attribute the spark of WW1 to be the assassination of Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Ferdinand. The assassination, which was a "happy accident”, escalated. This event set off a chain reaction that resulted in Austria-Hungary, with German support, launching an attack on Serbia. Serbia called in Russia. Thing continues to spiral out of control and by the end of the summer, Germany had declared war on Russia and France; Germany had also started to mobilize troops in to Belgium setting
the war, arrived back to their abode with feelings not much more than of embarrassment. Not only had they been defeated, they were returning to a country that found itself facing struggles politically and economically. These treacherous conditions would lead to the rise of the Third Reiche and the undeniable quest for control of Adolf Hitler. The rise of the Third Reiche began to surface during World War I. As the military had been greatly reduced in numbers, it barely was able to maintain coastal
1.How is the concept of the economic “Open Door” related to the cultural concept of the “White Man’s Burden”? What were the problems of pursuing the latter, both short and long term, for Western powers? Following incidents like the Boxer Rebellion, US Secretary of State John Hay’s creation of the concept of the economic “Open Door” is inevitable. It is the only way for America to not be entirely shut out from China. Had Hay’s not made the effort to issue the statement of principles protecting the
Germany as a Victim On the 16th June the German government, lead by Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, were presented with the Treaty of Versailles. They were originally given 14, and then 21 days, to agree to it. "The treaty, which included some 440 Articles, was not as vindictive as Clemenceau had wanted nor as moderate as Lloyd George would have wished. It certainly fell far short of the conciliatory features of Wilson's fourteen point proposals." (Evans and Jenkins) However
to Woodrow Wilson or George Clemenceau? After the First World War a treaty had to be made to punish Germany for their actions. This had to be done as Germany had lost the war and had signed the Armistice on the 11th November 1918. The German peoples were hungry, war weary and demanded peace. The Paris peace conference's job was to write the Treaty of Versailles. Britain, America and France all had representatives at this meeting; the Big Three. The 'Big Three' included
Orlando of Italy convened in Paris to Create a peace settlement that would put an end to World War I -- a war which devastated numerous countries throughout the world, and one that had threatened the chances of peace ever existing in the future among the nations of Europe. Known as the Treaty of Versailles, its goal was to restore a new nationalism throughout the world by creating new states and forming new boundaries. However, conflicts which resulted over dispute border
the war even though the United States tried to remain a neutral nation, they had no choice but to join the Allies and enter into the first world war. The First World War was caused by several different happens among the nations. The European nations signed secret treaties that created a system of alliance and the leadership was poor. There were no international organizations to help them deal with the problems at large. The nations built huge armies to defend themselves and gain empires. With all
that it would be short and bloodless and for old resentments, they had thought wrong. Instead it lasted four years and had such an impact on peoples lives and European countries. Feelings of nationalism had been uprising because not all ethnic groups became nations. Some ethnic groups such as the Balkans dreamt of having their own national states as well as other groups. Not only did they want their own national state, but they wanted recognition. And when neighboring countries heard about what these
devastated nations and historic changes that could not have been foreseen. Harsh treaties were imposed upon the defeated nations by the victorious western powers. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey and Bulgaria were stripped of substantial territories and significant war reparations were imposed (Brower and Sanders 64 – 65). The United States of America retreated from European politics but was able to remain the most prosperous economy of that time and led the way in development of new energy
The 1848 Revolution, the Second Reich, and the First War Many historians believe that due to the Wilhelmine Era and the expansion of the German nation, as a whole, led to the outbreak of World War One. During the Bismarck era, Bismarck 's main goal was to keep France isolated and stay in good relations with Austria and Russia so that it would prevent a two-front war. Although Bismarck 's foreign policy was creating cooperation, it did not last very long. The spark of World War one came from