Question

Explain how imperialism contributed to the outbreak of world war i

Answer 1

Imperialism contributed to the outbreak of world war I by building an empire requires manpower. The example of manpower which was built in the military to defeat and keep the land or country that they colonized.  

 

EXPLANATION  

World War I occurred between two sides; the triple entente and triple alliance. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918. The main cause of World War I was the difference in ideologies. Yet, there was another strong cause to World War I; the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The conflict raised because of these four aspects: nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances. Militarism became a potential threat to other countries.  

Thus, weaker countries started creating alliances to protect their land.  

Imperialism contributed to the outburst of World War I because building an empire requires manpower such military to defeat and keep the land or country that they took over.  

Through alliances system, a local conflict could easily become a global intimidating one. Nationalism also became the main cause of the first World War because countries were greedy and unnegotiable. Nationalism showed that each country is proud of their own country. Citizens want their country to be the best. All countries want to be better than each other. Yet, that excessive ambition makes countries compete unhealthily.

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Keyword: Imperialism, World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Subject: History

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: World War I

Answer 2

Before the WWI European powers were expanding their domain, France and Britain had colonies in Africa.

The tension was rising, West Africa Conference that was held in Berlin to prevent conflicts over Africa. Industrialism pushed countries to find more and more markets and goods. This caused a problem because Britain and France became superpowers which caused discomfort with Germany that also wanted colonies but only got small areas in Africa.

The Colonial League that was formed in 1881 in Berlin wanted Germany to expand its an empire, then Germany acquired Togoland, Cameroons and South West Africa - Namibia -.

This struggle for power in Africa reflected in diplomatic issues in Europe, which led to WWI.