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    foreign policy occurred in 1890 when Bismarck was ousted of chancellorship. Wilhelm’s decisions had many ramifications, in particular, disturbing the progress and stability that Bismarck had achieved for Germany. Wilhelm and his pressure group, the Pan-German league, were greatly influenced by the notion of ‘World Policy’. Here, his desire to control colonies, international trade and achieve a status equal to Britain, completely neglected Bismarck’s hard work in using diffusing tensions between…

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    On August 2nd, 1914, Germany’s military began moving troops through neutral Belgium in an indirect attempt to weaken the French Army. Ultimately the plan, first penned in 1905 by German Field Marshall Alfred Von Schlieffen, involved a swift invasion of France, complete debilitation of its military, followed by a defensive operation on the Empire’s lengthy shared border with Russia. Although the assassination of Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand did not occur, for nearly 9 years after the…

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    On August 6, 1914, Britain declared war upon Germany. The two sides at the beginning of the war consisted of The Triple Alliance, and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance comprised mainly of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, whilst the Triple Entente was made from France, Great Britain, and Russia. This meant that all the power of the empires was involved as well, as Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia all had empires to back them up. An intricate web of alliances also…

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    German-Americans In WW2

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    1914, German-Americans were widely considered to be the “most assimilable and reputable of the immigrant groups” in America. They were richly diverse ethic group, differentiated by social and economic background, political and religious affiliation, stage of assimilation, and geographical location.” However, this attitude changed drastically once America declared war on Germany. The United States entering the war brought along a tremendous hysteria throughout the country and left every…

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    was also dealing with the restrictions placed on the German army, which for a country of Germany’s size was…

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    Austria-Hungary wanted Germany to join their fight. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum and because the terms of the ultimatum were not all accepted by Serbia, they declared war on July 28. The peace between Europe’s great powers was shattered with German backing Austria-Hungary. Germany let Russia know right away that attacking Austria-Hungary would mean attacking them and a start of the war.…

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    70 million pounds from the services, decimating technological advancement programs . One result of this decision would ensure the weakness of Britain’s armored and mechanized forces at the onset of World War Two. Another example resides with the Navy as low priority technology efforts were delayed, especially those relating to carrier advancement and subsurface warfare . Furthermore, the country’s fledgling aviation industry was stunted and consequently would be unable to provide adequate…

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    they say to remember main? Because World War One revolved around those four words and were some major causes of it. For a state to be powerful it had to have a powerful army that way it could protect its interests and policies. Strong armies and navies were needed so they could defend their home and to protect imperial and trades in other country's ,they also wanted to have a big army to scare off any threats and rivals,militarism also had a big impact on world war one because the more people…

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    Nationalism Dbq

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    What is the Underlying cause of WW1 Nationalism was the underlying cause of World War 1 (WW1).Nationalism is the pride of a country feeling superior over everyone else. It caused a spark between many neighboring countries who were more or less stronger than another country.Many other causes can also be said to start World War 1 like imperialism and militarism, but nationalism will always be the underlying cause. Alliances made countries strong together and WW1 became a numbers game.It all…

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    Ww1 Unit 1 Analysis

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    so that it will not be a major threat in the future. These are our demands and we hope that Germany and Austria-Hungary follow them. As most of this war was fought on French soil, we demand that our former territory, Alsace-Lorraine, which the Germans took in 1870, be returned. It was originally our land, and we demand that it be returned to its rightful owners. We also demand that Germany…

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