World War 1 was a disaster just waiting to happen. There are many reasons why the First World War occurred. The rise of nationalism and excessive love of ones country, helped to plunge nations into combat. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife was done through the hands of Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Black Hand, a secret Serbian nationalist society). This is what is believed to have lit the fuse.
Austria-Hungary Germany France Germany Belgium Britain
The Austro-Hungarians argued that the Serbian government was caught up in plotting against them took this opportunity to crush their nationalism and reinforce the Austro-Hungarian influences.
So by 1914 the following alliances were formed:
The triple alliance: Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Britain France Russia
Three other factors must also be taken into account: Imperialism, Nationalism and Militarism.
Imperialism: Countries tried to invade and dominate other nations, causing competition and rivalry.
Nationalism: People thought that their own kind of people were ‘better’. People of the same ethnic groups made alliances to combat the other groups.
Militarism: The military was given a high profile and there was a conflict on whose arms of forces was larger.
Well done, Sampada :D
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Very informative and nicely presented. I have to ask though isn't it 'Austria-Hungary' not 'Austria-Hungaria'? I could be wrong :[)
ReplyDeleteA nicely written post. You cover the main factors that contributed to the start of the war. You need to make it clear that the alliance system was already in place, prior to the assassination. Your post makes it seem as though the alliances were only formed after Germany and Austria-Hungary started declaring war. Overall, a good first post (H).
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