What was the most important cause of World War 1?
Wow - those are all great reasons to have a war. We should have been so lucky to have reasons like that when Bush decided to have a war in Iraq! Let's take "Nationalism" - .... Many years ago, countries in Europe didn't have the identity they do now. They were parts of the Holy Roman Empire - a religious organization. But in the 1500's there was a movement toward nationalism - breaking away from the Church. And this trend continued up to the present with countries flexing their military muscle for themselves instead of some other power. This ultimately led to a sense that these countries were terribly strong and just couldn't lose a war. They were tough guys! The Kaiser (Caesar) of Germany developed a big head - and he began to guarantee the success of the Austrians. He told the Austro-Hungarian Empire guys that if they got in trouble, then the Kaiser was right behind them - would back them up all the way. Well... sure enough... the Austro-Hungarian Empire did get into a war with Russia - and so now the Kaiser had to back them up - he'd given his word. So off they all marched to war. But it was a war that nobody was going to win that easily or at all.
How important was the Nazi - Soviet Pact in causing war?
Very important. In the summer of 1939 Hitler had successfully invaded pretty much the rest of Czechoslovakia which broke his promise not to made at the Munich conference the previous year. He concluded that Britain and France were not interested in Eastern Europe - and with good reason. By the autumn of 1939 he had assimilated the Sudeten Deutsch into Germany, had achieved Anschluss with Austria and had grown the German armed forces above the limits set in the Versailles Treaty. In the west he had re-militarised the Rhineland. However assuming that France and Britain would not stop him from invading Poland was one thing, he needed to be certain that the Soviet Union wouldn't abject. Invading Poland after all would put a vowed enemy of the USSR directly on their border and they might consider that they would have to support the Poles in order to keep the Nazis at arms length. The Nazi-Soviet pact therefore allowed both sides some leeway - the Soviets would know that the invasion was coming and would get half of Poland as a useful buffer against a future Nazi invasion, while the Nazis would be allowed to invade in the knowledge that the Soviet Union wouldn't declare war on them. Therefore the treaty was very important, but it wasn't the only factor, Hitler's misunderstanding of British and French resolve not to allow Hitler to invade Poland or acquire any more of Eastern europe was equally important. As was Hitler's ego in thinking that he could continue to expand Germany without any other European nation objecting to the point that they would declare war.
What is the most important reason for Germany losing ww1 and why?
While the American involvement in the war was a moral boost for the Entente/Allied forces and resulted in a negative moral impact for the Central Powers, it was hardly decisive. The First American troops took part in offensives towards the end of 1917, and were still not on the front in huge numbers during 1918 by which point the war was already lost. Had the war continued, then yes there contribution would have been more important to the defeat of Germany. The British naval blockade was finally making an impact on Germany, which was resulting in major trouble on the home front. Not to mention troops transferring from the east were going AWOL in more increasing numbers. The Ludendorff Offensive used up the last of Germany's reserves and did not destroy the Allied armies, and they were then unable to halt the Allied counterattack. I would rank them in that order: blockade, home front, war weariness, Ludendorff Offensive, the Allied counterattack
What were the causes of Germany's defeat in world war 1?
The major reason was the naval blockade established by the Royal navy from August 1914, which eventually starved Germany into defeat. By 1918 even German front line troops were on short rations, and the civilian population was literally starving to death.760,000 German civilians died in WW1 (compared to 500,000 in WW2).There was no fighting in Germany itself, and no mass bombing raids of German cities.These people almost all starved to death,or died from normally non fatal ailments because they were suffering from severe malnutrition. By 1918 all the lead roofing and iron railings from government buildings and parks had been stripped for war industries, and army helmets were being made out of felt and cardboard, so Germany was running out of raw materials as well as food. Germany had no choice but to surrender; as early as August 1918,when it became clear the Ludendorff Offensives (designed to knock Britain out of the war and thus lift the blockade) had failed,front line troops had been given orders to do no more than hold their positions until an armistice was arranged. Defeat wasn't due to the military situation on the ground; at the time of the Armistice, the German army was still everywhere entrenched on enemy soil, and the Hindenburg Line remained largely intact. Allied commanders had already drawn up plans for offensives in 1919 and 1920,so certainly didn't expect any imminent German military collapse or quick victory on the ground. Allied recognition of the contribution of the naval blockade to the German defeat was evident in the fact that when the German delegation arrived to agree the Armistice in November 1918, the British representative was Admiral Wemyss of the Royal navy, rather than a senior British army officer.
Rank Each Country by Cause of WWI?
Can someone give a percentage to the following countries by their contribution to causing WWI? Austria-Hungary Germany Ottoman Empire Serbia France Great Britain Russia United States Thanks! Maybe a little reasoning would help me understand and would get you best answer :P
How is the causes of WW1 and WW2 similar and Different?
In very simple terms, WW1 was caused by a series of alliances in Europe that caused the smallest conflict to break out into a massive war. WW2 was started because the Nazi party in Germany tried to take more and more of Europe until the Allies finally snapped and declared war. The Nazi party was allowed to take power because the Treaty that ended the first World War was incredibly unfair and put Germany into economic and social collapse. The Nazi Party took power under the promise of economic stability and a strong Germany. So in very simple terms the first World War caused the Second World War.
World War-II,causes,important events,consequences and conclusion.?
Oh my goodness... is this what Yahoo Questions has devolved to?! Do your own homework. Stop bothering other people. And if you really, truly have no thoughts about word war II you need to go slap your history teacher. And your parents.
How was militarism considered a cause of World War I?
Simply put, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts. By 1914, the Germans had curbstomped two other great powers (France and Austria) since 1866 and were still rising rapidly in power. The British saw them as natural rivals and the greatest threat to British global hegemony; the French were still bitter about the Franco-Prussian War and wanted Alsace-Lorraine back; the Austrians were trying to hold together their own empire while expanding their territory and influence in the Balkans, where Russia - who was also quite frightened of Germany - held interest as well.So, the nations that would make up the Entente, frightened of Germany (who, let's be honest, was basically the Central Power while the others played a supporting role), began stockpiling weapons and developing newer, better weapons so that they were ready for the day that they would inevitably have to fight Germany again. The Central Powers saw this and began building up arms and developing technology as well. The Entente saw this and put even more emphasis on arms buildup and weapons research. The Central Powers saw this and escalated their own buildup. The Entente saw THIS and -- well, you get the picture. A natural consequence of all this buildup was a greatly bolstered sense of national pride and emphasis on the military as an indispensable part of state and national identity on all sides, which encouraged even further buildup.Image credit to Mental Floss.The end result was several great powers bristling with sheer destructive power, armed to the teeth with the latest in weapons technology, hoping to be able to strike a knockout blow to the other alliance and emerge victorious relatively quickly.And we all know how well that went.