Origins Of The World War

Although there were many underlying reasons for the European nations to break out in war, the early days of the fighting between Serbia and Austria caused the expansion of the war, along with the alliances which failed to remain peace and actually contributed to the war. Also, the possibility of remaining neutral and prepared is always another alternative, rather than forming allies that may require the nation to enter a war. A war between Serbia and Austria caused 7 nations to enter the fighting, justified by the reason of supporting alliances previously formed and underlying conflicts.

Another debated cause is imperialism, which is the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations. This contributed to WWI because of the rivalry it caused in Europe between Great Britain, Germany, and France. They needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. Great Britain, Germany, and France competed for economic expansion in Africa. Even though Great Britain and France came to an agreement several problems before the war had to do with the dislike of Germany against Great Britain and France in North Africa. Also the crumbling of the Ottoman-Empire in the Middle East was a big factor for Austria-Hungary, the Balkans and Russia. So the competition for colonies brought great powers into conflict and fueled the ideas of war and added to the present tension that already existed, and that tension keeps on building up.

The First World War began in 1914, also known as World War I. A european war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United states defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. It was believed that the fighting would be over quickly but sadly the war lasted 4 years (from August 1st, 1914 to November 11th, 1918. It soon became clear that the fighting would continue for a long time and that it would result in massive casualties. Although the United States attempted to avoid involvement in the war. Finally by 1917 they joined the Allied Powers.

What actually started the war was the alliances between countries. Countries in Europe formed alliances with each other (e.g., Russia, Britain, and France in the Triple Entente and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the Triple Alliance) (Doc A). The countries in the Entente all blamed Germany for the war and felt the need to intervene (Doc B). Germany was backing up Austria-Hungary and Russia was backing up Serbia whom were in a spat. Which lead to invasions and more friends of these countries joining the war to aide them.

World War 1, also known as ‘The war to end all wars’ or ‘The Great war” was an international conflict between several countries. It all began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated on the 28th of June 1914 alongside his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. After the incident, the outbreak of World War 1 sparked and impacted various countries, including Australia, significantly.

There were a couple of main forces that lead to the outbreak of the war. The first force was called nationalism, which is having a devotion to your nation. Nationalism can be a positive force or a negative force. It can unify nations or cause them to compete against each other. During the 20th century nationalism was a negative force. It caused a rivalry between the Great Powers of Europe. The powers were France, Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Great Britain. The rivalry was caused by many things. Competition for materials, competition for markets, and fights over the territories were the problems. Some examples of them arguing over territories is when France never got over losing Alsace-Lorraine and Russia and Austria-Hungary both wanted control over the Balkans. These disputes lead to demands for independence among the different ethnic groups. The last force that lead to the war was imperialism, which is where a strong nation tries to dominate other nations. The Great Powers of Europe were searching for colonies to take and this caused them to get closer and closer to war. It made them distrust each other and made their rivalry even worse. The nations of Europe thought that in order to be great they had to have a good military. Every nation except Great Britain had a large and powerful army. Militarism is the policy of keeping an army ready for war. They brought this policy into play because they needed a way to keep track of the army. The policy had just the

WW1 began on 28th July 1914 ending in 11th November 1918, originating in Europe after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The war was fought on a number of fronts including the Western Front, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Gallipoli. As the war progressed, WW1 became known as ‘The Great War’, the war to end all wars. A short period of time after Britain and Germany went to war, Australia was included into the fighting as at the time Australia was still a colony to the British. Australia prepared for war months before, enlisting soldiers for all types of military forces, these included, the naval, expeditionary, Imperial force, ANZAC, infantry, artillery, flying corps, transport ships and the Light horse Units.

One cause of the war, as suggested by historians, was the previous relationships and tensions amongst countries, especially Serbia and Austro-Hungary. The tension between these nations dates back to 1815 when the Serbs successfully rebelled against the Ottoman Empire (to which at this point, the Serbs were ruled

The First World War was an international conflict which erupted in July 1914 involving various nations across the world. Many historians and those who have studied the Great War tend to give varied opinions as to what initially sparked the outbreak. However, although these opinions between researchers differ, they do all tend to revolve around the hostility between the great powers of Europe, the violent assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the controversial pieces of German foreign policy known as Weltpolitik and Mitteleuropa, which according to political theorist Hans Debruck (1899), would not only transform Germany into a nation of great economic and military power, but also into a nation that has been

Many tensions were building up throughout Europe. Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism are reasons that led to WWI among others. Imperialism is unequally and forcefully taking over another country which is what many countries were doing before WWI. Europeans started taking over small countries just for the resources and power. Nationalism was developed and it created a dedication and devotion between an individual and there country. Individuals began to have pride of their country along with patriotism. This

There are many forces at work in Europe. Many of which played a good role in helping to prompt the outbreak of war. But, one in which played the greatest role. For example, I believe the two most important forces that played an important role in causing the war are Germany and Imperialism.

Many battles have been fought in Europe, however they were so small and insignificant, they do not compare to what was coming. World War I was the first major war fought on the European continent in over 50 years. Tension between Great Britain and Germany has been boiling for years, long before the war. Many factors between the apposed nations could have been the breaking point of the war. Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the opposing Alliance of Britain, Russia and France created a large amount of tension as for Germany, which was now surrounded by the Triple Entente. It was a wise tactical advantage for Britain because they are so far from Germany. Expansion across the continent, Imperialism, gives more land power to whoever expanded, which creates all the more tension between the nations. Nationalists, with their pride and loyalty are unmatched, along with their arrogance, were always finding ways to prove who the more dominant power is. All this could only lead to war.

I think before we can talk about President Johnson’s decision to escalate the war in Vietnam we need to go back a little further. According to Bill Moyers at PBS the origins of the war started in 1945 when the British chose to ignore Ho Chi Minh’s declaration of independence and restored French rule to the country. After a long drawn out conflict with Ho Chi Minh’s forces and a massive defeat at Dien Bien Phu, the French finally left Vietnam in 1954. (Moyers, B.) Before Johnson took office Eisenhower and Kennedy helped to set the stage for what was to come.

While the cause of this war cannot be accredited to one single event, it is evident that the war was mainly caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist as well as the influence of many political philosophies including militarism, nationalism, imperialism and the formation of

World War I which started in Europe 1914. As Europe was growing and increasing its strengths, it caused tensions between the countries. The strongest countries and nations in europe at the time were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy and France. They all fought for power creating their rivalry. The war started when Austria-Hungary’s royal couple went to visit the capital of Bosnia Sarajevo. A Serbian man shot them as they were driving through the streets of Sarajevo. At the time Austria-Hungary and Serbia were not on the best of terms because Serbia wanted the power Austria had. Many argue that this is the cause of the war but there was much more to it than just a simple assassination. The assassination was just the last straw but there was something much deeper going on. Alliances were forming between the top dogs in Europe and an increase of weapons and larger troops started between the