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Dbq World War 1 Analysis

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Peace in Europe was destroyed in the 20th century due to the tensions and mistrust that the most powerful nations in the world felt toward one another. World War I had lasted from 1914 to 1918, with over 10 million soldiers dead. This tragedy started due to three prominent causes: alliances, imperialism, and militarism; out of these, militarism had the most influential impact. To begin, alliances were a major contribution to the development of World War I. The Triple Entente consisted of Russia, France, and Britain, whereas on the opposing side of the war, the Triple Alliance was made up of Italy (who switched sides later), Germany, and Austria-Hungary (Doc. A). These alliances would mean that if one of their allies were at war, then each country had a duty to support one another. …show more content…

However, alliances couldn’t have been as great an impact on World War I because those alliances only caused further tension among European nations. There could have been the case where countries in alliances wouldn’t have gone to war with other powerful nations, or due to the fact it would have been difficult to have guarantee of an easy victory. The buildup of arms within the Allied and Central Powers impacted those nations by making them more eager to go to war with their confidence in military strength, thus tipping the balance of the alliances from peace, to destruction. Another additional cause of World War I was imperialism. For example, a chart has shown the vast difference regarding colony ownership; Germany and Austria-Hungary combined owned only about 1,139,000 square miles, whereas the Triple Entente had approximately 17,180,000 square miles of colonized land (Doc.

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