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later mentality, he brought prosperity and nationalism to the German confederation. Bismarck reformed and unified Germany along with pushing worldwide innovation by building up a military. Otto von bismarck was very much of a progressivist and that is what made him so impactful. He did everything with haste and could find a better way to do it. These are the reasons Bismarck was a hero. Otto Von Bismarck brought reform to the german confederation in political, educational, and social premises.…

Unequivocally, nationalism was one of the four main elements that abetted in instigating World War I, as it was a radical form of ideology, loyalty, and patriotism to one’s individual country stemming from a strong sense of pride and attachment that people of a certain country or culture had the tendency to exude, seeing as they placed the interests of their own country above the interest of any other country. At that very moment in time nationalism was exceedingly prevalent and most pre-war…

The Schlieffen Plan was created by the German Chief Staff Alfred von Schlieffen in 1903. His plan was to sweep around Paris and surround them so they can capture them. The plan paused it’s actions at the First Battle of the Marne which was a small distance away from Paris. French military leaders gathered two thousand taxicabs with troops to where they would stand at the front line. The Germany against France war was now an impasse due to neither of them moving to the trenches. For shelter they…

One battle is the Battle of Britain. A campaign would be Operation Overlord & “Paris was liberated on 25 August, and the German Army had been pushed back completely, and retreated across the River Seine by 30 August.” Another battle would be the Battle of Guadalcanal. It ruined much of Japan’s morale due to American marines holding out against them on the island. More important…

Term 2 WH Test Prep Section A 2. Which of the following -isms was the main cause of WWI? Nationalism was the main cause of WWI in two forms: the desire of minority groups to become independent from nations and the desire of independent nations to gain more international power. Nationalism is the belief that one’s own nation, in which language, ethnicity, etc are shared, is superior to any other nation. In turn, it provides impetus for people in a country that has a government of a different…

There were various underlying and immediate causes of World War One. The difference between underlying and immediate is an underlying cause is a long term event that indirectly leads to a specific event, and an immediate cause is a short term event and leads directly to another event or series of events. While the immediate cause of World War One was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, there were three main underlying causes. They are Alliances, Militarism, and Nationalism.…

One of the most influential types of weapons that were utilized during any war starting from World War I was the propaganda actively used by both sides of the conflict. The opposite propaganda powers promoted their own understanding of the situation and their own vision of the events. Equal in terms of its power to the military activities, propaganda appeared to be a more subtle fight between the confronting states. Many people were involved in spreading the information that would bring benefits…

the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an increase in spending. His reasoning was that liberalism was not going to put Prussia at a high position within the united German nations, only Prussia’s power will do that. The thought that power is the only way to have a united government…

The second author we discussed was Holger Herwig. Herwig explains that during 1914, Europe was at “a golden age of prosperity and decency”. In other words, the world situation as a whole seemed to be safe. Imperialism was not causing any tension to be built up towards another country. In the chapter “War: Now or Never”, Herwig explains why WWI started in Europe by quoting Lloyd George when he said “There was no unexpected slide into war” Herwig uses this quote to explain that war didn’t just…

Causes of WWI Nationalism was one of the biggest factors in the primary outbreak of the war. A group of Serbians, named the Black Hand, wanted Serbia to become an independent nation. They believed the best way of this happening would be to assassinate archduke Franz Ferdinand. This led to outbreaks, and many different countries declaring war on each other. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was another one of the greatest causes to World War I. The archduke was meant to be…