Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

nationalism only controlled competition for the best army and navy. There are so many other factors that bring the picture together, on the topic of ww1. Nationalism is only one of them. Infect the only nations involved with nationalism were, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and Russia. The Balkans concludes nationalism. The Balkans were a cultural area in southeast Europe with different and disputed borders. This identifies the industrial development. Imperialism is the practice…

argues how the plan indeed contributed to the outbreak of war, thus making it inevitable. However, Martel in Source 2 refutes from Taylor’s perspective, arguing that the plan was only carried out through a defensive motive by Germany, to protect Austria-Hungary. Additionally, Grenville in Source 3 supports Martel, again suggesting that the war was inevitable through the failing Alliance System and not the plan itself. With the three sources at hand, cross referencing and…

1. What were the trenches? Why was the system of the trench employed? Trench warfare is said to have begun in September 1914 but the idea of the trench warfare did not begin then, trenches had been used in the U.S civil war, and the Russian-Japanese war. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places to be. Behind the front lines was a mass supply of many things like training establishment’s stores, workshops, Head-quarters and many other elements that would be needed in a 1918…

The Great War was the birth of an unprecedented amount of death and destruction. The advances in technology and weaponry caused the deaths of soldiers and the destruction of cities to grow exponentially to an amount that had never been achieved or thought possible prior to The Great War. It was an end with the traditional style of warfare and the beginning of a dehumanized warfare. It could be said, in general, that traditional warfare died because of the dramatic increase in violence of The…

The Battle of the Somme took place during the summer of 1916 and was one of the largest of the Great War. Characterized as a useless slaughter, the Somme highlighted for many the brutalities of war. The Somme was the most important battle in World War I. This can be demonstrated through an examination of its reputation as the bloodiest battle in human history, the complete disregard for human life on the part of British commanders, and the specific case of the Newfoundlanders at Beaumont-Hamel.…

The two sides at the beginning of the war consisted of The Triple Alliance, and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance comprised mainly of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, whilst the Triple Entente was made from France, Great Britain, and Russia. This meant that all the power of the empires was involved as well, as Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia all had empires to back them up. An intricate web of alliances also pulled countries into the war, as they had agreements to…

Underlying Cause of WWI Millions of combatants and civilians died during the first World War, creating the desolate lost generation. European countries started WWI purely off of alliances, starting with the killing of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The triple alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy fought against the triple entente. The entente was comprised from the countries of, Russia, Britain, and France. Alliances are a type of formal agreement involved in militarism that is a…

The coming of war, declared on 4 August 1914, caught most Australians by surprise even though there had been a climate for war for many years. An expectation had arisen of a clash between Europe’s two major trading nations, Britain and Germany. Australia was in the middle of an election campaign when war came. Both leaders, Joseph Cook, Prime Minister, and Andrew Fisher, leader of the Labor Party, promised Australian support to Britain. Labor won the Federal Election and became an enthusiastic…

along the Western & Eastern Fronts. The main underlying causes of World War I were the Alliances & Imperial rivalries between the Central Powers: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey and the Allies: U.S., Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, & others. The immediate cause was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand. This caused Austria-Hungary to…

World War I was a gruesome war in which millions of people lost their lives. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated on June 28 1914, setting the war into motion. The slaughter didn’t cease until November 11, 1918 . The war took place in Europe but had an impact on European colonies throughout the world. Aside from the Archduke’s assassination, there were four main causes of the war: a rising sense of nationalism in the warring countries, tensions between countries because of…