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A 5 page paper that discusses the causes and events leading up to these two world wars. Historians do not agree as to the events leading up to the Great War but they do agree on the causes of the second world war. Some say the first war never really ended; it just took a break and then continued in what we call World War II. The major events that acted as catalysts for each of these wars are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: MM12_PGww1ww2.rtf
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ending sealed with the Treaty of Versailles in January 1919. Over 9 million people were killed during this war. Some historians would later comment that World War I did not
end until 1945; that World War II was a continuation of the First War with a break in the middle (The Great Wars, nd). On June 28, 1914, Garvrilo
Princip, a Serbian, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hapsburg throne, and his wife Sophie (The Great Wars, nd; Pearce, 1997). This set off a chain of events and
within weeks, all major powers in Europe were at war - Germany declared war on Russia on August 1 (The Great Wars, nd; Pearce, 1997). The adoption of the German
Schlieffen Plan brought Britain and France into the war (Pearce, 1997). The assassination of the heir to the throne was the event that could be to represent the straw
that broke the camels back. The assassination represented the breaking point for Austria in its dealings with Serbia (Pearce, 1997). A number of other factors played a part in the
outbreak of this, the Great War. Hostility and aggression had been going on between and among different nations in Europe for years, fueled by a rising tide of nationalism. The
traditions and problems dated back so many years that it would be nearly impossible to say for certain exactly what events caused World War I. No matter which events in
history would be chosen as those leading to this war, the list would omit some important happenings and exaggerate the importance of others (Pearce, 1997). Different historians select different points
in history when discussing the origins of the first world war. Some argue it began with the Agadar crisis in 1911; others say it dates back to the Moroccan crisis
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