Children squabbling over the last packet of Play-Doh. Presidential candidates debating over the possible ways to create jobs and a fruitful economy in the United States. Sons and daughters instigating a family feud during the loss of a parent over inheritances. What do these everyday situations have in common? Fighting. Since the dawn of recollection, humans have found confrontation to be the simplest way of solving a conflict. From cradle to the grave, contest and struggle are as integral to man as his own DNA, inscribed in the innermost primal crevices of our minds. Whether fighting is a learned mannerism or a human trait, as an entire species, we’ve come far from quarreling over who gets to eat the last dodo bird for brunch.
However, throughout the course of world history, mankind has devised ways to bring the abhorration of compromise to a global scale. One of the most popular examples would be the …show more content…
The five most accredited causes of the Great War are the following: military buildup, the rise of nationalism, competitions for colonies, military alliances and the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War (Reichert). First of all, military buildup began with the conscription law of 1905, in while every male over eighteen years of age was required to join the military; Germany also adopted the law in 1911. Two years later, French conscription laws made required service three years long. Secondly, the belief of putting one’s loyalty to their nation over any other public loyalties was becoming increasingly popular. Next, the tension between many European countries reaches boiling heights in regards to imperialism, with European colonies in India, Vietnam and South Africa. Another cause is the military alliances formed over time with Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary forming the Triple Alliance and France, Russia and Great Britain making up the Triple
However, throughout the course of world history, mankind has devised ways to bring the abhorration of compromise to a global scale. One of the most popular examples would be the …show more content…
The five most accredited causes of the Great War are the following: military buildup, the rise of nationalism, competitions for colonies, military alliances and the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War (Reichert). First of all, military buildup began with the conscription law of 1905, in while every male over eighteen years of age was required to join the military; Germany also adopted the law in 1911. Two years later, French conscription laws made required service three years long. Secondly, the belief of putting one’s loyalty to their nation over any other public loyalties was becoming increasingly popular. Next, the tension between many European countries reaches boiling heights in regards to imperialism, with European colonies in India, Vietnam and South Africa. Another cause is the military alliances formed over time with Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary forming the Triple Alliance and France, Russia and Great Britain making up the Triple