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    28th, 1914 On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1 July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man August 1st, 1914…

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    There were many causes that led to World War II. The lack of economic development, rise of extremism, and failure of international diplomacy were the three main factors that were responsible for the start of WWll. The lack of economic development was most responsible for causing WWll because it was the first problem that led all other factors of the war to happen. The lack of economic development caused WWII because the people felt angry about the situations they were in, and they were looking…

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    What caused World War II? This question has been of debate for decades. Though some people will claim one reason over another, many factors have contributed to the cause of World War II. Much has been written about the causes of World War II and the many factors have constituted to the war. One of the main things that caused the war was the conditions of the countries after WWI. The Treaty of Versailles which ended World War One required Germany to pay huge sums of money to the countries who…

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    for larger scale war to happen. Many alliances were put together in secret, the land owned by the Allied Powers surrounded the land owned by the Central Powers, which gave them more ground to spread out their armies. The war started after Franz Ferdinand Austria’s Archduke was assassinated. He was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist group (the black hand). Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany wrote a blank check to Austria saying that if Russia mobilizes, they’d help. Russia being an ally…

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    Direct Cause Of Ww1 Essay

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    The direct cause of ww1 was the assassination of arch duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on the 28th June 1914. However it is heavily talked about topic as there are many reasons The Great War started. Another main factor was the rivalry between The British Empire and The German Empire as tensions began to raise it eventually resulted in The Great War. Countries involved The Great War was fought by many great powers that included: most of Africa, America, Brazil and Canada. Asian Factions: , Japan…

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    WW1 causes By: Noah Reardon World war one was the war to set the face of the world for the coming century. It was a time of rapid militarization across europe. It was a time of newly formed alliances between weak and strong alike. The key causes of World War one can be boiled down to three main reasons. Firstly the vast militarization across europe and the european belief in militarism, secondly the buildup of tensions due to this vast militarization and lastly the system of…

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    Ww1 Causes

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    1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by a Serbian nationalist,…

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    Ww1 Dbq

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    (Document A) These two groups of countries had promises of support between each other. The most important alliance was Germany helping Austria Hungary no matter what, in a promise called the blank check. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria Hungary retalleed against Serbia with the support of Germany. In document B, countries were specifically blaming Germany…

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    As armies builds up, it would only be a matter of time before someone decides to use them for something. This mistrust is a reason that World War One sparked and caught aflame as it did after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This fear is what created an increasing sense of paranoia in the countries. Like England were not worried about the military strength of Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century, Germany started to build a powerful navy and wanted it to be…

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    Although the main cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, this was not the only factor that sparked the war. Many historians believe that there were many long-term causes and that it wasn’t just the assassination that was the responsibility for the war. In fact, the death of the Archduke didn’t affect Austria. Reported by an Austrian newspaper, the general consensus among the various political circles was that the assassination, though a tragedy, was for the…

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