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World War I
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Causes
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:
On June 28, 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated Austria-Hungary’s heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This set off a chain of devastating events in Europe. The family of the heir wanted justice, and Austria-Hungary allied with Germany while Serbia allied with Russia. This meant that if there was ever to be a conflict amongst any two of these countries, they all would have to become involved. Germany supported Austria-Hungary's demands for justice from Serbia, while Russia, in support of Serbia, refused to give in to the threat of German intervention. Germany therefore declared war on Russia. 
Economic Competition and Allies: After the Industrial Revolution, countries in Europe like Britain, France, Germany, and Russia sought raw materials to manufacture goods and new markets to sell them. This led to overseas competition amongst the European countries to colonize parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Countries were threatened by each other, and had desires to strengthen their militaries to protect themselves. This led to allies being formed among some countries - if one was ever to go to war, the others would have to have their back and fight alongside them. Each country wanted to have the strongest military, the most raw materials, the most overseas colonies, and the most new weapons. This created a major underlying competition that drove WWI.
Nationalist Movements: Nationalism arose in Europe as people began to see themselves more as members of a common group than as individuals. The concept of a nation excited citizens; soldiering became heroic and duty to ones nation became honorable. Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East, and Russia all contained nationalist groups that sought independence. Some people became interested in what they thought was the primitive and irrational nature of humanity and viewed war as a purifying experience. These beliefs and movements meant that if a country was to go to war with another, the people of those countries would be in full support.
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Result:
Germany lost the war. They had more than 600,000 casualties and realized their attempt to capture Paris would not succeed. Germany not only suffered from economic shortages and hunger but also riots from their own people due to frustration with the German government. Facing economic and social disruption along with military defeat, Germany surrendered to the Triple Entente.
The United States won the war. Even with a lot of casualties, they had invested $3.7 billion into overseas investments during the war that allowed them to become the center of international finance. While other countries were facing bankruptcy after the war, the United States had a major economic advantage in the Paris peace conference. They had economic stability from the war that other countries could not match and this gave them a lot of power.
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