Ferdinand Foch

Throughout the history of Europe there have been many wars. They range from the Hundred Years’ war to the Napoleonic wars. Although both wars were devastating they did not compare to World War 1. By 1914 Europe was divided into two rival camps. One alliance, the Triple Entente, included Great Britain, France and Russia. The other side, the Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. As the countries stayed true to their beliefs to support one another countries there was serious…

tensions that have already been growing between Austria-Hungary and Serbia before the start of WWI, eventually led to the start of a war between many major powers of the world. This “spark” is commonly known as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and was murdered by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand movement, a group considered by many as terrorists that were responsible for the…

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…

“Feuds do not always have neat beginnings and ends. A feud can be anything from revenge killing that occur many years after the original crime to a complex brew of conditions, grievances, and affront resulting in violence and retribution.” (King 31). Feuds have been around for centuries all over the world, including places like Italy, England, and America. They have come to shape the way people view other countries and groups of people. Although Italian, English, and American feuds all possess…

When the Great War began, Woodrow Wilson declared complete neutrality for the United States. Due to America's mixed population, Wilson did not want to join since citizens would most likely take the sides of their home countries and engage in war on each other, causing even more racism and hostility towards immigrants. Some might wonder how America got involved then. There are many reasons why, but the most evident were the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram. Before the war,…

that was faced by various countries including Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Germany, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Most historians agree that the war was started due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914, although there are signs that show otherwise. Safely tucked away are the personal struggles faced by various individuals who fought for their nations. All Quiet On The Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria…

During the 1990’s Europe thought they were better than every country, but that feeling didn’t last long. Due to the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, alliances, imperialism, militarism and also the independence of countries in Europe, War had begun. A reason that caused the war to start was imperialism. Imperialism is the act of building an Empire by founding colonies and conquering weaker nations. Many nations wanted to expand their empire, which lead to hate. Document 6…

War also. The war took place in Europe and it lasted until July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. The war was a dangerous thing back then because lots of people were getting hurt or killed and also they fought over an assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Woodrow Wilson put the United States into a lot of drama, which led to more tragedies. Woodrow got the United States in WW1 for a reason and i'm going to explain why. The United States got involved in the war because the Lusitania sunk by…

Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who is known best for his idea that war is more of a political continuation and for his concept of total war. He, himself entered the war world at the very young age of twelve. Carl then later continued to joined to fight against the French and after joined the Russian forces. Clausewitz had his fare share of experience in wars, he experienced it first hand. He then following the Napoleonic wars wrote one of his greats works On…

In World War 1, the most important cause were alliances because the alliances felt threatened or feared that the other alliance were getting countries to join them. Alliances means countries could be able to work together with their allies to have a stronger group and come to their country to give a hand if the country was attacked. Before World War 1 started, there was two different alliances. One alliance was the Triple Alliance also called the central power. The Triple Alliance were Germany,…