Ferdinand Foch

There was however one immediate cause, or spark, that began the war. This spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. All three of the main cause of the war were ignited and made the war come about due to the assassination. After the Archduke was killed the war had officially begun and all of the long range causes were set off. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ignited the three main causes of World War I which are militarism, alliances, and nationalism. The first main…

This is the war were the deaths went over 10 million people. This is the war where more than sixty million troops were mobilized. This is World War One. Among the vast number of reasons that causes World War One, I believe that the most significant reason, and the reason that it escalated to such a vast war, is because of all the alliance between countries, An alliance system between two countries is where there is a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for…

into the war they should have known the outcome would have been catastrophic at best. Alliances drew the countries in: militarism and nationalism were the main fuel that made up why the Great War happened, and the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand lit the spark that…

blame for there being a war lies ultimately with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Nikola Pasic. For he allowed the match that would lite the powder keg that was Europe in 1914 to be sparked. It has long been accepted that the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that lead to war breaking out and while strictly speaking the Black Hand is responsible for the killing, they were backed, and assisted by members of the Serbian…

factors that contributed to the war starting such as the arms race between Germany, and Britain in Britain’s bid to possess the dominant Navy in all of Europe, and conflicts in the Balkans over Bosnia. On June 28’th 1914 Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were in Sarajevo, capital of Serbia when an assassination bombing attempt by the order of the Black Hand a group seeking Serbian independence from Austria was thwarted. Upon returning from the hospital Gavrilo Princip from…

drastically changed due to its impacts, requiring and calling for revolution(s). WWI took place between July 28th, 1914 and 11 November 11th, 1918.WWI was caused by militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. To begin, militarism between Germany and England helped to set up the foundation for WWI. When the twentieth century began, so did the arms race (of WWI). (The Germans wanted an empire rivaling the French and English empires,…

Disputes and equality of power developments brought on the war, and alliances made sense of who combat on what side. The passing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was what prompted the war. The ascent of mass society after the war by developing a crowd of people for film and radio. Government’s control of information during the First World War was very important. Mass society varied from tip top…

Children squabbling over the last packet of Play-Doh. Presidential candidates debating over the possible ways to create jobs and a fruitful economy in the United States. Sons and daughters instigating a family feud during the loss of a parent over inheritances. What do these everyday situations have in common? Fighting. Since the dawn of recollection, humans have found confrontation to be the simplest way of solving a conflict. From cradle to the grave, contest and struggle are as integral to…

WWI was the war to end all wars; it is referred by many as the “Great War”. Just what about this war was so great? The changes that happened during the war nearly put an end to all of Europe. It was the aftermath of the war that truly had the largest effect on the world. Five sentences is one paragraph Perhaps one of the most vital parts of information to the start of World War was the large amount of treaties. These treaties meant that if one country was attacked, the countries that the…

up to the Great War, then had was a lot of tension between nations in Europe, nationalism played a big factor but also imperialism, militarism and the system of alliances. The ultimate cause of the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, in which Austria immediately wanted to retaliate against Serbia and make them pay for what they had caused. Many countries had created alliances with each other so that they could protect themselves and their allies if a war was to breakout,…