Abhinav Ramavath
Mr. Hess
Honor World History
12 October 2017 What was the Underlying Cause of World War I
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the successor to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 is seen as the instantaneous spark of First World War. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was successor to the throne of Austria and Hungary. There was a tangle of agreements made between countries, to preserve and maintain a balance of power in Europe, which brought about the scale of the conflict. Countries were building their military services, weapons and battleships and wanted to reclaim lost territories from prior battles and build vast empires. Even though militarism established a threatening atmosphere …show more content…
Militarism led to an arms race amongst the main European powers in the years leading up to the World War 1.The Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 - May 1871) was a main aim in the increase and growth of militarism in Europe in the decades leading up to World War 1. This struck terror into its neighbor countries who hurried to improve their military capabilities. All the Continental European powers had approved the conscription system since 1870. After 1890, the declining diplomatic relations among the powers accelerated their military growth program.
Nationalism was frequent in the early 20 century Europe and was one of the substantial reasons of WWI. It was this pan-Slavic nationalism that interested the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, an occasion that led straight to the outburst of World War I.Nationalism gave their people uncontrollable confidence in their nation, military power and strength and their government. An additional vital reason of WW1, nationalism, imperialism was encouraged by nationalism. In the 1900’s, countries present within Europe desired to expand their dominance by expanding their territory, power and military
Mr. Hess
Honor World History
12 October 2017 What was the Underlying Cause of World War I
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the successor to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 is seen as the instantaneous spark of First World War. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was successor to the throne of Austria and Hungary. There was a tangle of agreements made between countries, to preserve and maintain a balance of power in Europe, which brought about the scale of the conflict. Countries were building their military services, weapons and battleships and wanted to reclaim lost territories from prior battles and build vast empires. Even though militarism established a threatening atmosphere …show more content…
Militarism led to an arms race amongst the main European powers in the years leading up to the World War 1.The Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 - May 1871) was a main aim in the increase and growth of militarism in Europe in the decades leading up to World War 1. This struck terror into its neighbor countries who hurried to improve their military capabilities. All the Continental European powers had approved the conscription system since 1870. After 1890, the declining diplomatic relations among the powers accelerated their military growth program.
Nationalism was frequent in the early 20 century Europe and was one of the substantial reasons of WWI. It was this pan-Slavic nationalism that interested the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, an occasion that led straight to the outburst of World War I.Nationalism gave their people uncontrollable confidence in their nation, military power and strength and their government. An additional vital reason of WW1, nationalism, imperialism was encouraged by nationalism. In the 1900’s, countries present within Europe desired to expand their dominance by expanding their territory, power and military