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Amanda Ferry Mr. Feddersen Modern Civ. February 5, 2015 Nationalism: the cause of World War One There were many things leading up to
the start of World War One, but what exactly was the cause of World War One? Germany was jealous of all of the accomplishments other
countries had and those countries weren't exactly humble about their power. Nationalism was a big part of the conflicts that occurred causing
World War One, that is what started World War One. The Europeans and Russians during this time period had a great deal of power. They had
colonized in many different areas and had a lot of wealth, Germany however was a whole other story. They had very little land outside of
Germany and they did not have a lot of wealth...show more content...
They needed to go through Belgium as part of their military plan. So completely disregarding what all of the powers had mutually agreed on
they insisted that they be allowed through Germany and when Britain said no, they did it anyway. Just by this action you can tell that
Germany had a sense superiority about them. They didn't care what rules they broke or who they affected they just did what they wanted,
which is again an example of nationalism as a cause of WW1. In the period just before the war started there was a "false sense of security"(3)
because the sort of stability in nations Napoleon had created was gone so new nations were formed. The thinking was that while there were a
few minor wars, any threat of a big war was non existent. Therefore throughout WW1 countries who were apart of a relatively newly created
empire and did not necessarily want to be apart of that empire got the idea that they could become their own nations. The sense of nationalism
grew greatly in these areas only adding to conflict contributing to the
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How Did Imperialism Cause Ww1

  • 1. How Did Imperialism Cause Ww1 Amanda Ferry Mr. Feddersen Modern Civ. February 5, 2015 Nationalism: the cause of World War One There were many things leading up to the start of World War One, but what exactly was the cause of World War One? Germany was jealous of all of the accomplishments other countries had and those countries weren't exactly humble about their power. Nationalism was a big part of the conflicts that occurred causing World War One, that is what started World War One. The Europeans and Russians during this time period had a great deal of power. They had colonized in many different areas and had a lot of wealth, Germany however was a whole other story. They had very little land outside of Germany and they did not have a lot of wealth...show more content... They needed to go through Belgium as part of their military plan. So completely disregarding what all of the powers had mutually agreed on they insisted that they be allowed through Germany and when Britain said no, they did it anyway. Just by this action you can tell that Germany had a sense superiority about them. They didn't care what rules they broke or who they affected they just did what they wanted, which is again an example of nationalism as a cause of WW1. In the period just before the war started there was a "false sense of security"(3) because the sort of stability in nations Napoleon had created was gone so new nations were formed. The thinking was that while there were a few minor wars, any threat of a big war was non existent. Therefore throughout WW1 countries who were apart of a relatively newly created empire and did not necessarily want to be apart of that empire got the idea that they could become their own nations. The sense of nationalism grew greatly in these areas only adding to conflict contributing to the Get more content on HelpWriting.net