1. World War I had many different causes including militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and more. To begin militarism, which is the focus on building up and glorifying a country’s military, was a long-range cause of the war. In most of the Western countries, excluding the US and Britain, conscription was being used to create a powerful military. All of this building up of military’s gave people a war-like attitude.…
Germany sided with Austria-Hungary, while Russia sided with the Serbians. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia with the back-up of Germany on July 28 1914. As Russia was partnered with the Serbians, Germany took that as an excuse to declare war on Russia. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, and then France on August 3, as France was allied with Russia. Germany was the main aggressor in the lead up and throughout WW1.…
World War I World War I started in the summer of 1914. Most of the war took place in Europe. The war was long and lasted four years. World War I was unlike any previous wars.…
World War I was a significant and greatly corrosive war because it took everything away from the Germans, causing their economy to gradually decline, and eventually leading to the beginning of World War II. The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary believed that the Serbians were the reprehensible group for committing this act because they knew Serbia was angered by the upcoming annexation of territories they believe should be theirs. After the assassination, chaos began to set in as countries allied together and, in a confusing sequence of events, declared war on other countries for their own personal reasons and benefits.…
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and that is believed to be the beginning of what became…
Since the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, the United States had been unable to escape war, despite its best efforts. One of the most significant wars in United States history is the First World War (WWI). WWI was a pivotal event for the United States as well as for all of the countries involved. Like most wars, the origins of this war are unclear and complex. However,Germany and the United States each had an exact reason for joining WWI.…
In the middle of 1914, The countries of Europe erupted into a raging and bloody war. The allied powers, France, Great Britain, and Russia faced the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire in a vicious and merciless battle. Although America did not join the war until two and a half years after the initial start date, They were able to help fuel the cause for the Allied Powers, sending them supplies and food to help aid the war effort. It was in 1917 that The United States of America decided to join the Allied Powers in the fight, bringing in their fresh troops of the American Expeditionary Force and taking Europe by storm. Americans had managed to stay out of the war for over two years and had the blessing of being able to watch the horrors unfold in their newspapers, rather than seeing it first…
Serbia has Germany while Austria had Russia, this led to France and England also getting involved due to their alliance. The underlying cause of WW1 was nationalism, but what sparked the fire hidden behind the whole war was the Fatal Assassination of Archduke…
World War I began in July 28, 1914. It was on this day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Afterwards, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe.…
World War I started in 1890 because Austria and Serbia wanted the same piece of land. Serbia wanted the land because the people of this land spoke their language. The Serbian Nationalist organization called the black hand, which was a secret organization in Serbia that was in charge of terrorist actions, to assassinate the heir of the throne of Austria. This lead to a war between Austria and Serbia. Then the allies joined in causing World War I.…
Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism There were many overlapping causes behind World War I. To begin with, Serbian nationalism and Pan-Slavism led to a desire of the Serbian people to expand Serbia to include several Balkan states and territories that were populated by Slavic people but under rule by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This desire for Slavic independence was supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had alliances with Germany and Italy), since it would actually weaken their empire. Conversely, nationalism helped unite and strengthen the German speaking territories of Central Europe and the Italian speaking nation-states of the southern peninsula.…
World War I, also know as 'The Great War ' was one of the bloodiest times in the worlds history. This is not only becuase it was battle between so many world powers but also becuase of the military style at the time. Many died in battle as a result of faulty strategies and even more died as a result of ignorance to innocence. Many civilians died in the destruction of cities and the imperilistic ideas of the time. This like most other wars were fought because of greed and pride, and the U.S. even tried to stay out of it to protect its interests.…
WWI began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. The immediate cause was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand. Austria then reacted by declaring war on the opposite side which is France, Great Britain and Russia. This act was basically wanting revenge. Germany and Italy were the allies of Austria-Hungary.…
World War I began in 1914 when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated (Silbergeld, 2002). Then Europe began forming alliances based through treaties amongst themselves…
This has resulted in civil wars and ethnic conflicts. One place where this has occurred is in Serbia. Serbia was one of the parts of the former Yugoslavia, which had once been a large Communist country. Yugoslavia was already beginning to separate into smaller states by the time that Slobodan Milosevic became president. Milosevic had plans to recombine some of the states under the leadership of Serbia, but the newly independent states had other ideas.…