Causes of World War I can widely vary. The most known cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife on June 28‚ 1914 during his visitation in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist and Bosnian-Serb member of Young Bosnia‚ was the individual who committed this act. Because of this‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ effectively starting World War I. Major events that occured in World War I include the official beginning event when Germany
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C H A P T E R 2 2 War & the American State 1914–1920 Chapter Objectives: After you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of
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Introduction The trenches of World War 1 are generally known as a fairly rough environment‚ but how far have people seen into what truly goes in such lifestyles? What the soldiers had to tolerate‚ mentally and physically‚ is rightly astonishing. Many soldiers have told stories and written journals of their personal struggle in the heat of trench warfare‚ eventually resulting in the creation of a vivid picture telling us of the dreaded life in the trenches. First hand experiences and secondary sources
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World War 1 DBQ Prior to the start of World War 1‚ several countries in Europe were fixated on being the dominant country in Europe‚ seeking to hold the top position on the social hierarchy among the European nations. After the Age of Imperialism‚ many Europeans took great pride in their countries’ growth and prosperity. The most powerful countries in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were becoming wealthier due to the trade from African colonies‚ while other countries (without income
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Impact of World War 1 on Germans and African Americans In the year 1790‚ the United Sates Census counted approximately 375 thousand people of the German origin. The number of the Germans immigration later increased after the year 1815. The occurrence of World War 1 during this period led to the increase in anti-German sentiments causing the German community to become invisible (Fiebig-von 33). The Germans were often met with accusations of being sympathetic about the German Empire. The war turned out
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In 1914 on June 28 the best est war in man kind broke out was knows has War World 1.No one really know what was the causes of war. My beliefs that cause the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ( Austria-Hungry president ). That maybe the alliance‚ militarism‚ and nationalism the three underlying cause of world war 1. With these three aforementioned item it made the war world 1 a blood thirstiest‚ and pain hungry wars of all times. Alliance was an
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root causes are much deeper. The causes of World War 1 were alliance system‚ imperialism‚ militarism and nationalism. I will be going into detail of these details of these matters to explain the events that triggered the world war. Countries throughout Europe made defense agreements that would pull them into battle‚ meaning‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. This was called Alliances. At the start of World War 1‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary allied and became
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THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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Bell March12th 2013 World History In Europe around the late 1800s to early 1900s World War 1 took place in many European countries. This essay will explain how alliance was the cause of World War 1. The four factors that made alliances the cause of World War 1 are political‚ geography‚ economics‚ and social factors. The first factor in why alliances caused World War 1 is political reasons. Some examples of political are the treaties that were made before and during the war to help protect alliances
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Facts about World War 1 World War 1 invokes impressions of a horrific slaughtering that took place in the trenches of the Western Front. While this gruesome picture surely leaves many with nausea‚ there are many World War 1 facts that most of us have no knowledge of. The spark that initiated the war was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand on 28 June 1914. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination and threatened war unless Serbia followed a harsh set of demands. Germany backed
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