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Austria-Hungary made the first bellicose move by officially declaring war on Serbia in July of 1914. Viewing Russia as a potentially dangerous ally to its enemy, Austria-Hungary also sought assistance from its ally Germany. Thus, Germany and Russia were together drawn into war.
France had also been allied with Russia prior to the outbreak of war, necessitating its coming in on the side of the Russians. The reason why France and Russia had a strategic alliance had to do with the emboldening of Bismarck-era Prussia. Prussia—essentially comprising much of modern-day Germany, Poland, and the Baltic states—had been unified under Bismarck but Bismarck wanted to centralize power over an otherwise disparate set of Germanic states. Germany as it exists now did not yet exist then, and Bismarck wanted badly to secure a modern nationalist regime. As a show of might, force, and political intent, Bismarck invaded France and took over the Alsace-Lorraine. In response to growing German aggression and unable to defend itself otherwise, France sought an alliance with Russia. Italy was by this point siding with Prussia and Austro-Hungary, most likely because Italy benefitted far…
Wilson was one of the massive supporters of this League of Nations as he felt it would help in being responsible in preventing subsequent wars. One major aspect of the treaty of Paris in 1919 was that it contained the Treaty of Versailles, one which has a major goal of disciplining Germany and forcing a sense of punishment and finality of Germany. For instance, Germany lost many colonies and
Japan would be obliged to negotiate with each former enemy in terms of making reparations. It appears therefore that any attempts at creating peaceful solutions to the conflicts arising during the World Wars culminated in much further conflict, particularly as involving the United States, Germany and the U.S.S.R. Furthermore, it also appears that the ideal of taking sufficient time in order to prevent further conflict was somewhat defeated by conflicts
WWI was also the first time that toxins such as mustard gas were used and this created panic and death in many different countries, significantly raising the death toll from the war and also making it more difficult for the country to stay organized and on-track when it came to supporting the troops that were fighting (Marston, 1981). Italy was another of the allies that joined up to retaliate against
World War II, which took place from 1939-1945, was waged by the Allied Nations as a struggle for freedom against the evil and totalitarian regimes that existed in Germany, Italy and Japan. Leaders of the War There were several leaders that made decisions that contributed to the start and end of WWII. Adolf Hitler, who became the leader of Germany during the Great Depression, is blamed for WWII. He raised German spirits
nations all over Europe made mutual defense treaties, which would pull them into war. These agreements implied that in case one nation was invaded, associated nations had to protect them. The following alliances existed prior to World War 1 (Kelly): Japan and Britain Russia and Serbia France and Russia Germany and Austria-Hungary Britain and France and Belgium The Triple Alliance was created in 1882 by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. These three nations agreed to support
Governments turned out to be involved with original subjects for instance rationing, manpower distribution, home defense, removal in the time of air raid, and reply to job by an enemy control. The confidence and mind of the persons replied to management and publicity. Classically women were militarized to an exceptional degree. The achievement in rallying financial production was a main factor in secondary battle processes. Altogether of the power