World War I: Beginning and Variables Conductive to War “Why are we even here?” I bet this was a common question amongst many soldiers during World War I. As John Dillard has said in his lectures, “People were dragged into this war kicking and screaming.” World War I was the result of many events and variables. Starting with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie and continuing to be a world-wide war, many variables contributed to this war environment. World War I all started with an attack on Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. A nationalist is someone who is extremely proud of their country, and who believes that their country is supreme. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government and hoped to use the assassination as, “Justification for settling the question of Slav nationalism.” Russia was supporting Serbia. The peace
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Imperialism is also known as gunboat diplomacy. Gunboat diplomacy, as defined by Encyclopedia.com, is “any aggressive diplomatic activity carried out with implicit or explicit use of military(usually naval) power.” Before and During WWI, the world powers -such as United States, Britain, and Spain- were imperialistic nations. This means that they extended their rule over other countries. Another variable to World War I would be industrialization. When the world started industrializing, there were horseless carriages(cars), textile mills, electricity, and so much more. Industrialization enforced the need for more natural resources, such as petroleum and coal. The competition for natural resources is one of the causes of hatred among the nations. When the war started, there were new guns and tanks; they industrialized weapons. Because of these new machine guns, tanks, and other weapons, there were more
Imperialism is also known as gunboat diplomacy. Gunboat diplomacy, as defined by Encyclopedia.com, is “any aggressive diplomatic activity carried out with implicit or explicit use of military(usually naval) power.” Before and During WWI, the world powers -such as United States, Britain, and Spain- were imperialistic nations. This means that they extended their rule over other countries. Another variable to World War I would be industrialization. When the world started industrializing, there were horseless carriages(cars), textile mills, electricity, and so much more. Industrialization enforced the need for more natural resources, such as petroleum and coal. The competition for natural resources is one of the causes of hatred among the nations. When the war started, there were new guns and tanks; they industrialized weapons. Because of these new machine guns, tanks, and other weapons, there were more