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    Ferdinand. This sparked Austria-Hungary and Germany to declare war on Serbia, and it all went downhill from there. But before we get too far ahead let’s take a look back to 1879 when the first alliance of World War 1 was formed. The dual alliance was signed by Austria-Hungary and Germany on October 7, 1879. This treaty promised that these two countries would aid each other in case of an attack by Russia, or in the event that Russia aided another power at war with Austria-Hungary or…

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    July Crisis 1914

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    This caused the determination for Pan-Slavism to grow within Serbia and the Balkans, which worried Austria-Hungry. Theirs was a multi-national empire, and if Pan-Slavism gained enough momentum, soon the nationalities within Austria-Hungary could begin to push for independence, effectively dissolving their Empire. This Slav nationalism grew especially following Austria 's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Serbia and their ally Russia were forced to back down. Many leading officials…

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    “Powder Keg of Europe”, the tensions that have already been growing between Austria-Hungary and Serbia before the start of WWI, eventually led to the start of a war between many major powers of the world. This “spark” is commonly known as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and was murdered by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand movement, a group considered by many as terrorists…

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    Austria-Hungary hopes to use this incident to justify setting the problem of Slavic nationalism, Balkans region and for all. (First World…) With the appending war, Russia was in talk to join the Serbians, and 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.…

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    Ww1 Unit 1 Analysis

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    France, has fought in this war and has several demands for Austria-Hungary and Germany. We wish that Germany return our territory Alsace- Lorraine which they took in 1870. We request that Germany and its allies accept full responsibilty for the war it has caused. We also request that Germany's military force be limited, 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…

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    and carried on for 4 long years. World War One was a very deadly war that left millions of soldiers dead. It was a contention between the Allied Powers (France, Russia, Britain, Italy and the United States), and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three fundamental driver of the war were the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, across the board militarism and imperialism. The first cause of World War One took place on June 28, 1914. Gavrilo Princip, a…

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    longer. For example looking at World War 1 the United State remained intact after the war but Austria-Hungary collapsed and split in two countries. Germany suffered a big blow and took a while to recuperate. However in the Lord of the Flies the boys had a weak government and therefore it lead to Ralph being hunted…

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    assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. And third, there was a long lasting rivalry between the Great Powers. The Eastern Question mostly concerned the Balkans and its unsteadiness during the 19th and early 20th century. Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Serbia all had long-standing problems during this time. Russia wanted to increase their influence and expand in the…

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    This war was between the European countries, but two countries were to blame for the start of the war. Austria-Hungary and Serbia were responsible for the start of World War 1. Austria- Hungary and Serbia’s conflict caused World War 1. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne and was very disliked by the Serbians. Bosnia and Herzegovina were added to Austria- Hungary in 1908, but these countries wanted to be independant and a part of newly formed Serbian Nation. Serbia and…

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    designated to the responsibility and had to take on the consequences of the outbreak of the war, they were not the only ones who should have been blamed; Germany was not the only instigator of World War One. Other nations like Serbia and Austria-Hungary were at fault for the outbreak also. Leading up to the Great War, then had was a lot of tension between nations in Europe, nationalism played a big factor but also imperialism, militarism and the system of alliances. The ultimate cause of the war…

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