Causes of World War One There were many reasons as to why WWI began. The long term causes were imperial and economic rivalry between Britain and Germany. Britain was jealous of Germany because Germany's strength was growing- it was producing more iron and steel than Britain. Germany's navy was growing and its empire was expanding. Germany was jealous of Britain's empire and wealth. It also feared the fact that unfriendly countries (France and Russia) were on its eastern and western borders. Because of all this rivalry, Britain decided to make an alliance with France and Russia. This was called the ''triple entente''. This meant that if any country tried to attack them, the rest of the entente would back them up. Germany already had an alliance called the ''triple alliance'' with Italy and Austria-Hungary (then 2 countries. Most historians agree that by 1914, Britain and Germany were looking for an excuse to start a war and settle things once and for all. No-one expected a long war, just to see who was the strongest. On June 28 1914, they found their excuse. This was the 'spark'. The Austria-Hungarian heir ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND was assassinated by a Serb nationalist GAVRILO PRINCIP. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia and declared war on them. Russia said they would defend Serbia which prompted Germany to order Russia not to help Serbia. Russia declined so Germany declared war on Russia and started to move its army towards France and Belgium. The French army was put on alert ready for a German invasion. France already disliked Germany and wanted revenge after, in 1871, France lost two of its regions (Alsace and Lorraine) to Germ... ... middle of paper ... ...wards or forwards until well into 1918 which caused even more casualties. During ww1, 20 million people had died. 9 million died in combat. There were lots of casualties because ww1 was a total war which meant it affected soldiers as well as civilians. There were over 200,000 dead soldiers in the British Empire of which 1/3 were Indian. WWI was often known as the ''great war'' or ''the war to end all wars'' because the stupidity and violence of the war was so horrific that people thought nothing like this would ever happen again. The war then ended with the signing of the ''treaty of versailles''thesis one of the reasons why the war went on for so long. Despite world hope that the end of the war would restore peace on a permanent basis, WWI actually provided the basis for an even more devastating conflict-WWII.
It may seem like wars start abruptly, with little cause, but usually there is a bigger story. New policies, lack of equality, military influence, and too much government involvement usually stir up the peace initially. These turn the country or area into a ‘powder keg’, ready to explode into war at the smallest spark. Although the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the spark of World War I, policies at the time like nationalism and militarism were the underlying causes of the war.
World War One or ‘The First World War’ as it became known, occurred due to many causes including the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and ideologies such as nationalism and militarism. The most obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on June 28, 1914. The assassination took place during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to an ill feeling amongst Serbians that, once appointed to the throne, Ferdinand would continue the persecution of Serbs living within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Just moments after the couple had been shot; authorities arrested the triggerman, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian student, who was believed to have been linked to the Serbian terrorist organization, The Black Hand.
If you were to look back at WWI, you would see that there were direct and indirect causes to the war. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was an immediate cause. Gavrilo Princip, working with a Serbian anti-Austrian secret society called “The Black Hand” shot Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 in order to make way for a Slavic revolution. The assassination didn’t do as Princip hoped, and it was used as an excuse for Austria to take hostile action against Serbia. That was not the only cause of the war.
In my opinion, the main cause of World War One was alliances between countries throughout Europe. In case that one country went to war they were provided with aid and support. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, they declared war against Serbia, and other countries were involved due to alliance agreements.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austrian Archduke, is often cited as the direct cause of WWI. While it was a significant catalyst to the war, the circumstances surrounding WWI were actually more complicated. The first great world war was caused by a variety of factors including: tensions between countries due to a threatening system of alliances, stockpiling of weaponry, and nationalism.
War is what keeps a nation from dying, it is the backbone of a country. This is the shown throughout the course of World War I, also known as “the war to end all wars.” World War I started in the summer of 1914. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, from the Austro – Hungarian Empire was visiting Bosnia. He was shot, along with his wife, Sofia, by a young man from the Black Hand, Gavrillo Princip. What were the three main factors that started World War I? There were three main underlying causes that started World War I: greed, nationalism, and militarism.
World War I, was also known as the Great War. It lasted from July 28, 1914 until November 11, 1918. There were several causes, the beginning of the war, the U.S involvement, what happens when the war ends, Peace without Victory, and the postwar economy booms.
Great War, also known as The First World War, lasted for four year (1914 to 1918). It brought a huge development of war technics and weapons. More number of countries had been involved in the Great War than any previous war. It involved the mobilization of the whole nations, not just an enormous army that turned the war into a “total war”. (Clare 6) However, historians are still arguing about the major cause of the World War I. The major cause will be one of the four long-term causes of WWI, which are Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism. In my opinion, the two major causes would be Alliance and Nationalism. Alliance is an association between two or more countries for mutual benefits that formed with different treaties, while Nationalism is feeling and principles of patriotic.
World War 1 was the First World War and it happened in Europe it lasted from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918.Many people died and many people were let traumatized, over fifteen million people killed and twenty million wounded.The assassinations made Europe mad because they didn't know who did it and began to fight.Europeans wanted a balanced power, Alliances started to form.Some causes of the World War one include Militarism, Imperialism, Alliance system.
World War 1 was a global war that lasted about four years. It was one of the largest wars in history that originated in England. There were two opposing alliances that consisted of all the world’s great economic powers. There were more than 70 million people who fought in the war and over seven million civilians who died. WW1 ultimately paved the path of major political changes. The three most important causes of WW1 were the Balkans, Imperialism, and Alliances.
The start of World War One had begun because of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and this had shocked the whole country. Since there were not many assassinations that had occurred in Europe, the archduke’s assassination had caused a stir not only in Europe but for the rest of the world. (Pg. 3). The assassination was blamed to the Serbians by the Austrians, who the Austrians already did not like. The murder of one person had sparked the murders of many more innocent people. Reading this week’s assignment, the author make clear of what the long term causes of World War One were.
World war one was caused by multiple reasons such as Imperialism, Alliances, and Nationalism. They all impacted and lead to this event. World war one began in 1914 and 1918.
Throughout history, there have been several conflicts that have disturbed the peace in various areas. One of these gruesome events happens to be World War I, which was evoked by many different causes. The most significant and immediate causes of this catastrophe was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. Numerous nations were involved in this war, and two examples of opposing forces are Germany and Russia. World War I was resolved to an extent with the Treaty of Versailles, but it was not entirely settled. This is clear because World War II was a result of World War I.
There were many factors that contributed to the cause of World War I. However, the three underlying causes include imperialism, alliances, and militarism. Imperialism refers to a nation wanting to expand its power. In contrast, alliances refer to two or more nations combining their forces or having a mutual agreement. Militarism is the prioritization of military power in a country (such as a country’s Navy or Army). These core causes not only created tension between the nations but small conflicts that escalated ultimately resulting in the first World War.
In 1914 World War 1 began. There were several causes of this war and how they could be divided into long and short term causes. The long term causes were imperialism , alliances, nationalism and militarism. The short term case, which acted as a trigger to the Great War which was the assasination of (Franz Ferdinad). All of the long term goals were significant especially, militarism, which is the development of large and powerful military forces (dictionary.com).