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outbreak of WWI. After his assassination is when Austria declared war on Serbia. Nationalism was also another cause. Nationalism encouraged the public people to support military buildups. The alliances would force a country to go to war against a nation that they had no dispute with. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the triggering of WW1 began on June 28th, 1914 when the Archduke’s car was fired upon by a Serbia assassin. This triggered World War 1 because it would start rebellion…

named Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary ruled over Serbia and Serbia wanted freedom, the way to do that is to assassinate the heir but, that was not such a good idea. Then on July 18, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, this is the start of World War 1. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1)…

was waiting for them. He fired two shots. One landed in Ferdinand's neck and the other in Sophie's stomach. They were both killed almost immediately. Since Gavrilo was a Serb, Austria- Hungary, believed that Serbia had approved this plot to kill Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and that is believed to be the beginning of what became…

global community of nations, but what caused the beginning of WWI? The major influences on the commencement of WWI were the relationships between European countries that led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the first declaration of war on Serbia by Austria-Hungary, and the joining by Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Britain and their respective allies. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip took place in a visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia in June 28, 1914…

fueled by nationalism, the intention for European nations was becoming furtherly imperial. Imperialism is the ruling of a weaker country by a dominant country. Britain feared that Germany would gain more African territories while Russia was fearful of Serbia/ Austria since they were nearby Russia’s trading route. While these countries had concerns, Italy wanted to become greatly imperial by conquering Tunisia. However, France dominated Italy and France took control of Tunisia. Last but not…

At the end of World War Italy was in economic depression and social unrest. They were disappointed by what they received in the Treaty of Versailles. Mussolini used the resentment of the people to get support for his rise to power. He encouraged them to put the interests of the state of their own needs. Anyone who resisted was often beaten and bullied by his organized groups of fascists who wore black shirts. He ruled by intimidation and became a totalitarian dictator. The Treaty of…

Bismarck had influence from another power which invigorated Austrian aggression. So, in order for Germany to save itself from total attack, it had to end its membership in the Triple Entente. Germany backed up Austria in their attacked of revenge against Serbia for the assassination of Ferdinand, and in turn, declared war on France because they believed that France would support its Russian ally. Germany ends up blaming the Triple Entente (which is France, Russia, and Britain) to be a hostile…

assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. Thus began the expansion of the war to include all those involved in the mutual defense…

Over time and throughout history, nationalism has played a significant role that caused international conflicts. Nationalism is a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country, often with the belief that their country is better and more important than other countries. The development that caused international conflicts is nationalists ideas because of this belief. Nationalism was evidence through situations in historical events in history such as World War 1, World War 2,…

war were forced to take part in the war. An example of this would be Germany’s alliance with Austria-Hungary, which was one of the first major alliances during WWI. Austria-Hungary were having difficulty controlling Serbia (one of their colonies) when Russia decided to defend Serbia against them, and as they were evidently struggling with these many countries that were against them, Germany decided to act on their alliance with Austria and team up with them against Russia. Alliances in the late…