World war one
Began June 28th 1914.
From 1914 to 1918 a war so commonly described as the 'first modern war' swept through the many nations and empires that were once living in peace. Although World War 1 took the lives of millions of people, demolished towns and civilizations and destroyed homes, this war also sparked a great change in the way people thought and acted. It was the beginning of shaping the cultures and societies that we know today.
World War 1 majorly involved the powers of Europe, and because these nations had such expanded empires and reign, a great deal of their sub dominions and colonies were soon involved in the conflict. There were many factors that brought upon the outbreak of World War 1. Nationalism, imperialism and militarism alongside the alliance system were key notions that contributed to this outbreak.
From 1914 to 1918 a war so commonly described as the 'first modern war' swept through the many nations and empires that were once living in peace. Although World War 1 took the lives of millions of people, demolished towns and civilizations and destroyed homes, this war also sparked a great change in the way people thought and acted. It was the beginning of shaping the cultures and societies that we know today.
World War 1 majorly involved the powers of Europe, and because these nations had such expanded empires and reign, a great deal of their sub dominions and colonies were soon involved in the conflict. There were many factors that brought upon the outbreak of World War 1. Nationalism, imperialism and militarism alongside the alliance system were key notions that contributed to this outbreak.
nationalism, imperialism, militarism
Nationalism is essentially a sense of pride and love for one’s nation. It can either unite or divide the people of a nation or region. Nationalism contributed to the unification of a lot of small Germanic groups that formed the German empire in 1871. It also brought together Germany and Austria-Hungary. Russia had been supporting Bosnia-Herzegovina to become one with Serbia, so when a Serbian was accused of killing the Austrian Archduke, Russia was drawn to the conflict that followed.
Imperialism is the policy of one country extending its territory to create an empire, usually for strategic or financial reasons. The main rivals for the race for new colonies around the late 19th century were mainly between France, Britain and Germany. Britain had the largest colonial empire however Germany had a unified nation from 1871 and continued attempts to extend it when the war broke out.
Militarism: the arms race in Europe. All wars were fought with weapons of all kinds; guns, ammunition, soldiers and eventually battleships and submarines. Most colonies and empires were preparing for the war, training armies and building up their stores of ships and weapons. Many new and improved weapons and war tactics were invented in World War 1. These advances in technology eventually caused greater conflict, however gaining new information on the technology at the time made a huge difference in the way the wars were fought.
The main alliances in the war created even more tension between the nations leading up to the war. The Triple Alliance was the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879 and then in 1882 a Triple Alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The Triple Entente in 1894 France and Russian alliance then in 1907 a Triple Entente between Britain, France and Russia because in 1904 an Entente Cordiale formed between Britain and France. The aim of these alliances was to prevent the outbreak of war. The Great Powers assumed the no power would risk going to war if there were two nations that could easily bring up conflict between many other nations.
Imperialism is the policy of one country extending its territory to create an empire, usually for strategic or financial reasons. The main rivals for the race for new colonies around the late 19th century were mainly between France, Britain and Germany. Britain had the largest colonial empire however Germany had a unified nation from 1871 and continued attempts to extend it when the war broke out.
Militarism: the arms race in Europe. All wars were fought with weapons of all kinds; guns, ammunition, soldiers and eventually battleships and submarines. Most colonies and empires were preparing for the war, training armies and building up their stores of ships and weapons. Many new and improved weapons and war tactics were invented in World War 1. These advances in technology eventually caused greater conflict, however gaining new information on the technology at the time made a huge difference in the way the wars were fought.
The main alliances in the war created even more tension between the nations leading up to the war. The Triple Alliance was the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879 and then in 1882 a Triple Alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The Triple Entente in 1894 France and Russian alliance then in 1907 a Triple Entente between Britain, France and Russia because in 1904 an Entente Cordiale formed between Britain and France. The aim of these alliances was to prevent the outbreak of war. The Great Powers assumed the no power would risk going to war if there were two nations that could easily bring up conflict between many other nations.