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    Modern historians had altogether reached to the argument in which one could never blame entirely a specific nation for the outbreak of World War 1in 1914. Apparently, many immediate and underlying causes were responsible for this acute destructive catastrophe resulted in a complete chaos throughout European nations: severe damage in one’s nation military forces; millions of soldiers sacrificed, especially men; loss of countless innocent lives; corrupted dynasties; economically decline due to the…

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    responsible for the cause of world war one. Reviewing the main factors which led to world war one provides a framework leading to its causes and an understanding of which nations which were responsible for causing it. The death of the Archduke Ferdinand was believed to be the main trigger of world war one and the ultimate factor which led to the alliance systems between the leading nations. The alliance system was set in place as a measure of security for nations with weaker military power,…

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    Phobias of inferiority developed due to social Darwinism are what caused the leaders of five major powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Serbia, France, and Great Britain, to take a dramatic and unnecessary leap into a Europe-wide altercation. The idea of nationalism and heightened or decreased social stature was enough for these representatives to lose sight of what it meant to see from another’s point of view, as well as what it meant to be loyal in terms of kin and allies. European…

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    A revolution breaks out in Russia on November 7th , the French and the Bolsheviks took power in St. Petersburg. They negotiate an armistice with the Central Powers early December. France loses its eastern ally and Germany can concentrate its forces on the western front. On January 8, 1918, US President outlines his war goals (14 points). Thomas Woodrow Wilson intends in particular to ensure freedom of navigation on the seas, ensure the birth of new states (Czechoslovakia, Poland ...) and create…

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    Have you ever sat and wondered what began World War I? There have been many stories passed down about this war and how it all began. World War I is known to be one of the most remunerable and gruesome wars of all time. There were three main reasons this war had begun these reasons were Militarism, Alliance System, and Imperialism. In these next few paragraphs I will explain and tell you how all three things lead to World War I. Militarism is an import factor in the cause of World War I.…

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    World War One and World War Two are two major events that happened in our world. They were started partly because of four major things, militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Nationalism is the idea that one’s country is better than everyone elses, which was a prominent feeling throughout the 1900’s while these two major wars went on. Although World War One and World War Two occurred during different time frames and involved different leaders, they both had a strong supply of…

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    Dying while vacationing on your anniversary seems unimaginable, but that it what happened to the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. To understand this senseless murder/assassination, one has to examine the 1878 Treaty of Berlin, which recognized Serbia as a sovereign state, but diminished the size of the Kingdom of Serbia and allowed the occupation of Austria-Hungary by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the ensuing decades, Serbia’s discontent increased and between 1909 and 1914, Serbian nationalists…

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    France, and Russia. While the Triple Alliance, also known as the Central Powers, consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It all started on June 28th 1914, when the Black Hand, a terrorist group in Serbia, assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary mainly because Serbia has the desire to have land in the Balkans and increase nationalism in Serbia. As events transpired, the tensions grew throughout Europe. As Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia and Serbia…

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    World War One would have occurred, even without the assassination of Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A. Tharoor, Ishaan. "The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Drumbeats of War." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 June 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. B. The Article was written to inform readers about Ferdinand’s assassination details, effects, and how different countries are remembering the assassination as the 100 year anniversary passes…

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    released. When it comes to relating the recent death of Kim Jong-nam to history, this is the not first time a person with relation to another person in power has been assassinated. An example of this is archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was assassinated on July 28th, 1914. Franz Ferdinand was first in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne and was…

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