The Causes of World War I.
The Causes of World War I World War I was the result of leaders' aggression towards other countries that was supported by the rising nationalism of the European nations. Economic and imperial competition and fear of war provoked military alliances and an arms race, which further worsened the tension contributing to the outbreak of war. World War I eventually transformed into a European struggle as 32 countries finally got involved in the war. However, what were the long terms causes for the major countries of the Alliance system in 1914: Britain had a large empire and had a strong navy; it had been the main industrial country in Europe for over 100 years. Long Term Cause: Germany's emergent strength. For example, Germany was now producing more iron and steel than Britain; Germany was building a navy as big as Britain's; Germany was growing its empire throughout Europe. Population: 45 million Soldiers: 711,000 Warships: 185 Money Spent on Military: £50 million Germany had only become a united country in 1871, but by 1914 it built up an overseas empire. The Kaiser wanted Germany to become a 'world wide power'. Long Term Cause: Jealousy of Britain's Empire and prosperity; fear of having unfriendly countries (France and Russia) on its eastern and western borders. Population: 65 million Soldiers: 2,200,000 Warships: 97 Money Spent on Military: £60 million Russia
Causes of the english civil war
What were the causes of the English civil war? How far do you agree that Charles 1 was to blame for the war? The Civil war began in August 1642, claiming the lives of one in ten men. Charles 1 declared war against the English Parliament. The two sides were the Parliamentarians- most merchants and MP's and many people from the south east of England, and the Royalists- who were royal, upper class, gentry or people from the north west of England. Not all people had a choice of which side they supported as they were mostly forced to be on one of the two sides, however many people changed sides during the war. There were many factors which led to the outbreak of the war, many of which Charles 1 was to blame. Some were Long term causes dating back to the very beginning of Charles's reign; others were short term or triggers. The reasons for the outbreak of the civil war are as follows: The main problem was that James V1 had taught Charles to believe in the divine right of Kings, which is a political and religious doctrine stating that the king's power comes from God. Meaning, it is the king's duty to rule the country as he wishes without having to consult with parliament. Parliament however wasn't pleased with this as during the reign of previous monarchies the power of parliament was strong and it was common for the king to rule by parliament's side. Therefore this meant that a
The Causes of World War 1
The Causes of World War 1 Introduction World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. In this essay I am going to explain the short and long term causes and how they led to the start of World War 1. The war was mainly between The Triple Entente, which was Britain, France and Russia, and The Triple Alliance, which was Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. All of the causes fall under 5 main categories: Nationalism, Alliances, Militarism, Imperialism and Ideology. Alliances In 1839, Britain signed an agreement with Belgium promising to help them out if they were ever to be attacked by Germany. This falls under alliances because Britain was promising to stick by Belgium if Germany invaded- so this is a friendship group amongst two different countries. I think this was one of the most important causes of World War 1. It led to the start of the war because in 1905, Germany created the Schlieffen Plan, which contained their strategy for fighting Russia and France because in the event of a war, Germany would be surrounded by these enemy countries. So Germany wanted to invade France so they could then focus entirely on fighting Russia, but in order to invade France they had to go through Belgium, and because Britain had promised to help Belgium if they were attacked, Britain then went and attacked Germany. Germany weren't happy about this and this was one of the first sparks of a
Causes of World War II
Causes of World War II Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved by World War I (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of these problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to conquer additional territory brought them into conflict with the democratic nations. After World War I ended, representatives of the victorious nations met in Paris in 1919 to draw up peace treaties for the defeated countries. These treaties, known as the Peace of Paris, followed a long and bitter war. They were worked out in haste by these countries with opposing goals; and failed to satisfy even the victors. Of all the countries on the winning side, Italy and Japan left the peace conference most dissatisfied. Italy gained less territory than it felt it deserved and vowed to take action on its own. Japan gained control of German territories in the Pacific and thereby launched a program of expansion. But Japan was angered by the peacemakers' failure to endorse the principle of the equality of all races. The countries that lost World War I--Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey--were especially dissatisfied with the Peace of Paris. They were stripped of territory, arms and were required to make
The Causes of World War I
The Causes of World War I The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while travelling in a motorcade through Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was chosen as a target because Serbians feared that after his ascension to the throne, he would continue the persecution of Serbs living within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbian terrorist organization, the Black Hand, had trained a small group of teenage operatives to infiltrate Bosnia and carry out the assassination of the Archduke. It is unclear how officially active the Serbian government was in the plot. However, it was uncovered years later that the leader of the Black Hand was also the head of Serbian military intelligence. In order to understand the complexity of the causes of the war, it is very helpful to know what was the opinion of the contemporaries about the causes of the Great War. In the reprint of the article "What Started the War", from August 17, 1915 issue of The Clock magazine published on the Internet the author writes: "It is
Causes of the First World War
Causes of the First World War In the summer of 1914 a massive war was started between the great powers. In this essay I will investigate the causes of World War 1 and try to work out which country or countries were to blame for starting it. In the 1800's, Britain was by far the leading nation. It had an enormous world-wide empire and powerful navy to protect the large amount of land overseas that it owned. Britain manufactured many different goods, which were exported to other countries, including Germany. Before 1900 Britain was the world's leading industrial power, with it's main rival being France. Britain was by far the leading European power, but it feared other countries building up a larger navy and catching it up, especially Germany. Britain knew that Germany had caught up with it in industrial production and that Germany's leaders also had strong ambitions to build up a world-wide empire, like Britain already had. In 1914 Britain had an empire of 27 million km and Germany only had 2.5 million km, but Britain was still worried. In 1870 there was a war between Germany and France called the Franco-Prussian war. The Germans captured a piece of French land called Alsace-Lorraine. The French wanted the Alsace-Lorraine back and were still worried that the Germans may attack again. Previously the French had had a fairly small army, but they expanded it and built strong
Causes of World War II.
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II World War II (1939-1945) killed more people, disrupted more lives, destroyed more properties, and probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war that has ever occurred in history. It brought about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power and it also led to the rise of the Soviet Union. It all began with a few events that set the stage for the entire conflict. The situation just continued to get worse, until finally, the seemingly inevitable happened. World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Germany's dictator, Adolph Hitler, had built Germany into a powerful war machine and that machine rapidly crushed Poland, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and France. This second global conflict resulted from the rise of totalitarian, militaristic regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan, a phenomenon stemming in part from the Great Depression that swept over the world in the early 1930s, and from the conditions that were created by the peace settlements following WWI. After the Great War, defeated Germany, disappointed Italy, and ambitious Japan were all anxious to regain and increase their power. Therefore, the three countries eventually adopted forms of dictatorship that made the state supreme and called for expansion at the expense of neighboring countries. They all had the
The Causes of World War One
The Causes of World War One David Reynolds, 3H The most important reason World War One broke out is the Alliance System. The Alliance system caused other countries such as Germany (The Central Powers) to be intimidated. These Alliances caused other things to happen like the arms races and colonial rivalry. These were minor causes. The Alliances, The Triple Entente: France, Russia and Britain and the Central Powers: Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary, were competing against each other for power. The Alliances were only meant to be an agreement to protect a country, in that agreement, from attack, not to gang up, provoke and attack other countries. That was what it was looking like as all the different countries made plans for invasion. Germany was planning to attack France and when they crushed the French they would turn and crush Russia before it was able to mobilise. This was called the Schlieffen Plan. It failed because The Russian army had mobilised as it was helping Serbia defend itself against Astro-Hungary. Britain had not wanted any part in the war, but were dragged in by the fact that Germany had ignored Britain's order to withdraw from Belgium. This leads to the fact that if the Alliances had not of been signed all the countries would not have been intimidated they wouldn't have drawn up war plans, the arms race wouldn't have happened. Even if the plans had been
causes of world war two
Causes of WW2 Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved by World War I (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of these problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to conquer additional territory brought them into conflict with the democratic nations. After World War I ended, representatives of the victorious nations met in Paris in 1919 to draw up peace treaties for the defeated countries. These treaties, known as the Peace of Paris, followed a long and bitter war. They were worked out in haste by these countries with opposing goals; and failed to satisfy even the victors. Of all the countries on the winning side, Italy and Japan left the peace conference most dissatisfied. Italy gained less territory than it felt it deserved and vowed to take action on its own. Japan gained control of German territories in the Pacific and thereby launched a program of expansion. But Japan was angered by the peacemakers' failure to endorse the principle of the equality of all races. The countries that lost World War I--Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey--were especially dissatisfied with the Peace of Paris. They were stripped of territory, arms and were required to make reparations
The Causes of World War Two.
The Causes of World War Two. The origins of World War Two have exercised the minds of historians and filled hundreds of thousands of pages, without tiring either the fascination of the subject or the energy of the reader. Many still remember the war like it was yesterday and were directly affected by it. Others, born after the war, barely know anything about it. Either way, we are still living in the shadows of it. Maybe the physical ruins in Europe were quickly repaired, but the destruction has left its mark in great cities and left forty to fifty million dead. One might ask why and how? Why and how can a war break out including at least eight major powers and kill over forty millions people? When looking at the causes of World War II it is not like looking at the causes of World War I. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia, and within a week, five of the six European great powers were at war. One day Europe was at peace the next day at war. But with World War II it was totally different. It is even difficult to say when precisely the war began.1 Some say it started in 1936, with the Spanish Civil War. It is when a Nationalist, Francisco Franco took up arms against the republic and in a few weeks controlled half the country. Then the Soviet Union, Italy, and Germany came to help fight for three years and lost half a million lives there. While the
