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were given to the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the Ottoman Empire, annexed in 1908, while other countries such as Serbia gained their independence. Serbia wanted to combine with Bosnia in order to form Greater Serbia because Bosnia’s population consisted of Serb ethnicity (Bodden 16). In fact, Serbia posed a great threat to the Austro-Hungarian Empire rule over Bosnia, because Serbia provided Bosnia a reason to want to revolt against the Empire. Serbian nationalist planned an attack with the…

the nation who caused the war, Germany the nation who expanded the war, and lastly, Britain, the nation who was simply not to blame. Austria-Hungary caused this war because of their conflict with Serbia. Austria-Hungary desperately wanted a war with Serbia for many reasons one of which was because Serbia has been posed a threat because of their recent victories in the Balkan wars and expanding their population immensely. Since there were many Serbians in…

hold modern Americans accountable. This is because, various American inhabitants today are all offspring of immigrants instead of the descendants of the people who have initiated the emissions (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). By analyzing the Bosnia-Serbia conflict it becomes clearly evident that there will be problems in…

Germany is not responsible for the outbreak of World War One. Germany was only supporting our ally just like Russia was with Serbia. At this point when the war broke out, many countries knew the war was inevitable. The treaty of Versaille forced us to take blame as we were the last standing central power because Austria-Hungary had fallen. As for the letters where it says, the kaiser supports the war effort that was between two austrian diplomats so there is no solid evidence that the kaiser…

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 the Turks fought 2 wars and in the end Serbia lost its independence. Franz…

blame found its way onto Germany’s shoulders through the Treaty of Versailles, article 231, war guilt. Article 231 however is wrong; Germany should not be taking all the blame because of, firstly, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which Serbia was responsible for and caused the first declaration of war. Militarism and alliances which were causing tension are also to blame, Germany was not the only one strengthening their army and making alliances. And lastly, Russia and France were…

Document Title: Telegram from Alexander, Prince Regent of Serbia to the Tsar of Russia Establishing a Context and Intent for the Source Author: The author was Serbian Regent, Alexander Time/When was it written? It was sent July 24th, 1914. Briefly describe the culture of the time and list related events of the time Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black Hand and war was brewing between Serbia and Austria Hungary, add a few waves of nationalism and paranoia between various…

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…

1. How did nationalism and militarism contribute to the tensions in Europe prior to 1914? Prior to 1914, nationalism became more popular among the ethnic groups who still wanted to achieve the goal of being an independent nation. However, it wasn’t just one or two ethnic groups, but several who had struggled for a long time in attempt to win their independence. As a result, the ethnic groups with their ideal of nationalism contributed to the increased tensions within Europe, but militarism…

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…