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WWI (Causes (A (alliances (is a formal agreement between two or more…
WWI
Causes
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imperialism
he governing of one people by another country, which was a recurring dilemma prior to World war l due to the industrialist movement.
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militarism
main cause of World War I as it instills fear and intimidation with its neighboring and far-flung countries which caused them to build up and grow their armaments
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nationalism
is a feeling of loyalty and pride in one's nation or people and is sometimes accompanied by feelings of superiority over other nations.
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Gavrilo Princip:
was the killer of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which contributed to the outbreak of World War I
Effects
Fourteen Points
was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
Self-determination
1 : free choice of one's own acts or states without external compulsion. 2 : determination by the people of a territorial unit of their own future political status.
Big Four
was to establish the terms of the peace after World War. Though nearly thirty nations participated, the representatives of Great Britain, France, the United States, and Italy became known as the Big Four.
League of Nations
was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
Warfare
Trench Warfare
is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery
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New technology
made the war much more difficult for the infantry soldiers who did most of the fighting.The machine gun and the tank were new technologies that influenced World war l the most. The machine gun lengthened the war and forced it to become a trench war.
US enters the war
joined its allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight in World War l early 1917 Berlin forced the issue. Its declared decision on 31 January 1917 to target neutral shipping in a designated war-zone became the immediate cause of the entry of the United States into the war.