The Causes Of The Great War

The most anticipated war in history, World War One, started off with the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand. As a result, Austria-Hungary gave the killer’s country, Serbia, an opportunity to take ownership and apologize to A/H’s government. Without a response from Serbia, A/H declares war, launching the July Crisis- one of many of Europe’s fighting frenzies. Countries were declaring war on each other, gathering secret alliances, and building their armies. The Crisis continuously built its longevity until declared as a Great War, a nickname for World War One. Knowing which event pushed the world to arm themselves, historians had asked what the underlying causes for the war were. Causes for the war were alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and most destructive, militarism.

On June 28, 1914, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated. That event marked the first phase of World War I (Grayzel 10). Soon afterward nations throughout Europe announced declarations of war. By the end of October countries as far away as Japan, China and Brazil had become involved (Grayzel 11).  Susan R. Grayzel in the “Introduction: The First World War and the Making of a Modern, Global Conflict” from The First World War: A Brief History with Documents”, explores a variety of contributing reasons for the Great War (Grayzel 9). The causes most

Wars have immensely contributed to human history for thousands of years, becoming highly destructive usually for the means of gain. The First World War, also known as ‘the Great War’ was a truly global war centred in Europe. The causes of one of the most destructive wars in human history are still debated to this day. Some historians have come up with a list of multiple causes of the war. However, experts have identified some of the primary causes of the war, including the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The causes of the truly deadly war, sending ripples of shock throughout Europe and the world, can be summarised into four points, and the start of the war pinpointed to one bullet from a young Serbians gun.

The common belief is that the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand is the cause of World War One, but underneath lies a deeper cause. During the early 1900s Europe controlled more then 90% of Africa and 50% of Asia. England was taking charge and “encouraging” countries to follow their lead to success . Tension had been building between the Allies for many years, but the assassination had let of a certain flame. WW I was caused by nationalism which lead to Imperialism and Militarism.

World War I, the Great War, began on July 28, 1914, and ended on November 11, 1918. This war had a huge effect on each involved country’s people. The four major causes of the Great War were Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism, and the alliances made before the war was even thought about. Nationalism and Militarism tie together very well; for example, Germany had a strong desire for world power, Weltpolitik, because of how amazing they thought their country was which caused them to be an Imperial and Militaristic country. In addition to Germany’s nationalism, the French had a desire for revenge over Alsace-Lorraine, the Germany-annexed territory that was taken in the Franco-Prussian War. The Alliances, Triple-Entente and Triple Alliance,

The First World War initially called “The Great War” was a European conflict fought between 1914-1918. The war started with the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie during a public visit to Sarajevo. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian insurgent who detested Austro-Hungarian rule. This assassination plunged the majority of Europe into conflict with one another due to a delicate system of alliances establish years earlier. While there is little doubt that Princip’s actions helped to initiate the conflict, growing tensions among European powers would have undoubtedly lead to war later on.

While there is never just a single event that has led to the start of a world war, or any other serious war, there is often one thing that triggers long lived tensions and thus war ensues. Such was the case in WWI with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. There were many tensions that existed prior to his assassination, but it was his assassination which triggered the war, his assassination that served as an excuse, and perhaps the last straw, so to speak, which led to the First World War. The following paper examines the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and its relationship to the start of WWI.

The alliance system, imperialism, arms race, and military plans created a perfect situation for a war in Europe, which would eventually become the Great War. With Germany, Great Britain, France, and Russia being the top powers in Europe, these countries would be the front runners in the discussion of the topics mentioned above and how their participation in those topics eventually led to the Great War. The order of topics to discuss that would ultimately lead to the Great War would be Imperialism being the spark that would lead to an arms race, which would then lead to an alliance system, with military plans truly making the war a world war.

In 1914, a horrifying war of four years broke out between France, Germany, and the countries’ respective allies. Many called this fight between nations the “War to End All Wars,” or simply “The Great War.” Then, just 21 years after the first conflict, a second war broke out between the Axis Powers and Allied Forces. The two battles resulted in a decade of fear, torment, and bloodshed. However, what caused these wars and what similarities do they have? In truth, the wars were very similar to one another and are related to each other in a near direct way.

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary marks the birth of the conflict we now call World War I, and (arguably) sparked the war into it its fiery beginnings. However, to say the killing was a “spark” implies that the makings for “a fire” were already present, and upon examination of the offered documents this becomes true in multiple aspects. In fact, the given sources reflect that the existing tensions in pre-war Europe, combined with what amounted to anticipation of the conflict, all resulted in a kind of warfare unseen and unexpected by pre-war Europe, which thusly ended in what history sometimes calls one of the most imperfect treaties of recent time, and a general failure. As such, determining the causes of the Great War become evident only as all three aspects of the conditions of wartime Europe are reviewed, giving each equal credit.

Do you know what the long term causes of world war 1 are Militarism maintain a strong military capability aggressively defend or promote national interest Alliances alliances are a treaty between two or more cooperate for specific purposes Imperialism is extending the rules or authority in an empire Nationalism the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance.

The Great War finally ended for France as they have suffered more than the other nations. The west side of France was destroyed by the Germans, with the north-east taking most of the damage. The Germans were able to get near the city of Paris before being pushed back by allied forces. Paris wasn't damaged, but the cities and towns near it were. Add that with the high casualties and hundreds of upset French people, you get what France was face in 1925.

There were many events that led to The Great War, also known as World War I. A big reason why so many countries were sucked into the war is because of the alliances that were formed. The alliance system created a two-sided structure in which countries were forced to pick a side. Some countries based their decisions on age-old disputes and cultural alliances. Countries like Austria and Germany joined together to form the Triple Alliance. Opposing the Triple Alliance was the Triple Entente, consisting of France, Russia, and Britain. Entente is a French term that means mutual understanding. The members of the Triple Entente were concerned with Germany痴 growing nationalism and military power.

World War 1 (better known as The Great War), was caused by a great many elements, some long-term, some short-term and the spark. Together these reasons created a brutal war involving many countries across the globe and also killing a vast number of the world’s population. In this essay, I will thoroughly explain what started this war and which reasons made it start sooner.

This question has formed part of the historiography of the causes of the First World War, a historical debate that has endured ever since the conflict ended. It periodically resurfaces with new theories being advanced such as the Fischer thesis, usually on account of the release of previously unseen documents or because of a shift in the political climate. It has emerged to the fore once again because this year is the centennial of the war’s outbreak and there are plans to commemorate it nationally across the UK.