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Many thought their husbands and fathers would be home that Christmas, they were wrong. In 1914, Europe went to war for four long years, losing the lives of millions of men. For many years, people debate over the same question: “What really caused World War I?” The three underlying causes to World War I were the alliances, militarism, and the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Duke. The most significant cause to World War I were the alliances.With the tensions high between alliances like…

World war 1 is a war that started in 1914 and ended in 1918, it was a war fought in Europe by France, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, The United States, Italy and Austria-Hungary. It was a very violent war and one of the major wars of history. Many expected the war to be short but it lasted for four years and took the lives of millions of people. There are many different events and causes that led to World War 1, there was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the rise…

World War I was one extremely bloody war that engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1919. i think that their are many causes of world war one it could have been nationalism,imperialism and many others. Imperialism was establishing control over their land as a threats. also because of britain they had a large amount of land than anyone. but the british empire was on one quarter of the globe so that was why the sun never set their. Another cause was that European they had ruled smaller countries. then…

On August 4, Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded Belgium due to the Treaty of London. Incidents such as these had a great contribution to causing WWI. Of the four M.A.I.N. causes for WWI, I think that alliances contributed to this war the most for several reasons. My reasons to why alliances contributed the most includes all of the alliances formed throughout Europe and in parts of Asia and Africa. European leaders relied on alliances in order to keep protection and forms…

Nationalism and Militarism Why is nationalism and militarism leading causes to WWI? Nationalism is when a large group of people are under one flag and have patriotism. Militarism is the belief of desire that a government or people to have a strong military to promote national intent. Both go hand in hand with each other in an specific order; imperialism, assassination and alliances were only secrumstanses used to attack each other. Nationalism, one nation under a government or group of…

the Franco-Prussian War, and was looking to expand even further. This created tension between Germany and France for many years, since France wanted Alsace and Lorraine back. Germany wanted to become a world power, similar to France and Britain. Germans also believed that in order to keep their new country strong they needed alliances. Thus, the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungry was signed in 1879, and a Triple Alliance was signed by Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy in 1882. To…

Rivalry for New Markets European economic and military power began shifting and America and Germany rival Britain. The Long Depression pushed Western powers to New Imperialism and lead them to seek out new sources for raw materials. Western powers sought investment opportunities in markets that offer cheap labor and a seemingly endless supply of goods. Strategic Issues The British government was being pressured to overpower their rivals by obtaining markets in East Asia and India. Britain hoped…

The author of “Blizkrieg: Operational Art or Tactical Craft?” have some purposes on writing this journal, there are: First, is to see that where it could be happening in the realm of walfare. The basic walfare are including tank and another Second, this journal examines the impact of Germany cause by using the Blizkrieg strategy. Third, this journal analyzes whether the strategy, tactics or operational art that was used on the war. In addition, the author of the journal puts in the qualitative…

How was the crippling Ottoman Empire who were on the verge of collapse, able to start a war that would change history forever? On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Nationalist assassinated Franz Ferdinand, archduke of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. There were two major groups in Europe – on one side was the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy while their enemy was the triple Entente made of France, Russia and Great Britain. World War I is…

Futura was a typeface designed by Paul Renner, a Prussian-born artist who spent most of his life in Germany. Renner worked on Futura between 1924 and 1926 and it was officially released in 1927. Renner, a member of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Association of Craftsmen), a group of people who focused on elevating aesthetic qualities in commercial products (Burke). In addition to his experience working in Werkbund, Renner was also inspired by the New Typography movements including the Bauhaus…