Causes of WWI
World War I was a war that started from August 4, 1914 to November 11, 1918. The war was also known to be called the Great War or World War. The term World War I wasn't called on that name until a second worldwide conflict happened in the year 1939, which was the second World War or World War II. World War I was known to be one of the most violent and destructive wars that happened in the European history.
Basically the war was about military conflict where mostly it happened in Europe but a lot of countries were involved too, including the United States and other nations throughout the world. There were more than 10 million people that were killed and more than 20 million who got wounded on the war.
Once the war began, the countries prepared their military for defenses and offenses of their own countries that involved their entire populations and economic resources for them to succeed victory, which created competition to them. The main countries that were involved in the war were Germany, France, and England. The France and England were the allies that fought against the Germans. But there were also other countries that were involved, they were Italy and Russia.
These countries made trenches and stayed there for a long period of time.
Economic and imperial competition were some of the reasons that brought them into war.
France and Russia were the first countries that began to fight with each other, which was called the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The reason of their war was because France suffered with pain of the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. And this made the France so angry at the Germans.
And sooner or later, nationalism became a problem for Austria-Hungary and the Balkans in which at that time people were fighting with each other because of the conflict of people with different groups.
Imperialism also became the reason of WWI. When the Industrial Revolution started in Europe, it created an increase in manufacturing for products and goods. And the main countries that needed these new products were France, Great Britain, and Germany. This was the result of the "Scramble-for-Africa." These countries competed to gain territory and natural resources in Africa; and Great Britain and France gained the most products founded in Africa. This caused the Germans to fight with the French and the English people.
World War I was also known to happen because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. Around those years Europe was known to be a mixture of nations with power that a little mistake in these nations can start a war.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy were the allies. And Russia, Britain and France were the countries that were also the allies that fought against them on the war.
These strong countries looked forward on the war and started to build up their military. But when the war began it was very destructive in which a lot of soldiers and civilians were killed due to their modern weapons like tanks, planes, machine guns, cannon, etc. On the war it was believed that the Russians had less weapons that on the end they just happened to quit. They also have low leadership where their armies where fighting with each other and killed their leaders. This caused an impact on their alliance that affected France and Britain.
In the end of World War I, the political order of Europe was falling down. And the Germans, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian empires got weaker. This was the time when the Ottoman Empire soon followed them. The war was unforgettable. And I believe that the people that died left memories that could be remembered and could also never be forgotten.
Basically the war was about military conflict where mostly it happened in Europe but a lot of countries were involved too, including the United States and other nations throughout the world. There were more than 10 million people that were killed and more than 20 million who got wounded on the war.
Once the war began, the countries prepared their military for defenses and offenses of their own countries that involved their entire populations and economic resources for them to succeed victory, which created competition to them. The main countries that were involved in the war were Germany, France, and England. The France and England were the allies that fought against the Germans. But there were also other countries that were involved, they were Italy and Russia.
These countries made trenches and stayed there for a long period of time.
Economic and imperial competition were some of the reasons that brought them into war.
France and Russia were the first countries that began to fight with each other, which was called the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The reason of their war was because France suffered with pain of the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. And this made the France so angry at the Germans.
And sooner or later, nationalism became a problem for Austria-Hungary and the Balkans in which at that time people were fighting with each other because of the conflict of people with different groups.
Imperialism also became the reason of WWI. When the Industrial Revolution started in Europe, it created an increase in manufacturing for products and goods. And the main countries that needed these new products were France, Great Britain, and Germany. This was the result of the "Scramble-for-Africa." These countries competed to gain territory and natural resources in Africa; and Great Britain and France gained the most products founded in Africa. This caused the Germans to fight with the French and the English people.
World War I was also known to happen because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. Around those years Europe was known to be a mixture of nations with power that a little mistake in these nations can start a war.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy were the allies. And Russia, Britain and France were the countries that were also the allies that fought against them on the war.
These strong countries looked forward on the war and started to build up their military. But when the war began it was very destructive in which a lot of soldiers and civilians were killed due to their modern weapons like tanks, planes, machine guns, cannon, etc. On the war it was believed that the Russians had less weapons that on the end they just happened to quit. They also have low leadership where their armies where fighting with each other and killed their leaders. This caused an impact on their alliance that affected France and Britain.
In the end of World War I, the political order of Europe was falling down. And the Germans, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian empires got weaker. This was the time when the Ottoman Empire soon followed them. The war was unforgettable. And I believe that the people that died left memories that could be remembered and could also never be forgotten.
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