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The Individual Cause Of World War I

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The individual level of analysis focusses on how individual people, such as a President or Dictator, influence international relations. The individual level cause of World War I, was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Page 77). The individual level cause of World War II was Hitler’s schemas and his rise to power (Page 106). The individual level of the Cold War was Stalin’s paranoia and exerted rhetoric (Page 129). Also, President Truman’s fear of the U.S. Isolation was another individual level cause of the Cold War. World War II and the Cold War individual cause is similar because of the fear and mistrust from other nations. This is a realistic assumption that human nature has a darker side and the international environment inspires …show more content…

This is a clear representation of the dark side of humans as well as how Hitler has mistrust for other countries. That is one of the reason’s he was trying to expand Germany and create such a strong army. In the Cold War Soviets rejection to be a part of the United Nations created mistrust in the US eyes (Page 118-119). Soviet wanted to dominate in Eastern Europe, which is a sign of human nature’s dark side (greedy for power). The United States were taking part in collective security which is a sign of mistrust between nations. World War I, also used realistic assumptions, international politics is an autonomous sphere. World War I, was the result of many countries entering the war due to alliances (Page …show more content…

The international system level cause of World War I, was the rise in German power (Page 77). The international system level cause of World War II was the unfinished World War I (Page 106). The international system level of the Cold War was World War II (Page 129). The similarities in the international system level causes is that international politics is not an autonomous sphere. This applies to all three wars. In World War I the rise in Germany had an effect on almost all countries in the world. This shows that the liberalistic assumption is right. Countries have a huge affect on other countries, the world is interconnected especially the political sphere and governing of countries. Also, World War II and the Cold War has previous wars as overall potential causes. Prior wars may leave nations in shambles, countries in power or countries with negative feelings towards

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BPQ#1- In the first half of the twentieth century, the disasters that befell Europe were related to the increased competition between the European states. These divisions have been a “long-standing feature of European political life” (982). This widespread competition lead to the rival alliances, which were “the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Triple Entente of Russia, France, and Britain” (983). These alliances, in conjunction with increasing nationalism, lead to the start of the First World War. The Great Depression also had a large impact on Europe, as this economic crisis increased instability within all social classes.

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Two causes of World War I are nationalism and militarism. Document C shows the difference between the Navy and the Army and how they have changed over the years. Because of the graph, you can see that over the year many countries have gained more military which means that other countries have to up their game in militarism. Nationalism and militarism caused a global war because when it comes to having a strong military then everyone else is going to have a strong military because you do not want to be the weakest link. Nationalism is also going to tie in with this because the people that what their country to become a strong country are going to help out with the military because they want the best for their country.

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