World War I

There were four main causes of World War I: Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Treaties and Alliances. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was only a short-term cause of the war and therefore caused the countries to declare war on other countries without much background knowledge or historical events. The four main causes had been seen throughout the years leading up to the war. Prior to the start of World War I, many European nations had been building up their military…

Term Causes of World War I? World War I is famously known for being caused by M.A.N.I.A, consisting of many aspects throughout European history leading up to the conflict such as Imperialism, Alliances, Militarism and concluding with Assassination, referring to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as the final cause for World War I. Based on evidence throughout class discussion and online research throughout the subject matter, it is clear the two most primary reasons for World War I to begin…

and wondered what began World War I? There have been many stories passed down about this war and how it all began. World War I is known to be one of the most remunerable and gruesome wars of all time. There were three main reasons this war had begun these reasons were Militarism, Alliance System, and Imperialism. In these next few paragraphs I will explain and tell you how all three things lead to World War I. Militarism is an import factor in the cause of World War I. Militarism is a…

arose over land dispute, World War I was just beginning. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary had sparked the war. However, the war had between the two nations had greatly escalated as alliances started to join. At that that time, Italy was just a neutral country until it was dragged into the war due to the alliance. Many would argue that the nation of Italy had served no real purpose in World War I, however, without the help of Italy, World War I would have not…

In 1914, build up of tensions among countries in the European system and surrounding areas led to the outbreak of World War I. This war, being the bloodiest in history up to that point, caused upwards of 25 million deaths and led to the rise of Nazism, Comintern Cold War along with many other major geopolitical events (Third International). The rising powers of Germany, the US, revolutionary Russia, and the declining supremacies of the United Kingdom, France, and the Ottoman Empire, allowed for…

Reading this document “World War I and the League of Nations”, I have captured Wilson’s principal purpose in deliverance was to present a practical choice both to the traditional notion of an international balance of power gained by alliances among nations. As President of the United States, Woodrow could pass some very important legislations on those and many other issues, pledging to keep America out of World War I. Though he proposed to keep America out of World War I, Once Wilson knew that…

World War I started in 1890 because Austria and Serbia wanted the same piece of land. Serbia wanted the land because the people of this land spoke their language. The Serbian Nationalist organization called the black hand, which was a secret organization in Serbia that was in charge of terrorist actions, to assassinate the heir of the throne of Austria. This lead to a war between Austria and Serbia. Then the allies joined in causing World War I. This lead to the modernities of World War I, and…

When Woodrow Wilson became president, the United States had much more idealistic trends than under McKinley or Roosevelt, which extended into the early stages of World War I. Wilson’s new direction in American foreign policy began with the riddance of dollar diplomacy, which was diplomacy between nations regulated by monetary necessity and foreign loans. Additionally, the Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912 was repealed which let shippers from the United States to not pay the tolls for the canal, and…

The United States entered the war unprepared, with very little planning. Although they had a large navy, The United States had a small army with just 125,000 men. These men were by no means trained or equipped for the war in Europe. In President Woodrow Wilson’s war message, he pledged to contribute all his nation’s significant resources to the Allied countries. However, he was not able to provide troops to aid the Allies in Europe. Building an army would take time that the Allies could not…

From the 1870s to the beginning of World War I in 1914, the gold standard stood the test of time until its abandonment at the start of the war. The financing of substantial military expenses by several governments because of the war resulted in the printing of money. This action brought about inflation and ultimately the rise in prices towards the end of the war in 1918. While many nations reverted to the gold standard after World War 1, however, the period that followed was unstable and many…