke in 1914 and what are the causes of this war. The answer to this question is that the war began because of Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚ Alliances and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It was like a domino effect. (Source 5)
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The first World War started in July-August 1914. There were two major groups with many powerful countries involved. The countries were Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy on one side and Great Britain‚ France and Russia on the other side. Much before the war started‚ Germany had formulated Schlieffen Plan first in 1905 and modified it in 1911. The plan had assumed that if there was any outbreak of war in Europe‚ France would automatically join Russia and Germany would have to fight both of them in
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