When telling the story of the controversial topic of World War 1 many questions and arguments will occur with it. A part of the race would like to argue that WW1 was most certainly was avoidable, yet on the other hand some would say it was unquestionably unavoidable. With the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, The Systems of Alliances and Nationalism this is all going onto prove how this was not avoidable and it was a matter of time to when alliances would outrage and one country would go against another.
To begin, the immediate cause of the war would be the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. He was shot and killed on the day of June 28, 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The …show more content…
Though it was a long term effect if still had impact. There were two main rivalries with the alliances. There was the The Triple Alliance, which included Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy. Then there was The Triple Entente, which included Great Britain, Russia, and France. Once the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated Germany had given Austria a blank check to help them stabilize themselves. On the other hand, Germany had been a long time rival of France, France wanting the return of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. Germany was also constantly competing with Britain in a naval arms race. In the article of The Major Alliances of WW1, “These alliances were not the sole cause of World War I, as some historians have contended, but they did play an important role in hastening Europe's rush to conflict.”(Robert Wilde) Even though this may have not been the major one it still is very important to how things would go and play out. Austria-Hungary and Russia both wanted control over the Balkans and Italy had some territorial disputes with Austria-Hungary over the large Italian communities that inhabited the Austrian empire. All of these conflicts between the two allied groups would result in a messy world war. According to A Medium Corporation, “The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and …show more content…
Nationalists place the interests of their own country above the interests of other countries. It was prevalent in early 20th century Europe and was a significant cause of World War I. Most pre-war Europeans believed in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation. Their attitudes and overconfidence were fuelled by things like jingoistic press reporting. The pages of newspapers were often packed with nationalist rhetoric and inflammatory stories or rumours about rivals nations. Nationalism gave citizens excessive confidence in their nation, their governments and their military strength. It assured them that their country was fair, righteous and without blame. In contrast, nationalist ideas demonised rival nations, caricaturing them as aggressive, scheming, deceitful, backward or uncivilised. It convinced many citizens their nation was being threatened by the plotting, scheming and hungry imperialism of its rivals.With the article of How Significant is Nationalism as a cause of war, it explains that, “Nationalism has been closely associated with the most destructive wars of human history; the revisionist states responsible for initiating both the First and the Second World Wars have historically been examined as the epitome of the dangers of nationalism.”(James Bingham) Nationalist and militarist rhetoric assured people that if war erupted, their nation would emerge victorious. In
To begin, the immediate cause of the war would be the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. He was shot and killed on the day of June 28, 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The …show more content…
Though it was a long term effect if still had impact. There were two main rivalries with the alliances. There was the The Triple Alliance, which included Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy. Then there was The Triple Entente, which included Great Britain, Russia, and France. Once the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated Germany had given Austria a blank check to help them stabilize themselves. On the other hand, Germany had been a long time rival of France, France wanting the return of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. Germany was also constantly competing with Britain in a naval arms race. In the article of The Major Alliances of WW1, “These alliances were not the sole cause of World War I, as some historians have contended, but they did play an important role in hastening Europe's rush to conflict.”(Robert Wilde) Even though this may have not been the major one it still is very important to how things would go and play out. Austria-Hungary and Russia both wanted control over the Balkans and Italy had some territorial disputes with Austria-Hungary over the large Italian communities that inhabited the Austrian empire. All of these conflicts between the two allied groups would result in a messy world war. According to A Medium Corporation, “The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and …show more content…
Nationalists place the interests of their own country above the interests of other countries. It was prevalent in early 20th century Europe and was a significant cause of World War I. Most pre-war Europeans believed in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation. Their attitudes and overconfidence were fuelled by things like jingoistic press reporting. The pages of newspapers were often packed with nationalist rhetoric and inflammatory stories or rumours about rivals nations. Nationalism gave citizens excessive confidence in their nation, their governments and their military strength. It assured them that their country was fair, righteous and without blame. In contrast, nationalist ideas demonised rival nations, caricaturing them as aggressive, scheming, deceitful, backward or uncivilised. It convinced many citizens their nation was being threatened by the plotting, scheming and hungry imperialism of its rivals.With the article of How Significant is Nationalism as a cause of war, it explains that, “Nationalism has been closely associated with the most destructive wars of human history; the revisionist states responsible for initiating both the First and the Second World Wars have historically been examined as the epitome of the dangers of nationalism.”(James Bingham) Nationalist and militarist rhetoric assured people that if war erupted, their nation would emerge victorious. In