...DBQ: What were the Underlying Causes of World War I? World War I was the first devastating war the world ever saw. From July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918, over 17 million people died and 20 million more were wounded. The two main alliances that fought each other were called the allied powers and the central powers. The allied powers consisted of France, Great Britain, Russia, and America. While the central power consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire. Both the allied powers and central powers devoured each other. But, for what cost and why did this happen? There are 4 major reasons why World War I happened. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism these 4 are the major causes for World War I. First, as Europe advanced their technology and economy because of Industrial revolution; they also increased their military power and the spendings. In the analysis Richard Overy created in 1999, it shows that money spent on Army and Navy from 1890 to 1914 increased greatly. Germany especially had a huge amount of growth when it came to Military.The spendings increased because of the concept people had back then. Like Emile Zola in 1891 said: “We must eat and be eaten so that World may live”. Prince Bernhard von Bulow of Germany also said “In the coming...
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...WWII DBQ In 1939, the world entered one of the darkest periods when World War II began. American troops entered the conflict officially in 1942. Although the war was not fought on american soil, It had great impacts on the American home front. Women experienced permanent changes in their lives. People across the country felt a greater sense of nationalism, as well of fear of foreigners. World War Two had many effects on American life that was long lasting. Four ways WWII affected American lives were women’s roles and working, deaths, food shortage and rationing, and recycling. Firstly, all of the men were at war the women would have to go and work at factories and other jobs. There is a famous picture and poster that says “ We Can Do It!”...
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...In the end, no one was singing. World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Eventually, armies all across Europe were fighting which resulted in over 10 million deaths. What were the not-so-obvious causes of the war? Three underlying causes of World War I were the alliance system with Europe, buildup of military, and competition for colonies. One underlying cause of World War I was Europe’s alliance system. Europe became divided into the Triple Entente of Britain, France, and Russia, and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (Doc B). Due to the alliances, as one nation joined war, a chain reaction began and the war became larger and larger (Doc A). Each of...
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...World War I was a conflict that devastated countries around the world. However the problems were mainly in Europe. The United States had already shown it was a powerful country with the victory in the Spanish-American War. Although World War I was different, it created social, political and economic effects in the United States of America. The United States grew more powerful in the early 20th century. World War I created many different impacts on the world. The First World War was began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but many American civilians blamed the country of Germany. This country had been sinking United States merchant ships that were going to the United Kingdom and France. This created tension for German immigrants, they were shunned in American society. It also passed the 18th amendment prohibiting the manufacturing, buying and selling of alcohol. This was because people believe alcohol was the cause of many situations in America. Such as document 5 showing propaganda against both alcohol and the German people....
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...World War One World War One has shaped many people’s view of the world today. Even though there were some advancements from the war, the setbacks outweigh the advancements. For example, most of France was destroyed, the war left Europe’s countries divided, and millions of people died. This left France and Great Britain angry and wanting revenge against Germany. Even though Germany did play a crucial role in World War One, they should not be blamed for the beginning of the war. Germany should not be blames because they fought in self-defense against Russia. Germans did not believe Germany started the war (Doc. 8). For them, the war was a war of self-defense against Russia (Doc. 8). Russia mobilized on the 31st of July in 1914 (Doc. 8) and Germany...
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...reasons that have caused World War 1 are the alliance systems, militarism, and imperialism. Throughout WWI alliances have appeared; many causing controversies between nations. Militarism could also stir up trouble due to the increased tension between both the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. As alliances were being built and nations were supplying their military armaments, nations were also expanding their land, taking over weaker countries. One component that contributed to the cause of World War 1 were the alliance systems. These systems acted as a way to gain assurance and trust between nations, abandoning the thought of ever going to war with each other. These alliance systems consisted of two main groups, the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance (Doc A). The Triple Entente included the countries of France, the United Kingdom, and Russia, while the Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. These alliances stirred up trouble as one country came to the defense of its fellow alliance country. This gave a reason to those who aimed to attack their rival countries. As the feud between the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance prolonged, members from one alliance would accuse the members of the...
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...World War I was one of the most gruesome battles experienced in history that effected every nation causing tragedy and heartbreak yet inspired technological development. Each nation, citizens and soldiers, contributed to the war effort in hopes to win alongside their allies while simutaneously ensuring home towns are provided with essentials ultimately avoiding chaos. Although the United States was a nuetral nation in the beginning of World War I, after the sinking of the Lusitania the U.S. joined the war alongside their allies, Britain, France, Russia and Italy contributing as much as they could and playing an unexpected major role in the war. America was unexperienced in war as they did not even have an army to fight with their allies when they first joined. It became time that the United States would enter the war whilst doing this, an unbeatable military was formed. Document 2 states, “Within a year they have adopted universal and obligatory military service, raised, armed, equipped, and sent to France...
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...There were many factors that led up to the first world war, some more influential than others. In the late eighteen-hundreds into the early nineteen-hundreds tensions were high in Europe. Countries were forming alliances, taking over land, and building up their military in order to become the most powerful and influential country in Europe. A Serbian group of rebels killed the archduke of Austria-Hungary which sparked tensions between the two. This dragged in alliances, which became the main cause of the war because it forced countries to pick sides. Militarism and a “race for arms” was the second biggest contributing factor because it made it a competition for other countries to build their military. A combination of these two things caused a political conflict between two countries to turn...
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...World War One carries the harsh reputation of being one of the bloodiest wars to ever be fought. The four years of non-stop battling took heavy tolls on countries all across Europe. There was no limit to what they were willing to accomplish in order to cement themselves in a certain area. The desire, greed, and rivalry amongst nations to gain territory to ultimately achieve economical and political stability were heightened during this period of time. Not to mention the fact that countries were eager to demonstrate their new technologically advanced weapons and sophisticated battle plans as means of expressing their dominance. Amongst the countries involved, the most powerful were Germany, Russia, France, Britain, Italy, and Austria-Hungary....
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...Chester W. Nimitz). The Great War also known as World War I, is known for being one of the bloodiest wars in history. It first started on august first 1914 and ended november eleventh 1918. The two sides fighting the war were the Central powers and the Allies. There are arguably many different reasons for the cause of this war. These causes include militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Militarism is a policy of glorifying war and having an army ready to fight at all times. Alliances are agreements between countries to fight with each other during war. Imperialism is a policy of colonizing weaker countries for resources. Nationalism is the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their own country. The main underlying causes of World War I are militarism and alliances. Militarism is a policy of glorifying war. Countries that practiced militarism would spend great amounts of money on their militaries. In the year 1914, Great Britain spent 79 million pounds on their military with over fifty percent of that money going towards their navy (Document C). In the same year, Germany spent over 100 million pounds on their...
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...The forces that descended the world into World War 2 in 1939 was world powers who accepted the policy of appeasement to avoid war, and Germany, Italy and Japan who took over territory with force in violations of the League of Nations which consisted of . In document 1, Hitler who ruled Germany, took over territory such as Rhineland, which bordered along Germany, and he said it was for the greater good for the country and for Europe. League of Nations met with Hitler to decide the fate of Czechoslovakia which they allowed Germany to take over Czechoslovakia because appeasement was better than to lose men in another war. This meeting allowed Germany to know that the League of Nations didn’t want a war and wouldn’t use force if Germany kept...
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...cultural and economic responses of two of the following groups to the Indians of North America before l750/ British, French, Spanish Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society in 2 of the following regions prior to l740/ New England, Chesapeake, Middle Atlantic How did economic, geographic and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of southern colonies between l607 and l775? Compare the ways in which 2 of the following reflected tensions in colonial society/ bacon’s rebellion, pueblo revolt, salem witchcraft trials, stono rebellion To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Dbq Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from l775-l800 Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nations Analyze the contributions of 2 of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the constitution/ John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in 2 of the following/ whiskey rebellion, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, Hartford...
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...Communism DBQ World War II was nearly over with, but now the Cold War had started. The United States’ and Soviet Union’s greatest difference was communism, a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. The United States and the Soviet Union fought over communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by a private owner for profits, rather than by the state. Containment was the idea of stopping the Soviet Union and communism from spreading. How did the U.S contain communism? The U.S contained communism by Berlin airlifts, supporting the non-communists Korean war, and the U.S quarantine of Cuba. The U.S had contained communism by Berlin airlifts. “West Berlin is completely surrounded by communism and may have had to surrender if not for the U.S and its allies” (Document B). America and its allies had decided to help support the West Berliners by flying in supplies for more than 2 million people for nearly a year....
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...Michael Sylvia World Civ DBQ Mrs. Garno 1/30/13 Europe was a colonizing machine throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. After Europe’s leap to industrialization and growth in population, the abundance of food was drastically decreasing. This inspired Europe to begin an imperialistic sparked Europe’s approach. Nonetheless, Europe’s growing empire was striking fear on to surrounded non western countries. Europe’s motivation for colonizing all over the world was sparked by three main topics: military factors, political factors and economic factors. Military was an enormous factor in imperialism. Leaders and countries often felt that the only way to remain safe and secure was to create naval bases around the globe. Naval bases were a “win-win” situation because the bases could also be used as merchant bases and trading ports. This meant Europe was able to increase both money and prestige due to the fact that their products were now available literally worldwide. Naval/merchant bases weren’t the only incentive to conquer; prestige and fear were sought after also. Both prestige and fear gave Europe a “leg-up” on its opponents due to basic human nature. Europe’s efforts to create fear by building naval bases and expanding their empire made Europe’s opponents feel weak and full of anxiety. This is very evident in Document 4, “Now, the French come, with their powerful weapons of war, to cause dissension among us. We are weak against them; our commanders and soldiers have been vanquished…”...
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...DBQ: Causes of WWII The road to appeasement, and thus to armed conflict, began in 1932 when the National Socialist party took control of the German government through a congressional election that gave Hitler authoritarian power. Tyranny must be fought when it first occurs as it is a virus that can spread if it is not eliminated. As Winston Churchill said, “I have always held the view that keeping peace depends on holding back the aggressor.” Unfortunately, Churchill’s predecessor believed in appeasement and diplomatic means when dealing with Germany, choosing not to believe that Germany had “made up its mind to dominate the world by fear” already. Unfortunately, by the time Great Britain, France, and Italy, had no choice but to knowledge this, plunging into WWII was their only chance of stopping Germany and Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror. There were many instances where one would hope that the international community would step in. The League of Nations was created by the Treaty of Versailles. However this organization did not react to earlier similar aggressions. For example,Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1935. Haile Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia at the time. He approached the League of Nations and asked them to defend them with military sanctions. They did nothing. Selassie’s response was that “God and history will remember your...
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