Ferdinand Magellan

World War I is said to have been started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914. In referring to whether or not World War I could have been prevented if Gavrilo Princip had not assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, World War I could have been avoided. Before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, there were numerous assassinations of political and military leaders, and those assassinations did not result in a world war. The war had only begun because…

The main cause of World War One is the Treaty of Versailles, this treaty was made by David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States (also known as the “Big Three”). The three ways that the Treaty of Versailles effected Germany can be put into the social science perspectives which are geographical, political, and economical. This treaty effected Germany geographically by taking lots of land from Germany that made them lose a lot of money…

There is no specific cause of World War I but everything started to fall when Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. After the assassination of the Archduke, there're many other events that led WW1. Such as the alliances between major European countries. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. British and German forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium which was the first battle of many in the Western Front.…

As time has progressed and conflicts have arisen, we find it imperative to learn from our past in order to discourage similar mistakes in our futures. For years, many historians placed blame on Germany for the onset of World War 1. However, Germany is not the primary country chargeable for the war. Although Germany may have played a significant role within the war as part of the central powers, Austria Hungary is the country most responsible for the commencement of World War 1. All of the…

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria set in motion the events that led up to World War One. After the war was over, the Treaty of Versailles that was intended to bring peace isolated and targeted Germany, this unfair treatment of Germany led to the second World War. One aspect of Europe that went unchanged was the fact that Germany had hostile relations with most of Europe. However, what changed was the ways in which countries like France and England dealt Germany. Since its…

I believe that the main reason for WWI was alliances The triple alliance of 1882 (Germany, Austria, & Italy) as well as the Ottoman Empire, were known as the Central Powers The Triple Entente of 1907 linked France, Britain (and Russia), known as the Allied Powers These alliances allowed for larger scale war to happen (grow exponential from what should have only been a regional war into an intercontinental conflict) • WWI started when Kings/Emperors/Queens still ruled but their armies were led by…

Nicholas Agbede Mrs. Sauter World History/Block G 16 March 2015 The Cause… Of World War II. On September 1939 World War Two began when was declared upon Germany by the Britain and France after Germany's invasion of Poland. The war was very bloody and deadly it was a much gruesome time shared in our world’s history. Every situation whether it’s lovely or bloody always has to have a cause, a contribution of some sort too drive it into its conclusion. This event was World War II which had started…

Causes of WWI The force of nationalism was the most influential factor that led to World War I, as it transformed Europe into a group of feuding, war-hungry nations and led to the catastrophic assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. By the beginning of the twentieth century, many European nations were blinded by their pride and acted upon their own self-interest. States considered themselves as sovereign, and pursued foolish policies in order to protect and maintain national dignity. Within…

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,…

The author of the source, Gary Sheffield, believes that Germany was completely aware that, with their actions and decisions, they would be creating a major war. Sheffield uses case studies such as Germany’s alliance with Austria and the fact that Germany broke a French-Russian alliance to support his view. As well as this, Sheffield states that WWI was utterly and completely Germany’s fault as he states that Britain, Russia and France’s stance in the war was completely defensive, and so, they…