World war 1 is a war that started in 1914 and ended in 1918, it was a war fought in Europe by France, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, The United States, Italy and Austria-Hungary. It was a very violent war and one of the major wars of history. Many expected the war to be short but it lasted for four years and took the lives of millions of people. There are many different events and causes that led to World War 1, there was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the rise of Nationalism but most of all alliances during and before the war.
Alliances during World War 1 were a critical and important cause for the war, Germany had an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy at first they were called the “tripla alliance”. …show more content…
A group of nationalist preprared and planned the attack. The Archduke and his wife were killed at point-blanc range by a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Germany was fast to step in when Austria-HUngary blamed Serbia for the tragedy and Russia stepped in for Serbias as Germany stepped in for Austria-Hungary. Tension in Europe was at it’s peak with the rise of nationalism creating alliances and conlfict.
Nationalism is one of the underlying causes of World War 1, nationalism is a form of patriotism and extreme loyalty and pride. The alliances and the assassination were all a cause of nationalism. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was due to the Serbian nationalist who believed that that some of the territory in Austria-Hungary was due to them and they were angry about the annexe of Serbia. Germany was also envious of the power that the Triple Entente had, because Great Britain and France at the time controlled most of the world and were extremely powerful.
Even if Germany is often blamed for the start of the war, nationalism, alliances and the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand are to blame for the start of World War One. There are other causes but these are the main
Alliances during World War 1 were a critical and important cause for the war, Germany had an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy at first they were called the “tripla alliance”. …show more content…
A group of nationalist preprared and planned the attack. The Archduke and his wife were killed at point-blanc range by a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Germany was fast to step in when Austria-HUngary blamed Serbia for the tragedy and Russia stepped in for Serbias as Germany stepped in for Austria-Hungary. Tension in Europe was at it’s peak with the rise of nationalism creating alliances and conlfict.
Nationalism is one of the underlying causes of World War 1, nationalism is a form of patriotism and extreme loyalty and pride. The alliances and the assassination were all a cause of nationalism. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was due to the Serbian nationalist who believed that that some of the territory in Austria-Hungary was due to them and they were angry about the annexe of Serbia. Germany was also envious of the power that the Triple Entente had, because Great Britain and France at the time controlled most of the world and were extremely powerful.
Even if Germany is often blamed for the start of the war, nationalism, alliances and the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand are to blame for the start of World War One. There are other causes but these are the main