Causes of WWI Essay – Flashcards
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Intro
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- Hook - DT - HC - Thesis
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Hook
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- Early 20th Century - the better part of Europe seemed to be at peace, but soon turned to WWI
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DT
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- WWI: began between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente - Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy - Triple Entente: Russia, France, Great Britain
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HC
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- conflict began because of old grudges (French wanted Alsace Lorraine, which was lost in the Franco Prussian War) - militarism, nationalism, and alliances emerged, causing tension - all of these factors contributed to WWI
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Thesis
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Although imperialism contributed to WWI, militarism, alliances, and nationalism were the more prominent factors
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Militarism
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- Topic sentence - examples of military enlargement (Russia) - Wilhelm II (quote) - examples of navy enlargement - mobilization plans (Schlieffen Plan) led to arms race - Wilson's Fourteen Points - Thesis
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Topic sentence
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- Militarism (glorification of army and navy) - nations were more inclined to use their large armies
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examples of military enlargement and consequences
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Russia's army: - 1860: 1,300,000 men - 1914: 6,000,000 Nations were forced to enlarge their armies to defend themselves against other large powers
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Wilhelm II
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- glorified the military - "I and the army were born for each other"
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Examples of navy enlargement
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- the Dreadnought - Tirpitz Risk Theory (Germany attempting to make a navy to challenge that of Britain's)
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mobilization plans and consequences
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- Schlieffen Plan (Germany's plan to take out both France and Russia quickly) - led to arms race, which led to weapons such as machine guns, flamethrowers, poisonous gas, and tanks
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Wilson's Fourteen Points
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- Wilson thought it important to reduce military power after the war
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Thesis
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- governments wanted compensation for the money that they had dumped into their militaries, making them more inclined to use their military as a solution to problems
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alliances
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- topic sentence - Triple Alliance and Triple Entente - clause inserted into the Dual Alliance in 1910 - thesis
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- alliances (mutual agreements between nations) were made between the Great Powers due to tension, mistrust, and rivalry - alliances could be militaristic, economic, etc. - made to keep peace but led to war - nations were forced to form alliances for defensive purposes
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Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
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- who they were between - complex, which is why the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was so important - AH fought Serbia, roping in both of their allies
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clause inserted into the Dual Alliance in 1910
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- militarized alliances because AH had to step in for Germany if they were ever attacked by Russia - mobilization is a chain reaction
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thesis
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alliances promoted warfare because they tied countries to each other so that if one nation fought, they all had to join in
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nationalism
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- topic sentence - social-darwinistic competition - economic rivalry - Germany - thesis
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- nationalism (patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts) - caused tension between nations and caused nationalistic revolts, uprisings, and power struggles
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social-darwinistic competition
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- each nation's people thought that they were the superior to all other people, which led to an increase in national competition
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economic rivalry
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- rivalry increased because of competition for foreign markets and resources
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Germany
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- nationalism drove Germany to have the most powerful nation - attempted to create a navy to rival that of Britain - led by Alfred von Tirpitz, who believed that having a large navy was key to controlling a powerful nation
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thesis
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nationalistic feelings drove nations to war due to social-darwinism and nationalistic competition
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conclusion
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- thesis - overwiew - relevance
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topic sentence
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- the beginning of the 20th century was marred with the first modern war: WWI
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overview
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- first war that involved the greater part of the world, killed upwards 8 million, and involved weapons of mass destruction - weapons involved
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Treaty of Versailles
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- the treaty didn't end the war, but caused more tension by putting all of the blame on Germany - caused German resentment because Germany and to pay more than 33 billion dollars to the Allies in the next 30 years
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the falling apart of nations
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- nations fell apart as a result of the war - AH broke into Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
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analysis
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- WWI was one of the most devastating wars in history but it brought about the discovery of stainless steel, plastic surgery, and post-traumatic stress disorder - explain origin of plastic surgery
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thesis
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while WWI was one of the most devastating wars known to mankind, it was a necessary growing pain to achieve the world that we inhabit today
