1. World War I was caused by aggressive nationalism, military power and imperialism. The large military alliances and navy and arms race also contributed to World War I. But the key event that caused the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. And then a very destructive war broke out in 1914. So the main cause of World War I was the rising militarism in Europe.
2. The "shot heard around the world" is a phrase that represents many historical incidents. These incidents would include the American Revolutionary War and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This phrase originally comes from the "Concord Hymn" of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He wrote this Hymn after the fight in Lexington Square. There
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The Schlieffen Plan was created by Count von Schlieffen. He made this plan by studying the outcome of the Russian-Japanese war. This plan was very risky and bold, but if it was a success it would put Germany at the top of the military mountain of Europe. But this plan became a failure because Schlieffen thought wrong of the British, French, and the Russians. They underestimated the Triple Entente, Schlieffen plan was designed so the Germans would not have to fight a war on two fronts. Schlieffen said that they would have six weeks to take out France, and then they would focus on Russia and Britain. But he estimated wrong and the Triple Entente crushed Germany. This was why the Schlieffen plan was a …show more content…
Woodrow Wilson - Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States. He was also the president when the Versailles Treaty was signed. He knew that Germany should be punished, but he did not want to punish the citizens. So on January 1918, he issued the Fourteen Points as a support for peace. He wanted a more moderate approach for Germany after the war, so that is why he made peace treaties. Woodrow also made many more peace treaties for America and the world.
Fourteen Points - The "Fourteen Points" was a statement by President Woodrow Wilson saying that World War I was a war fought for a good cause, and then he called for a postwar peace in Europe. The Fourteen Points contributed to the Treaty of Versailles because four of the points were later recognized in the plan. The Fourteen points became a plan that socialists and liberals rallied. The Fourteen Points had such a positive impact that it was distributed to Russia. Then people created similar ideas like the League of Nations Society which also grew rapidly. But the German government rejected the Fourteen