Would World War 1 have broken out if the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand wasn't assassinated? In short, yes, there had already been extremely high tensions around the world. Every country had an enemy and some sort of makeshift alliance with other countries. The assassination of the Archduke only added more wood to the already burning fire that was the outbreak of, “The War To End All Wars”, that was World War 1.
The reason tensions were so high is that the systems of Militarism, the Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism (M.A.I.N.) were running the world. Every major world power was using these systems, going mad with the idea of increasing their military’s power, and becoming the largest, and deadliest world power. At the same time also trying to look tough and fearsome to other powers in the process. Each and every Leader wanted to be looked at as fierce and brave, to tell the rest of the world not to mess with their territory, there people, or their home land.
Every nation was preparing for war whether they liked it or not. With Germany being an industrial powerhouse, also being in the lead of research and the development of new dangerous weapons. Especially chemical weapons such as, the infamous Mustard Gas. They were also building a fleet that was very …show more content…
decided to declare war on Germany. This telegram is otherwise known as the Zimmermann Note. However this message was intercepted by British intelligence. Britain decoded the message and were utterly surprised with the information they were presented with. America was outraged when they heard the news. Especially when Germany's foreign Secretary formally and publicly admitted that the telegram was legitimate. This pushed the U.S. to getting involved in the
The reason tensions were so high is that the systems of Militarism, the Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism (M.A.I.N.) were running the world. Every major world power was using these systems, going mad with the idea of increasing their military’s power, and becoming the largest, and deadliest world power. At the same time also trying to look tough and fearsome to other powers in the process. Each and every Leader wanted to be looked at as fierce and brave, to tell the rest of the world not to mess with their territory, there people, or their home land.
Every nation was preparing for war whether they liked it or not. With Germany being an industrial powerhouse, also being in the lead of research and the development of new dangerous weapons. Especially chemical weapons such as, the infamous Mustard Gas. They were also building a fleet that was very …show more content…
decided to declare war on Germany. This telegram is otherwise known as the Zimmermann Note. However this message was intercepted by British intelligence. Britain decoded the message and were utterly surprised with the information they were presented with. America was outraged when they heard the news. Especially when Germany's foreign Secretary formally and publicly admitted that the telegram was legitimate. This pushed the U.S. to getting involved in the