World War One would be the first time you would see countries around the world declare war on each other and fight for 4 years 3 months and 2 weeks. In the early 1900’s, many of the Europe countries wanted to show the other countries who has the greater strength. Over the years the build of war was on the brink in Europe but the assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 the heir to the Austria-Hungarian would be the leading cause of World War One. Austria-Hungary would declare war on Serbia after this you would see other countries that were allies and friends of these countries and see them support their allies. After Austria-Hungarian would declare war on Serbia you would see Russia defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia helping
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The assassination of Ferdinand was one cause of World War One but before this you were seeing forces like nationalism, Imperialism, and militarism. These three forces would be one of the causes that would lead to the Great War. But to know how these three forces would lead to war, we need to know what they mean. Nationalism would be a big part in the leading factor of the Great War. According to http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/nationalism/ explains how nationalism would be a factor in the Great War. “Nationalism was a significant cause of World War I. In the years prior to war, many Europeans nurtured a firm belief in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation. This arrogance and overconfidence was fueled by the jingoistic press. The pages of newspapers were often packed with nationalist …show more content…
According to http://www.gohistorygo.com/#!causes-of-wwi/c243q explains how imperialism was one of the causes of the Great War. “Ever since Columbus landed in the Americas, a handful of European countries had grown wealthy and powerful by controlling other countries. By 1914, England, France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany were busy carving up the rest the globe in a contest known as imperialism. For the winners the stakes were high- land meant wealth in those days and the more you had the wealthier you were. No country did imperialism better than Great Britain, in 1922 this California sized island nation controlled one-quarter of the world's population! All of this imperialism caused conflicts, not only between the people they conquered but between European nations that were constantly jockeying for a better position” Germany wanted to show they were the leading force. At this time Britain was a dominating country not only by its military but economics and military. Germany wanted to knock Britain out of the way to take control of their land and resources and knew a war in Europe would get them what they wanted. The July Crisis 1914 and the assassination of Ferdinand would be what they would need to start a war in
The assassination of Ferdinand was one cause of World War One but before this you were seeing forces like nationalism, Imperialism, and militarism. These three forces would be one of the causes that would lead to the Great War. But to know how these three forces would lead to war, we need to know what they mean. Nationalism would be a big part in the leading factor of the Great War. According to http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/nationalism/ explains how nationalism would be a factor in the Great War. “Nationalism was a significant cause of World War I. In the years prior to war, many Europeans nurtured a firm belief in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation. This arrogance and overconfidence was fueled by the jingoistic press. The pages of newspapers were often packed with nationalist …show more content…
According to http://www.gohistorygo.com/#!causes-of-wwi/c243q explains how imperialism was one of the causes of the Great War. “Ever since Columbus landed in the Americas, a handful of European countries had grown wealthy and powerful by controlling other countries. By 1914, England, France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany were busy carving up the rest the globe in a contest known as imperialism. For the winners the stakes were high- land meant wealth in those days and the more you had the wealthier you were. No country did imperialism better than Great Britain, in 1922 this California sized island nation controlled one-quarter of the world's population! All of this imperialism caused conflicts, not only between the people they conquered but between European nations that were constantly jockeying for a better position” Germany wanted to show they were the leading force. At this time Britain was a dominating country not only by its military but economics and military. Germany wanted to knock Britain out of the way to take control of their land and resources and knew a war in Europe would get them what they wanted. The July Crisis 1914 and the assassination of Ferdinand would be what they would need to start a war in