What were the long-term and immediate causes of the Hundred Years' War?
It was a fight for power: The English monarch v the French monarch. Obviously that is an extremely general statement, but it was fought between the House of Valois and the House of Anjou. It all kind of goes back to one of my own ancestors Duke William of Normandy (William I of England) who invaded England during 1066 at the Battle of Hastings. He was of Normandy (a part of France) which became apart of the kingdom of England, dividing the English and French thrones, yet the King of England from thereon was required to swear fealty to the French king. Eventually this lead to exploitations by French kings to get more out of England and set off a series of conflicts between 1337 and 1453. Both sides lost the war in terms of gain: The English nobility was very hurt from the war, as most of their young (16-25) did most of the fighting for the English monarch during the war. The English justified the cost because they said it protected mainland England in the long-run. The English monarch also found it burdensome to support its French "colonies" and found that by abandoning them they could occupy their time with more profitable ventures. France was mostly hurt because of the amount of damage done to its farm land in western and northern France because of all the fighting, throwing the region back many years because of the conflict. France justified its cost by the substantial land-grab it conjured during the periods of fighting. I hope this helps. Cheers.
What was the immediate cause for WORLD WAR 2?
Everything in all of the answers that have been given apply. All of it. World War II was, well, a world war. So naturally a ton of factors caused it to occur. There is no single immediate cause, only a single event that marks the "official" start to the war. And that official date is up in the air: it is either the 1937 invasion of Manchuria by Japan, or the 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany. But honestly, everything that people have said in their answers so far is true.
What was the most important long-term cause of World War I? Discuss.
The Franco-Prussian war and the disbanding of the Emperor’s league are by far the two that I feel contributed the most to the start of the first world war. When the Emperor’s league broke down, it effectively destroyed communication between Germany, Russia, and Austria despite the three being traditionally allied to one another. This led to no action being taken by Nicholas or Wilhelm before the final days before the war. Had the Emperor’s league remained in place, the war would likely not have happened as Austria would be chastised for actually annexing Serbia.The Franco-Prussian war led to the point of contention between Germany and France: Alsace Lorraine, which ended up in German hands. This war also ironically set the stage for the Second World War as Germany had a similar view that France held in the build up to the first war and during the war: to avenge their defeat in the previous war.
What are the remote causes and immediate causes of the Great Depression?
The immediate cause was the... crash (late Fall 1929)....of the wholly unregulated, beyond the law, wild, casino like US stock market. The remote causes started far earlier 1919/20 just after the end of WWI, and were several....... #1 Remote cause....The giant USA which fully industrialized (1890-1920) absolute refusal to in anyway regulate, pass laws on, limit, control it's economy, or collect taxes from it's rich and corporations from the world largest economy or allow any worker rights or labor unions to go along with industrialization and largest economy. #2. The USA failure (1910 on) to create a real national bank for the USA, or to require legal stable banks in the country, that was followed by some countries in Europe too. #3. The USA during the 1920's (1920-1929) allowing unregulated false credit to be given out to all Americans and American business in the form of mortgages/ loans, knowing they could never be paid back when they came due 10 years later. #4. The European 'Treaty of Versailles' that ended WWI (1919) but bankrupt Germany and thus all Europe, making the US collapse....worldwide.
World War 1 causes and impact?
conflict in the Balkans was one of them
What are the short-term and long-term causes of World War 1?
Long-Term CausesImperialism. Empire-building had long been an aim of many of the European nations. Britain, France, Spain and Portugal had all exploited the weaknesses of local tribes in the centuries beforehand to spread their empires across the globe. Having colonies resulted in more power and influence worldwide, and also more wealth and pride in your country. Germany’s relatively recent unification meant that it wanted to gain international power through colonies, but there were few places left to colonise.Militarism. Military might was a major concern in Europe. Each country wanted to be better prepared for war than their neighbours, and so military spending increased massively, especially in Germany and Russia, who had just unified and were still developing respectively. Britain’s status as an island also meant that it invested heavily in naval might. It had a naval policy, started in 1889, that said that Britain should have a navy at least equal to that of the second and third navies combined. This Arms Race was boosted by the creation of the British Dreadnought, a new type of battleship.Alliances. Countries often relied on alliances to ensure their own safety, and to find those with mutual interests to their own. They often made alliances with many different countries. Although this may have been good for them, it meant that Europe was linked by a complex web of alliances, ensuring that any war between two powers would likely drag in the rest of Europe as well.Nationalism. This is linked to all three of the above. Nationalism is defined as ‘an extreme form of patriotism marked by the feeling of superiority over other countries’. The monarchies in the different countries all wanted to see their countries and empires grow and flourish. This was particularly important for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.As you can see, this empire covered a lot more than Austria and Hungary. Before WWI, it had been riddled with social tensions and separatists from the Balkan regions. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was eager to keep it together, but it was unlikely that it was going to stay together for too longShort-Term CausesThe main short-term cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand whilst he was visiting Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the resulting Central Powers and Triple Entente were formed.
What was the immediate impact of World War I on France?
Population before the war: 39 millions 1,4 million dead soldiers 4,2 wounded soldiers Some 30%+ of the male population between 18 and 45 dead. Some villages lost all their men between those ages. All industry in the north and north east destroyed. 1/5 of the land destroyed. 300,000 dead civilians A hatred of the Germans and the determination to never let it happen again, both the war and the destruction, and to make the Germans pay.