At the start of the Great War in 1914, Germany was a relatively young power, only coming into existence following a series of wars in 1871.By 1914 Europe was divided as a continent in power struggling forces for the top place in the world economic market.Following the Napoleonic Wars, all of Europe was sharing these ideas.The world watched nationalism for the first time and saw the power the French gained from it. The French people began to feel pride in their culture and ethnicity.Napoleon encouraged the spread of nationalism, which he saw in his troops, to better the French war machine.The rise of ideas of nationalism, devotion and love for one's common people and ethnicity, increased in popularity during the Napoleonic Wars.Napoleon's armies marched all over Europe, bringing not only French control, but French ideas. The French Revolution resulted in chaos and the ascent of Napoleon to power. Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.The settlement at the end of the Franco-Prussian war left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory.Strong nationalist elements led to the Re-unification of Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871.Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia (the winning allies) decided upon a new Europe that left both Germany and Italy as divided states.The Congress of Vienna, held after Napoleon's exile to Elba, aimed to sort out problems in Europe. Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country.
Serb Nationalism: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Rise of Nationalist Sentiment Napoleon Bonaparte and the Rise of Nationalist Sentiment.Long-term Causes: Why did the war break out? The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of world war II 21 years later. World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars, which was modified by the mid-19th century’s nationalistic revolutions. It was a total War which left great devastation, millions dead and shaped the modern world. It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 & 1918.The World before World War I The War was also known as THE FIRST WORLD WAR, THE GREAT WAR and famously “ THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”
WORLD WAR 1 CAUSES, PRACTICES & EFFECTS OF WAR
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