As its name suggests, ‘The Great War’ was a life-shattering antagonism between 32 nations as they feuded their oppositions, striving for supremacy. But this cataclysm did not betide at the click of one’s fingers, it was more so on the prevalence of Imperialism and Nationalism. Consequentially, the competition for supremacy had also resulted in many disputations, a correlation that epitomised this was the Serbian gang (Black Hand) who assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand after they failed to retrieve the Balkan lands. Ultimately, the expansion of this utmost historical calamity can all be traced back to the Austro-Hungarian’s retaliation as they exasperatedly declared war on Serbia. As the news disseminated across the globe, a few of the
…show more content…
Highly influenced, people from the 1800’s had always kept a mindset that their nation was distinctly faultless and deserved no criticism. However, this practice only made countries belligerent and believed that nothing can get in their way, as such, France had a high ambition in taking back Alsace Lorraine from Germany ever since they lost in the 1871 Franco-Prussian war. Despite being successful, Nationalism habitually gave a sense of false hope and audacity among each nation as they believe that no other nation can take them down. This practice dragged on for nearly half a century within European nations and exacerbated soon enough to what we now call, …show more content…
With a boiling level of indignation, Austrians decisively declares war on Serbia after they refused to sign the ultimatum. As much as both countries wanted Imperialism, the main source behind Serbia’s assassination came from their vigorous fight with Austria. Highly anticipated to annex Bosnia and Herzegonina, the Austrian’s success left Serbian’s enraged as it was also their ambition to claim the territory. 4) Failing to retrieve any land, the Serbians acted upon their vexation and assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand during his holiday in Sarajevo (5) Worst of all, this whole catastrophe deteriorated and turned into another ‘domino-effect’, where the two countries and their allies collision engaged more and more participation across the globe. As such, this expansion was what led to the outbreak of a world war where countries fought all around in hope to fix their
Highly influenced, people from the 1800’s had always kept a mindset that their nation was distinctly faultless and deserved no criticism. However, this practice only made countries belligerent and believed that nothing can get in their way, as such, France had a high ambition in taking back Alsace Lorraine from Germany ever since they lost in the 1871 Franco-Prussian war. Despite being successful, Nationalism habitually gave a sense of false hope and audacity among each nation as they believe that no other nation can take them down. This practice dragged on for nearly half a century within European nations and exacerbated soon enough to what we now call, …show more content…
With a boiling level of indignation, Austrians decisively declares war on Serbia after they refused to sign the ultimatum. As much as both countries wanted Imperialism, the main source behind Serbia’s assassination came from their vigorous fight with Austria. Highly anticipated to annex Bosnia and Herzegonina, the Austrian’s success left Serbian’s enraged as it was also their ambition to claim the territory. 4) Failing to retrieve any land, the Serbians acted upon their vexation and assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand during his holiday in Sarajevo (5) Worst of all, this whole catastrophe deteriorated and turned into another ‘domino-effect’, where the two countries and their allies collision engaged more and more participation across the globe. As such, this expansion was what led to the outbreak of a world war where countries fought all around in hope to fix their