Germany's Involvement In World War 1 Research Paper

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.[2] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.[3] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 – 1918.[4] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavril Principe, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was

‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914’. How far do you agree with this judgement?

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In the area of knowledge of history, certain crucial questions are inevitable, as to what constitutes knowledge: How do we know our past? Who records them, and what are we recording? The last question is the most important one as it is in the hands of the historian to ascertain what should go down in history and how it should be recorded. Therefore, he/she has the power to create a perspective for the people who will subscribe to this historical knowledge. This bring us to the next important question - How far does opinion impact on the historians methodology, and the extent to which the ‘context’ of the historian leads to new historical interpretations? To understand this better, let us take an example. Context: One of the greatest historical

In 1915, the 25th of April, the Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on Gallipoli peninsula, which is located in Turkish Thrace. The Anzacs had to expose the Dardanelles to the allied fleets both the British and the French to meet ferocious conflict from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. On the 4th of August 1914, Australia and New Zealand became involved in World War One. Britain had declared war against Germany and both Australia and New Zealand sent troops to support them. They were further supported by other colonies and protectorates of the British Empire, such as Britain and France as well as the Russian Empire to fight against Germany, the Ottoman Empire and also Austria-Hungary when the Ottoman Empire came into the war on the 29th of October 1914. The foremost objective was to seize Constantinople, which was the first city of the Ottoman

In fact, when World War I began, a conflict of views arose. The war began on July 28, 1914 in Europe. The main cause of the war was the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The leaders of Serbia killed him. The assignation led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. There were two main sides during WWI, The Allied Powers and The Central Powers. The Allied powers consisted of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and The Ottoman Empire (Now Turkey); While The Central Powers consisted of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Russia, and Serbia, until 1917 when the United States joined. The U.S joined the war due to the German submarines attacking American Merchant

Germany has been playing some dangerous games in this war. They went through Belgium's neutrality to attack their enemy. Then use unrestricted submarine warfare to blow up ships. They attacked the Lusitania and killed over 100 Americans. Germany tried to get Mexico to attack us by sending a telegram, promising them to give their land back when they win. Our British allies got the message. President Wilson was the one who declared neutrality at the beginning of the war. This zimmerman not was the final straw for President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany and joined the Allied Powers.

On August 14, 1914, the German Reichstag commenced to make known that the German civilians should unite and defend their own country. They announced a “civil peace” which meant that all previous conflicts or issues would be set aside for the duration of war. They also began the mobilization for World War I. When the emperor first declared the policy in 1914, the people were joyful and in awe. By 1915 and 1916, the people’s views shifted from being optimistic to opposing war because war caused them to overwork and was the source for the food shortages; the government lost many of their supporters as a result. To end, in 1918, civilians from both sides who was either opposing war or supporting it affected the German population because of their different opinions which led to the defeat of Germany in World War I.

German forces occupied much of Europe and taking back to the territory would require a massive assault, which the allies were not prepared for. In addition, the allies promised they would open up a second front on Europe to relieve pressure on the Soviets. This was Canada’s longest campaign in WW II, resulting in 26, 000 Canadian casualties. From Sicily, Canadians fought in scorching heat over mountainous terrain advancing 240 km, eventually causing the Italian and German forces to retreat to the Italian mainland. This secured the Mediterranean Sea for Allied shipping. After the fall of Sicily, Benito Mussolini was overthrown and the new Italian government surrendered to the Allies. The German army fought the Allies as they moved up the Italian mainland.

As have been said that Germany shouldn’t have been involved in WWI, on the other side they have too. Because Germany is one of the most powerful countries in Europe and if there was a problem/war, they have to be there as having the most power authority. Germany has to be in WWI as it’s, because they have to aid’s their alliance/partnership Austria-Hungary.                      As have Germany has been there in WWI, we are gonna discuss about the Germans military plan, troops, and trenches.  The chief of the German General Staff was Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, he is the one who has planned the whole war for Germany.  German soldiers have been told from the beginning that, if they lost the war, they should reward everything back to the government's.

World War I also known as the Great War, lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918, and originated in Europe. There were over 17 million deaths and 20 million were wounded, including 100,000 american troops, and caused millions to be traumatized. Three major causes of the World War I are the Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand, the rise of Nationalism, and the building up of the Military and Alliances.

Germany was a very influential country of Europe. It is the largest and in my opinion, the most powerful of all the countries in Europe. Germany was mainly responsible for causing WWI. There are many reasons why they caused the war.

Before WWI started the Ottoman Empire had began losing power in the Middle East. It lost control over many countries such as Egypt. Its economy began to decline due to competition from the US and other European countries. Its power begun to weaken and in the beginning of WWI the Ottoman Empire joined Germany and Austria in fighting against Brittan, France and Russia. The Ottoman Empire joined the central powers due to their political and economical Influence on Europe.

Germany should be blamed for starting WW1 due to the build up and glorification of military, the rise of nationalism, and being the first to declare war.

     Although in the Treaty of Versailles Germany was to accept full responsibility for World War 1 this in not necessarily the case. Many factors have to be taken into account when considering the cause of World War 1. Germany may have been primarily responsible for the war but the other major powers must accept some of the blame for failing to prevent it. The conflict resulting from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard should have been local and confined but due to a series of factors, militarism, the alliance system, nationalism, this one incident led to the greatest war Europe had ever seen. As a result of underlying hostilities the assassination led to a chain of