world war one, also known as the war to end all wars, was a brutal war which
affected all of Europe, and outlying areas. The assassination of Arch Duke
of Austria, Francis Ferdinand by a Bosnian patriot was responsible for the
initial outbreak of fighting. On July 28, 1914, world war one began.
Fighting commenced between Austria-Hungary, whom declared war on Russia, an
ally of Serbia. Millions of people were affected by this war. More civilian
population was involved in world war one than ever before in previous wars.
Imperialism, nationalism, militarism and alliances, all played the major
roles in the preparations for war, and without even one of these factors,
world war one would not have occurred.
Although the murder of Austria’s Arch Duke, Francis Ferdinand was the
immediate cause of the war, it was not the main reason for it. Many
countries were broken into small pieces before the war, and certain areas
were occupied as colonies by greater powers. One example of this was the
colonization of Italy by Austria-Hungary. The Italians supported
nationalism, which was the desire for self rule. Finally, after multiple
attempts, the Italians freed themselves from Austria-Hungarian control.
However, there would never again be unequivocal peace between the two
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nations again. From that point on, they watched each other’s every action,
and were always preparing to fight. It is believed by Pierre Renouvin, the
author of The Immediate Origins of War that “The vigorous assertion of
national feeling is one of the basic traits of the period . . . ” and that “.
. . The effective impulse (for the war) came from national feelings and from
passionate emotions.”
As tensions grew between countries, feelings of insecurity began to
develop. Many countries decided to increase their armies, and their navies,
also known as militarism. As one country would begin to enhance their
military, other countries felt compelled to do the same to avoid possible
unsuspected attacks. On a chart representing the per capita expenditures on
armaments, many countries, within just ten years prior to the war increased
their military’s defense and offence by two to even three hundred percent.
The actions of the European nations greatly intensified the chances for fore
coming of a full scale war. In the Origins of the World War by Sidney
Bradshaw Fay, it says “This hostility (within Europe) was accentuated by the
increase of armaments, economic rivalry, and nationalist ambitions . . . ”
When one or more countries felt that they needed support, or protection,
they would find another country searching for something comparable, and make
an agreement to stand by each other during war. These agreements were known
as alliances. During the war, two major allied groups came about. They were
the triple entente which consisted of Great Britain, France, and Russia, and
the triple alliance which consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary.
Throughout the war, alliances maintained a great role, however, initially
alliances were not a contributing factor. If there had not been imperialism,
nationalism, and militarism occurring simultaneously, there would have been
no need for allies, because they were the factors that created the hostile
environment in which the war formed. What could have remained a regional
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incident, turned into a world war due to alliances. Alliances were for other
nations to be able to rely on others during relentless attacks from other
countries. These alliances were only useful during war, and had imperialism,
nationalism, and militarism not been present, world war one would not have
occurred.
World war one was a grand war which contained a very in-depth, detailed
background, ranging from the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria, to
the imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and alliances of the European
nations. Imperialism, nationalism, militarism and alliances, all played
major roles in the preparations for war, and without even one of these
factors, world war one would not have occurred.