Since the beginning of mankind, Europe always had the largest world population. But with the many powers in Europe there have been complications with the ownership of land, whether it was over a small plot of land or large area like a country. There was always some kind of ruler who owned every inch of a certain area called an empire. Over time these empires fell and new empires were developed like Italy and Germany. Italy became independent between 1859 and 1870. Germany became independent between 1864 and 1871. These countries were formed by the unity of language and culture. But with the dividing of countries and the forming of new countries this aroused the complications that started World War I. Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, and Alliances are the four long term main causes of the outbreak of World War I. Imperialism: many of these nations were competing for empires in Africa and the Far East. This led to the rise in tensions between many countries. Nationalism: large, established nations wanted to prove their superiority. Smaller areas with mutual ethnic roots wanted to form their own countries. Militarism: nations were building large armies with new weapons and sooner or later, someone was going to test their strength. Two major alliances were created prior to World War I the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente included France, Great Britain, and Russia while the Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Since World Wart I started many historians and government officials have had many different ideas on who was to blame for the war. There were three main causes for the outbreak of war:.
"(1) the clashing of national interests and ideals in Europe; (2) the maintenance of a system of secret military alliances; and (3) the economic rivalry of the nations of Europe." .
On June 28, 1914, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated by a Serbian.
American History Evaluation Our American History project consists of many important events. ... The next topic we discussed was WWI. We mainly entered WWI to spread democracy. ... Historians say WWI lead to WWII. ... We entered WWII because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. ...
The United States was reluctant in entering the war but ultimately numerous events led the US to declare war on Germany in 1917. ... President Wilson broke off relations with Germany and caused the American to join WWI. ... As reluctant as US was in entering the war, US had unintentionally sided with Britain; Woodrow Wilson being Pro-British himself. WWI ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. ... Disputes in WWI were never completely settled and therefore sparked the Second World War. ...
Origin of Italian colonialism can be found in the desire to take part in the great partition of African lands by European powers, and also in the real need to find a way to channel the surplus of population, that was actually emigrating into Tunisia, France and the Americas. ... Italy entered WWI on the Allied side in May 1915. After the war, it was overshadowed by the greater powers, although it gained territory including Trieste, the Trentino and the south Tirol (Alto Adige) United States President Woodrow Wilson declared a U.S. policy of absolute neutrality, an official stance that w...
America's desire to establish an economic empire determined most of its foreign policy between the Civil War and the end of World War II, and fueled the U.S. into three wars: the Spanish-American War, WWI, and WWII. At the end of the 19th century, the U.S. used the "open door policy" with the motives of achieving free trade and control over Cuba to enter a war against Spain. ... The U.S. did not enter the war in order to stop fascism and religious oppression. ... (Zinn, 362) During the beginning of WWI, America stayed neutral, and foreign markets truly affected the direction of t...
American's know that both wars were a victory, but achieved at a great cost. ... American technology in WWI consisted of new naval ships called submarines. ... These were used in WWI as well as WWII. ... During WWI, fighting was usually done on land or at sea. ... According to slashdoc.com, the main problem when fighting in World War I was working together because the British and the French both wanted to control the United States once it entered into the war. ...
South America was the predominate area of immigration for Italians. ... After 1880 Italian immigration to America began to increase. ... Later better factory job opportunities opened to the Italian immigrants when the labor shortage occurred as a result of WWI (Pretelli, 2013). ... Ellis Island was the processing center where it was decided if immigrants were acceptable to enter the United States. ... The only policy in place that would have applied to the Italian immigrants entering between 1850 and 1920 would have been The General Immigration Act of 1882 ("Early American," 2013). ...
Although the submarine made its name for itself in WWI, the first successful recorded submarine in history was built in 1620. ... The seams were chalked and tarred to prevent the water from entering the sub at its operation depth of only eighteen feet. ... By then, the sub had not yet been proven in the watery battlefield that, prior to WWI, was primarily ruled by battleships. ... They were able to avoid many mistakes that had plagued the French and Americans. ... The submarine had entered the ranks of a seaworthy weapon. ...
However, shortly after WWI, America placed new regulations on immigration, restricting those seeking refuge, those seeking a future, and those seeking a home. ... Henceforth, we closed the doors of freedom forever, allowing only a few to enter. ... Unfortunately, many Americans sought revenge. ... After WWII, Japanese citizens were restricted from entering our borders. ... If these pass, they will demoralize the American public. ...
Unfortunately after the Pearl Harbor bombing, he had no choice but to enter the war. ... FDR did not want to make the same mistakes that the country did in WWI. Thus, all of the situations that caused the United States to enter WWI were taken into consideration when the Neutrality Acts were passed. ... They were also specifically made to keep the nation out of a conflict like WWI. ... After all, he waited until it was absolutely necessary and then entered the war. ...
