The Causes of World War 1
- The formation of secret alliances were a problem in the alliance system. If you messed with a country with maybe not a lot of power and they were allied with a strong power now both of the countries were on you and it was an unfair fight.
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| An illustration of how the alliance system worked. https://sites.google.com/a/ucps.k12.nc.us/wwi-y/a-world-prepares-for-war/italy-switches-sides |
- The "boom" of the war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary declared war first and thought it would be a small confrontation but the alliance system caused the conflict spread fast.
- There were new technology and ways of fighting that were more inhumane for the time period. Trench warfare was a type of fighting where the soldiers were technically underground. This lead to stalemate and the spread of diseases from unhealthy living conditions.
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I understand what you mean Kiah and your blog is very well laid out. Could you provide more evidence on the war or give a better explanation on the alliances?
ReplyDeleteThere were two different three different groups. Neutral, Central Powers, and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire. And the Allied Powers were France, Great Britain, USA, and Russia.
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