Events leading to the World War I Indirect Causes * Ethnic and political rivalries – Increasing nationalist sentiment cause anxiety in imperial countries such as England, France, Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary that faces nationalism movement. – The rise of ethnic nationalism coincided with the growth of Serbia, where anti-Austrian sentiment was perhaps most fervent. A [...]
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The World War I
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The World War II
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The World War II Essential Knowledge Causes of World War II • Political instability and economic devastation in Europe resulting from World War I – Worldwide depression – High war debt owed by Germany – High inflation – Massive unemployment • Rise of Fascism – Fascism is a political philosophy in which total power is [...]
