Everyone in the world had a hard time when World War One rolled around. One interesting story I found was, “On Christmas morning we stuck up a board with 'A Merry Christmas' on it. The enemy had stuck up a similar one. Platoons would sometimes go out for twenty-four hours' rest - it was a day at least out of the trench and relieved the monotony a bit - and my platoon had gone out in this way the night before, but a few of us stayed behind to see what would happen. Two of our men then threw their equipment off and jumped on the parapet with their hands above their heads. Two of the Germans done the same and commenced to walk up the river bank, our two men going to meet them. They met and shook hands and then we all got out of the trench.” Story …show more content…
For centuries Europe had been a melting pot of ethnic and territorial rivalries, political intrigues, competing ambitions, military threats, suspicions and paranoia. France and England were ancient antagonists whose rivalry erupted into open warfare several times between the 14th and early 19th centuries. Relations between the French and Germans were also troubled, while France and Russia also had their differences. European leaders relied on alliances as a defensive measure, a deterrent to war and a political device.” from. http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/alliances/. Alliances were protection if someone wanted to attack someone. For example when the arch duke was shot, Austria declared war on Serbia, so Russia went to help Serbia. And by Russia joining, Germany could come and help …show more content…
When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading partners, and tension soon arose between the United States and Germany over the latter’s attempted quarantine of the British Isles. Several U.S. ships traveling to Britain were damaged or sunk by German mines, and in February 1915 Germany announced unrestricted submarine warfare in the waters around Britain. From history.com Later found out the the Lusitania was carrying around 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which Germany used as justification for the attack. The Us protected the active and Germany later apologized and pledged to end unrestricted submarine warfare. Later in November of the same year a U-boat sunk an Italian liner without warning killing over 270 people 25 were Americans. Public opinion of the Inited States began to turn against Germany.
World War One had many different causes, to name a few would be: Assassination of the Archduke, Alliances, and the Sinking of the Lusitania. Studying subjects like this helps us learn to NEVER do anything stupid like this again. But later we do WWII. We wouldn’t want to have World War Three, because of all these groups that we are dealing with right now. Including, but not limited to, ISIS
World War I did not appear out of thin air. Several things including the alliances that were formed, the pent up hostility, and the assassination of the archduke Ferdinand caused World War I. The alliances that were formed were very crucial and key in causing the war, although many counties claimed them to be defensive in nature. Secondly, the pent up hostility from preceding the war was also equally if not more crucial in causing the war. Finally, the assassination of the archduke Ferdinand was the biggest cause for World War I. While there were many things that caused World War I it seems that the forming of alliances got the ball rolling.
There were many causes that contributed to World War I like: Imperialism, Militarism, and Alliances. Europeans thought they could make the world their oyster and take over any areas they pleased. Most countries did not appreciate their land being taken from them. For example, Serbia wanted independence from their mother country Austria-Hungary, so a nationalist group called the Black Hand, decided to assassinate the Archduke. If Serbia didn’t assassinate the Archduke of Austria-Hungary the war probably wouldn't have happened at all. Europe’s imperialism is what caused the Great War that went for four long years from 1914 to 1918 and had over 30,000,000 million casualties. The main cause of World War I was Imperialism which caused Alliances and
As soldiers went away to war, waving at their family and friends goodbye hoping to see them on Christmas Day, instead were blown across a field, torso and head 50 feet apart. World War One, or the “War to End all Wars”, started when a Serbian terrorist assassinated ArchDuke of Austria Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, on June 28, 1914, which led to disputes and chain reactions of declarations of war between countries. Although this event was said to light the fuse, the big wires that were attached to the bomb consisted of alliances, militarism, and imperialism.
The main cause of World War One was the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Two months later, on August 4th, 1914 Great Britain declared war. Ireland, at this time, was a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and as a result, they had become a part of the war as well. Before the war broke out, there were already fifty-eight thousand Irishmen enlisted in the British Army or Navy. During the duration of the war, another one hundred-thirty Irishmen were recruited as volunteers. These Irishmen joined the armed forces for several different reasons. Some, because of political reasons, others joined to send money to loved ones back home, and some were simply after the adventure that war brought along with it. Tom Barry, who enlisted in the British military in June 1915, said he joined “to see what war was like, to get a gun, to see new countries and to feel like a grown man.”
There were many underlying causes that could have been used to lead up to World War I. World War I had many turning points throughout the war. The war took over a huge piece of land and water for each country involved in the war. There were four main causes that have been believed to be the cause of World War I.
World War 1 was fought from 1914 through 1918 and World War 2 was fought from 1939 to 1945. In world war 1 the world split into two groups, the allies and the central powers. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria were a part of the central powers. France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the U.S. were a part of the allies. In world war 2 the opposing groups were now the axis powers and allies. The Axis powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. The allies were France, Britain, the U.S, the Soviet Union and China. World war 2 was extremely mortifying due to the mass genocide the Nazis committed against the Jewish.
Soldiers weren’t marching in triumph and the horrible smell of death was lurking in the air after the great war. World War I started in 1914 with assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and ended in November 1918. There were three key factors that played a role and led to the bloody first world war. Alliances, imperialism, and the arms build up are the three major causes however, alliances are the most important underlying cause.
Good Morning Mrs Grogan and fellow classmates my Chosen topic is the causes of the World War 1.
When asked who started it, many people will turn and point to someone else in the room. But when asked what started World War I people point to many different causes and countries. Little bit of background, World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. Many countries in Europe were involved and there were many casualties throughout the war. The one remaining question is what exactly was the underlying cause of World War I? There are three things that could have possibly been the cause of the war: militarism, imperialism, or alliances. These next three paragraphs will discuss, in order from least to most accusable, how they caused the war.
As stated on a “History on the Net” website, nationalism is the devotion and loyalty to one’s own nation. Nationalism lead to the desire of countries to gain more wealth and resources. It is said that the growth and outpouring of nationalism is the overall cause of the first World War. It is also believed that nationalism is what impacted the other causes of World War 1. However, the reason there was a World War, was not only because of the crazed desire for power, but also the growing alliances and the great love for war.
World War I was a global war that was centered in Europe and started on July 28, 1914 and continued to November 11, 1918. It was a war that resulted in millions of casualties, but it paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many nations involved in the war. Militarism, alliances, and imperialism were the major causes creating tensions which began one of the most violent and deadly war of European history.
Alliances were one of the reasons world war one started. They were made to promote peace, but the danger of them is that one argument between two countries could draw other nations allied with them. There were two main alliances called the triple alliance and the triple entente. The countries that were part of the triple alliance were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The countries that were part of the Triple
During 1914, one of the world’s most important wars erupted. There were many causes of this war such as Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism and the creation of Alliances, but the one that people most remember is the death of Frank and Sophie Ferdinand of Austria by a young terrorist. This was remembered as one of the events that put all the tension together and caused nations to officially declare war! Many nations had immense tension building up to this point and they all saw this event as an excuse for war. War can’t be declared without the support of the people, and this event fed the people and increased Nationalism.
This question has formed part of the historiography of the causes of the First World War, a historical debate that has endured ever since the conflict ended. It periodically resurfaces with new theories being advanced such as the Fischer thesis, usually on account of the release of previously unseen documents or because of a shift in the political climate. It has emerged to the fore once again because this year is the centennial of the war’s outbreak and there are plans to commemorate it nationally across the UK.
WW1 was a very gruesome and deadly war. As over 16 million people would die in total while another 20 million would be wounded. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary would be the event that would spark this terrible war and would change history forever. Although that was the spark, There were 3 far more important causes. Those 3 causes would be Militarism, Nationalism, and Alliances.