World War 1 Dbq Essay

Many countries involved in World War I failed to see how they could have avoided conflict. and in many cases, some countries should have been held responsible for the cause of World War I. The war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at the hands of the Black Hand a Serbian nationalist group. After the assassination Of the Archduke, the war advanced with the two countries Austria- Hungary and Serbia too prideful to admit that they could come to a peaceful solution to solve the conflict Both countries´ had allies that joined the war and those countries' allies joined the war. After some time many countries became more advanced with their war technology, and strategies. Many of these countries fought over territory disputes

nationalism, which had been growing in many European countries, caused tensions to rise and aggression toward other nations. It also got countries riled up to join the war because they felt obligated towards their country's cause because they felt compelled to make their country great and to have glory for their country and for their country's pride. One example of this in countries is The excerpt from a 1912 newspaper printed by Colonel Dragulin that says ¨“If Serbia wants to live in honor, she can do so only by this war.¨(document 4) Colonel Dragulin is saying that if the Serbian people want their country to have honor they have to fight in the war which is motivating them because the Serbian people want to join the war if they wanted their country to be honored by others. Additionally, there were other times when nationalism was demonstrated as a cause of WWI. One example of this was when German Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow delivered his speech before the Reichstag (German Congress) on December 11, 1889, and he said ¨ If the English speak of a 'Greater Britain;' if the French speak of a 'Nouvelle France;' if the Russians open up Asia; then we, too, have the right to a greater Germany.¨ ( document 3) Von Bulow was saying that since the other countries had such great nationalism and wanted their country to succeed greatly. This would lead to other countries

this increases the chances of many countries getting involved in the war because when your allies are being attacked you want to help them and support them because they would support you. One example of this is the political cartoon titled “Chain of Friendship” depicting a group of men representing countries helping their allies when they get into trouble. The cartoon shows how many countries are sent into an unending spiral of helping their allies and creating a bigger problem that in real life creates war. In conclusion, alliances were significant because they created Obligations towards other countries that ultimately ended in