Between 1914 and 1918, a massive war known as World War Ⅰ took place. Here, European countries split up into the Allies and the Central Powers to fight one another. Throughout the war, they brought many of their alliances into the war to help them fight. However, these countries were not impacted the way that the European countries war since they did not fight on their soil, and many were not recognized for their actions. Therefore World War Ⅰ was mainly eurocentric due to the fact that it consisted of mainly European countries who dragged their allies and relations into the war to help them fight. To begin with, World War Ⅰ was mainly a eurocentric war. Even before the way this idea can be viewed. On a map, the members of the Triple …show more content…
These countries might have had relations with Europe if they were one of their colonies, or if they were already allies. Even from the beginning of the war, allies of these countries could be seen being dragged into the war by looking at economics. Throughout the war, America exported goods to France, Britain, Italy, and Germany. It was shown that from 1914 to 1918, the change of exports sent from America to France was 393% of the original amount of exports (3). However, the change from the beginning of the war to the end of the war in Exports in Germany was .08% of what it originally was(3). This was because, over the course of the war, Germany began to further attack the Allied Powers including France and Britain. However, Zimmerman Note was the main reason why the number of exports increased or decreased the way that they did. In 1915, Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare. After Germany realized that this could cause America to go to war with them, they decided to send Mexico a telegram. It said that if Mexico to help them if America decided to go to war on the side of the Allies, Germany would then help Mexico regain lost land such as New Mexico(5). After America found out about this note from the British government, they were enraged. This is because though they were trying to remain neutral, America was being dragged into the war due to fact …show more content…
This is in part due to the fact that they were not located near where the war was taking place, European countries acted as though they did not want to involve other countries, and that the reason the promise the freedom they hoped to gain for fighting was never achieved. In the Middle East, Hussein Ibn Ali, the Sherif of Mecca decided that he wanted his country to gain back their freedom. As a result, he sent a letter to the United Kingdom saying that he would help Great Britain if they would help them become free of the Ottomans(2). This allowed them to become part of the war, and eventually, they became free of the Ottomans. However, Great Britain ended up taking these Middle Eastern countries as their own and therefore once again limited their freedom. Since the Middle Eastern ended up becoming European, the war was only “global” to an extent since it was in another section of the world but it was centered around European issues. Another example of how this idea takes part in World War Ⅰ can be viewed when examining Africa's role in this war. Though most Africans were not involved in World War Ⅰ, many of the inhabitants of the French Territory helped France. Natives from these African territories began enlisted in France’s army and fought in locations such as the Western Front for the Allies in hopes of regaining their freedom (10). Though it impacted the
“In war there are no unwounded soldiers” (Jose Narosky). Prior to World War I, alliances were formed, which were groups/ countries formed to keep peace among the Great Powers in Europe. The first alliance, the Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The second alliance, the Triple Entente was another military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Having rival alliances in Europe, confrontation between both alliances had started to occur.
From 1871 to 1914, several factors led to war in Europe; nationalism, imperialism, militarism, anarchy, and the alliance system that allowed a chain reaction to take place. Just as WW1 began, America was in a business recession, but the war, along with american trade with the Allies a Wall street financing of the war by JP Morgan which pulled the U.S out of it. When Britain intercepted the Zimmerman Note, which sought to entice Mexico into a military alliance with Germany in return to the American Southwest, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war. American involvement in the war is mentioned so briefly because it came at the end of the war, and Americans suffered relatively few casualties, compared to the European powers. World War
Shi, it occurs in the time period before, during, and after World War I, 1914-1918. Given that in this document it explains how WW1 started by “a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand”(Tindal and Shi, “America and The Great War”). Throughout the article, information about how the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente are formed. Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and France for the assassination of the Archduke, which triggers Germany to help Austria-Hungary. The British declares war on Germany, because Germany tries to invade Belgium to attack France.
Prior World War I Europe had a long term of peace with in the countries. Lots of imperialism was happening at the time. Most of the European countries had colonies around the world. Although most of the countries were threatened by each other due to the amount of colonies each country had. In attempts to show their superiority over its surrounding countries Germany decided to build up their army, causing the surrounding counties to mimic Germany's actions The European countries where frighten by each other leading to the creation of alliances more specifically the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary and the Triple Entente containing Russia, France, and Great Britain.
War broke out in 1914 due to forces that had been building up in Europe for years. While the Allies blamed Germany for the war too harshly, its actions certainly did directly contribute to World War I, as did those of Austria Hungary. However, each country involved fostered militarism in their country, and became in entrenched in the web of alliances and race for imperial power, all causes of the environment that led to the Great War. Therefore, it could be said that all European countries were responsible, in part, for World War I, as reflected in Documents 5, 6, and 7.
However, the U.S was not as neutral as the country claimed to be. Many leaders in White House leaned towards the Allies, this included Wilson. One of the most significant examples of this is the U.S trade with the Allied countries. When the war broke out, U.S trade with Britain and France skyrocketed. The U.S traded with Allies a considerable amount than it did with Germany.
Just days before the United States breaking from neutrality the president stated that “German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind.”(Doc 5) Submarine warfare was not the only problem that caused the United States to join World War I. In 1914, just a few years before the United States joined World War I, German attacked Belgium and slaughtered hundreds of innocent men, women, and children. Belgium had remained neutral throughout the war which made this attack on Belgium even more unjustifiable. Yet another example of Germany’s unrestricted warfare was the Zimmerman telegram.
“In Britain and Europe, no event, is less forgotten than World War 1, or ‘The Great War,’ as it was called until 1939” stated by Michael Korda. World War 1 or also known as ‘The Great War’, was an worldwide conflict from 1914 to 1918. A big cause for the war was imperialism. The war was fought between the Central powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey) and the Allied cause (France, Great Britain, and later U.S.) U.S. remained neutral and sold goods to both sides until 1917, U.S. then later declared war on Germany for many reasons. The contributions from U.S. to the Allied Cause helped turn the course of the war.
The Great War, or the First World War, was a global fight centered in Europe from 1914 to 1918. This disastrous war was established because of one small, yet direct incident in Austria-Hungary. As well as this , there were indirect incidents leading up to this event that heated the tension between the European countries. The ideas of imperialism, militarism, the Alliance system and nationalism, were the beginning causes; the perfect ingredients to stir up the pressure.
During the 20th century in European nations, countries fought amongst each other in the First World War. The causes of this war and disputed upon to this day, but three of the causes are definitely: The concept of the countries already prepared for war, the strong sense of nationalism, and the prominent amount of national power. All throughout Europe, even in the days of peace before the war, the countries were prepared to fight each other. Individuals saw war as a necessity for life itself (Doc 1). Most nations talked about fighting, but never really acted.
World War 1 was an atrocious war that caused millions of deaths and hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations. World War 1 lasted from 1914 to 1919 and rudimentarily, was the fight between the Allied powers and the Central powers. The Allied powers consisted of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Belgium while the Central powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. All countries had some participation and damage done throughout World War 1, and the countries who started the war may be obscure. However, there are some countries that can especially be picked out for their contribution and cause for the war.
WWI was not necessarily a distraction from either imperialism or progressivism, but it did affect them substantially. The war began in Europe in 1914 when Germany and Austria-Hungary went to war with Britain, France, and Russia. Bulgaria sided with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire and were known as the Central Powers because they formed a large block in the center of Europe. Britain, France, Russia, and the United States were known as the Allied powers which over time included twenty-seven nations.
World War I, or the Great War, was a major international conflict that began in 1914, that was fought between the Central and Allied Powers—the main countries in the Central Powers being Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary, while the main countries in the Allied Powers were France, Great Britain, and Russia. However, the United States, which didn’t take part in the war for a few years, decided not to get involved in the war and its alliance system since the war posed no danger to the U.S. It remained that way until the U.S. began to realize the effects of the war after attacks from Germany, where lives were threatened and property was destroyed. When the U.S. joined the war, its contribution to the Allies made a major impact, both militarily and economically, during and even
Document A ‘‘European Alliances, 1914’’ shows us the different types of alliances that nations had with each other. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy were known as the Triple Alliance. There was also the Triple Entente, an alliance between France, Great Britain and Russia. Alliances helped cause the war because nations would be against each other and they would also want to be dominant. Although there were many reasons that caused World War I, Militarism, Imperialism, and Allies were the main factors.
The European Alliances caused a big outbreak of countless events such as the war between the borders and the balance of power. Imperialism was a big contribution to World War 1. The amount of land that Britain and France owned caused a rivalry with Germany. This later on had to do with the controlling portions of Africa. “In the late 1800’s tension had arisen during the battle for Africa, when the other countries such as France, Germany, and Britain had secured the remaining of the continent.”