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    Princip, who was part of the Serbian terrorist group commonly known as the Black Hand. Other factors such as the Alliances, Militarism and arms race, and Nationalism are just a few of the reasons for the widespread outbreak known as World War One. The alliances that formed in Europe, are one of the main causes of World War I. In Europe throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, alliances were often formed and restructured. Throughout these centuries, the great powers of Europe---Germany,…

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    caused this horrendous war? There are many underlying causes of World War I, but the biggest cause of it was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The assassination of the duke resulted in European nations to form alliances, and those alliances also lead to major conflicts, and battles. The assassination took less than a split second, but it was the first touch of a domino effect. A single moment can rupture the world. World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. World…

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    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 strength and security for those nations. Alliances such as the Treaty of London, the Three Emperors League, the Dual and Triple Alliance, the Franco-Russian Alliance, and the Triple Entente all played…

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    on each other, gathering secret alliances and building their armies. The Crisis was another event that lead to this Great War along with the Triple Alliance pact and Russo-Japanese War. Other underlying causes for the war were alliances, imperialism, militarism, and most destructive, nationalism. Alliances, though not the strongest factor, caused a lot of tension leading up to the war. There were two “sides” to the war- the Triple Entente, and the Triple Alliance- commonly known as the…

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    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple Entente became known as the Allied forces. Things were going to change. Basically, World War I sucked. For example,…

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    ” 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 the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, the start of one war, led to multiple following because with being in an alliance, the nations were obligated to support the other nations within their alliance. Leading to the war between all of Europe. For…

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    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 prevent the Triple Alliance from generating too much power, the Triple Entente was signed by Britain, France, and Russia in 1907. This created much tension throughout Europe for many years because it divided the major European powers in two different alliance systems. So, Germany already…

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    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 Germany(“Duffy, Michael.”). The treaty also stated that If either nation were attacked by another power such as France they were to remain neutral. This alliance unlike many other…

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    There have been many stories passed down about this war and how it all began. World War I is known to be one of the most remunerable and gruesome wars of all time. There were three main reasons this war had begun these reasons were Militarism, Alliance System, and Imperialism. In these next few paragraphs I will explain and tell you how all three things lead to World War I. Militarism is an import factor in the cause of World War I. Militarism is a competition to have most military power…

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    for four lengthy years. It is safe to say that the deadly global war had many movements. The three underlying causes of WWI are alliances, militarism, and imperialism. Of all these, alliances was the most significant cause of World War I. The map from document A shows all of the European alliances during 1914. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy made up the Triple Alliance. On the other hand, France, Russia, and Great-Britain…

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