The Causes of War in 1914
There were many causes for the war in 1914, some of which were long
term causes, and one that was a short term cause. In this essay I will
explain some of the factors that contributed to the start of the First
World War.
The immediate cause and the trigger of war was the assassination of
the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On June 28th
1914, Franz Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia.
Many Serbians lived in Bosnia and did not like being ruled by Austria.
As a protest against Austrian rule, a group of Serbians decided to
assassinate the Archduke. As he was driving around Sarajevo in his
car, a young Serbian student shot him dead from point blank range.
Austria then blamed Serbia for the killing and declared war on Serbia.
Austria may have merely been looking for an excuse for a preventive
war, a war to help their country survive, as there were many tensions
between Austria and Serbia. Serbia was becoming very powerful and
wanted to unite all Serbs including those living in Austria. However
there were many nationalities of people living in Austria and if the
Serbs living there gained independence then other nationalities would
also demand independence. The Austrian empire was in danger of
collapsing and many Austrians were in favour of a preventive war
against Serbia to destroy them before they became strong enough to
destroy Austria-Hungary.
Quickly other countries became involved and the smaller conflict
between Austria and Serbia grew. Serbia asked her friend and protector
Russia to help and they began to get their troops ready. Germany then
sent a message to tell Russia to leave Austria and Serbia to fight
alone. Russia ignored Germany’s message so Germany then declared war
on Russia. Germany knew that France was allied to Russia and that they
would intervene with their conflict, so Germany then declared war on
France. Germany attacked France through neutral Belgium, so Britain
tells Germany to leave Belgium.
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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.
The war was definitely caused by a number of factors. The most intriguing question is whether the war that was both a landmark in the American history and a cause of misery was inevitable. The truth of the matter is, despite many arguments by scholars and historians; the war was quite inevitable given the factors that caused the bloody conflict. The nature, context and causes of the war are the major reasons why the war could not be evaded. The causes of the war were so complex despite the fact that many easily...
World War one was one of the most deadly war that only lasted four years long from 1914 to November 1918. It was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. In the matter of one month events had gone out of control. By August 1, 1914, armies across Europe were squared off against each other. By late 1918 10 million soldiers and civilians were dead and 20 million were wounded. It is important to try to understand the underlying cause of this tragedy. In other words three basic causes that were responsible were network alliances, a build up of arms and imperialism.
Assess how far the outbreak of the First World War was the responsibility of Germany and Austria
In 1914, Gavrilo Princip had assassinated Franz Ferdinand, The duke of Austria. The assassins had been put up by the Serbian government, soon the Austrian government found out and had decided to retaliate. This had been the tipping point that had caused World War 1. But this is not the only cause to World War 1. The other causes of World War 1 were MIlitarism which was strongest in Germany. Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary at the time which is also a cause, the alliances in 1914. A few main alliances were the Triple Entente, which makes Russia France and Britain watch and protect against the ever growing threat from Germany. There were alliances made all throughout Europe that bounded almost everyone to protect someone. Another cause was Nationalism, germany mostly. Germany because they were a fairly new country who wanted to prove themselves as a nation. The final cause was imperialism. which was happening all over the place and it made countries scared their land might be attacked. World War One was not only caused by an assassination but was caused by alliances made throughout Europe along with insane nationalism, extreme militarism and frantic imperialism.
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The first world war started in August 1914. The assassination of the Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife directly triggered the war, but it is believed by most that this was only a spark to start the war, and that there were many other factors leading up to it. These factors include a strong sense of nationalism and militarism within the countries, and the fight for the Balkans between Russia and Austria-Hungary. With imperialism already causing tensions between countries, some believe that the war was inevitable. There is ultimately no main cause or event that triggered the war, but a lot of small tensions that built up over time, eventually coming to a head and starting the war.
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.
The first cause of importance was the agricultural crisis that was "caused by the very low production of wheat due to the cold weather, the wheat fly epidemic and the fact that the land had been harvested from the beginning of the century". " The low amount of wheat caused the cost of living to soar and left many people staving and without their homes because they were unable to pay their creditors or their rent." This infuriated the French assembly because the funds that could be used to improve the conditions of the French people were being divided among the Chateau Clique.... ... middle of paper ...
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World War 1 (better known as The Great War), was caused by a great many elements, some long-term, some short-term and the spark. Together these reasons created a brutal war involving many countries across the globe and also killing a vast number of the world’s population. In this essay, I will thoroughly explain what started this war and which reasons made it start sooner.