HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Fez, Morocco, Ottoman Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
Document Summary
The world had entered a brief era of peace and prosperity, ending in the year. 1914, when the entire world witnessed the devastation of europe. It was the build up of different factors, which resulted in world war 1, but was simply triggered by the assassination of the austrian archduke, franz ferdinand, on the 28th of june 1914 by. This event was, however, only the spark that set off the declarations of war, as there were several factors that contributed to the realization of the first world war. World war 1 firstly began as a primarily european conflict. This soon soon escalated into a world war, due to tensions growing between the european countries surrounding militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. This essay will further examine the reasons behind the destruction of europe"s economy, the death of 37 million men and the reasons why it involved countries from almost every region of the world in the early 90s.