Austrian Empire

1. How did nationalism and militarism contribute to the tensions in Europe prior to 1914? Prior to 1914, nationalism became more popular among the ethnic groups who still wanted to achieve the goal of being an independent nation. However, it wasn’t just one or two ethnic groups, but several who had struggled for a long time in attempt to win their independence. As a result, the ethnic groups with their ideal of nationalism contributed to the increased tensions within Europe, but militarism…

Through conquest, pillaging and the unification of mongol clans, Genghis Khan formed an empire stretching over 33 million km²: the largest land bound empire known to date. From the time he was appointed to rule the Mongol Empire in 1206 to the end of his reign in 1227, the Great Khan became famous for doing truly great, yet truly horrific things. Although much of Genghis Khan’s life is still shrouded in mystery and legend, there is clear evidence that can be pieced together to form conclusions…

It was not the cause of World War I, but it’s the pathway that leads to the Great War. In the assassination in Sarajevo incident, the Serbian shot an Austrian, but why other countries, like Germany and France, were involved in the war? Most of the European countries were involved in the war because of the alliances they had formed with each other, which they promised to support each other if the war was…

Rival enemies France and Britain, were among the dominant global powers engaged in international power politics leading into the eighteenth century. The continual large-scale wars involved in empire building, produced devastating effects on the economy and social cohesion of the countries involved. In particular, the impact the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence had on the French economy created a volatile environment, setting off a sequence of events leading to the revolution.…

Internal turmoil of fighting countries boiled to their peaks by the end of World War I. The end of the war left countries left in ruins financially, geographically, and even governmentally. Influential countries, such as Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, experienced change on a much more dramatic level. Revolutions were sparked by ordinary citizens and fueled by the desire to fix what had been done in the government both during and before the war. Russia had been lagging behind the rest of…

leader who instituted both the dynasty and the empire about 1300. Ottoman empire dates back to 15th and 16th centuries, it was established by Turkish Tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor). It grew as one of the most influential states in the world. The period of Ottoman remained for 600 years and it ended in 1922, when it was substituted by the Turkish Republic and several other successor nations in southeastern Europe and Middle East. When the Ottoman empire was its peak, it had covered most of the…

for military purposes; the Austro-Hungarian Empire was divided into two countries: Austria and Hungary; other parts of its territory will be used to form new states: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Poland (for the latter, with territories taken from Germany and Russia). the United States showed their power. They got rich: their agriculture and industry with many products to help French and the British that they also paid a lot of money. the Russian Empire became the USSR, a country where the…

Europe. Supported by philosophes like John Locke, Montesquieu and Voltaire, the enlightenment era contested previous perceptions of the individual within society. Theories like reasoning began to play an important factor in the reformation of western empires by the turn of the nineteenth century. However within the ruling elite of the west, the enlightenment era was highly controversial. Many rulers during this era transformed their governing style…

accept being governed by someone with a different national identity. Similar to the Habsburg Empire was the Ottoman Empire which also consisted of many ethnicities including, Greeks, Bulgarians, Turks, Kurds and Serbs. This mixture of nationalities was a key reason for the collapse of the Empire, which began with the Greek uprising. The development of nationalism accelerated throughout the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century and in particular within the Greeks as the position of…

During the eighteenth century, Europe experienced a period of intellectual, social and political movements influenced by the enlightenment ideals, that challenged the repressive social and political structures in society. It was also the period in which France and Britain dominated international affairs, engaging in lengthy wars to expand or protect their colonies from invasion. Most significantly, the costs involved with continual large-scale wars, proved devastating for the economies and the…