The development of empires created tensions in Europe during the late 1800 's and early 1900 's (World). When new empires came, they more than likely wanted power. That probably made the other empires and countries, angry, which lead to tension between them. A system of military alliances gave European powers a sense of security before World War I (World). Before Europe could start war they had to know they had a good military. Since they now know they do, they were not afraid to start or join a war. Germany 's relations with other European countries worsened after Bismarck left office in 1890 (World). Germany may have not had great relationships with other countries, but they were bad enough to start a war. Since they have become …show more content…
Since Europe divided into two, they may have different aspects of how each side should be. This could have sparked war between the two sides. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand gave Austria-Hungary a reason to attack Serbia,its long-time enemy in the Balkans (World). Although Austria-Hungary and Siberia are enemies, they had no real reason to attack them. Now that Serbia assassinated Franz Ferdinand they had reason to start a war. The unification of Germany in 1871 had created a powerful and fast-growing new state in the heart of Europe (World). Now that Europe is more powerful they have a better chance of winning the war. Since they have a better chance they will start or join a war. An assassination on June 28, 1914, sparked the outbreak of World War I (World). The United States remained neutral at first (World). Although many citizens of the United States were born in Europe, they were glad to stay out of the conflict. They would later come in, but at the beginning they decided not to go into it. When the fighting began, each nation’s allies became involved in the conflict (World). As more countries came in, fighting got worse. This made the war even larger than it originally was.
The terms in the Treaty of Versailles was proved harsher than Germany had
Before World War I, all of Europe in 1914, was tense and like a bomb or a fire was waiting to erupt. Europe had not seen a major war in years, but due to Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, and Nationalism tensions grew high. Each country was competing to be the best by gaining more territory and growing in their military size and successful economies. World War 1 was waiting to happen and the assassination of the Archduke was the spark that lit Europe up. In All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque we see the effects of the assassination.
All the alliances were already preparing themselves for a massive war to take over eventually. Serbia, being in an alliance with Russia, was the first to challenge Austria. Serbia wanted to become their own country and not depend on another country but, Austria was not about to let that go easily. Serbia eventually grew this hate between the people of Austria and likewise with the Austrian people. Hate is what ultimately lead to the assassination and what became the beginning of the Great
They as well started to prepare their army, and soon all of Europe was at war. If these large alliances were not formed, two countries would have been fighting their own war, instead of causing a world war. Nationalism helped create these alliances, each country thought they we’re better than each other, this created huge amounts of distrust. To better protect their interests, and to have more security, they joined each other into an alliance
However, disputes led European nations to the brink of war. Britain and France
Otto Von Bismarck, the man credited with uniting Germany in the 1800s, once said, “One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.” This came true, with the Archduke’s assassination starting what is now known as World War I (History.com 1). Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Gavrilo Princip. When he was killed, Ferdinand was archduke to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had a wife and three children (History.com 1). Princip also killed his wife Sophia when he fired multiple shots into the Archduke’s car.
Serbia refused to let them in, and thus the war began. One of the reasons people fought this war was because of Militarism, Serbia chose to fight against Austria-Hungary because they had a large army and they also had Russia on their side. Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany so they had strength in alies. Most of the countries in
Alliances had been put in place in order to balance power and prevent a world war to ever happen. Alas, the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was not prevented at all. The conflict was what pushed forward the war and caused countries to call for more alliances. This had gotten more and more nations involved in what started as a small conflict to a war. Countries started declaring war on eachother until it was, what some might call, a bar fight.
In the early 1900’s European countries began competing and with that they were also building strong army’s and navy’s. After a while, the United States got involved and were in need of the people’s support. It took convincing but once people got on board with the idea of going to war, war fever in the United States was at an all-time high. The United Nations had not yet been established which meant conflicts were not getting resolved. This was unlike anything the U.S. had done before.
The June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian Black Hand Group, caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. As their allies got involved this conflict grew into World War I (WWI). This event wasn’t the real cause of the war, it was just the spark that started it. Most people would say the causes were imperialism, nationalism, alliances and militarism.
Though Germany did not have much interest in Austria’s problems with Serbia, it had significant desires regarding its other neighbours. In recent years, Russia had become increasingly involved in European affairs, while simultaneously modernizing and expanding its military. German military leaders felt that war with Russia was inevitable at some point. Therefore, they argued, it would be far better to fight Russia now, while its army was still poorly armed and untrained, rather than to wait until it could pose a greater threat. Some historians claim that Germany deliberately encouraged Austria to go to war with Serbia in order to set off a war with Russia.
World War II is said to be the worst conflict in human history. About fifty to eighty million people died all together. There were concentration camps run by the Germans and there were essentially two wars raging. The two wars were the war in Europe and the war in the Pacific, which was Japan against the United States. World War II went on for six years and would destroy more land and property around the world and kill more people than any other war before.
Austro-Hungary accuses its Balkan rival Serbia of having aided in the Assassination and sends an ultimatum demanding humiliating concessions. Serbia rejects, and Austro-Hungary declares war
Serbian nationalism was the most significant contributing factor in the Balkans to the outbreak of the First World War. Nationalist Serbs wanted the unity of Serbdom and to create a Greater Serbia that included the provinces Bosnia and Herzegovina. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the First World War and was prompted by the nationalism of the Serbs against Hapsburg control. If this trigger did not take place it would have been another event. But it is not surprising that it occurred in the Balkans; a volatile region, as Bismarck had predicted decades before; “ If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thin in the Balkans”.
World War 1 was the first global conflict as it was a struggle between the leading world powers in Europe that had colonised the 19th century. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Bosnia, heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne was a major trigger factor that led to the World War breaking out. It initially began as a European quarrel caused by the rivalry between nations which led to a series of mobilisations. In addition, there were many other vital factors to consider and these include Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances and Militarism. This essay will explain how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 triggered a number of events that led to the outbreak of World War 1.
This was most important because different countries would not be involved if they weren’t allies. Before the war happened, Russia, France and Britain had formed an alliance- the Triple Entente. All three countries think that Germany would be a threat to them. Russia thinks that Germany’s army base is too big; UK thinks that Germany’s wealth and navy increased to threaten UK; The relationship between Germany and France had been sour as Germany stole a land from France, and had been in a long-standing feud with Germany from then. Then, Austria-Hungary and Germany formed an alliance with Belgium and the Ottoman Empire joining in.