World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars- but it wasn't. The war was not necessary and to some unjust. How could such a terrible war start over an assassination? The truth is that it wasn't. The real cause of WWI a single isolated incident, but rather though a series of...

World War I started due to a culmination of several long and short term factors involving aspects of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliance systems, and physical conflicts occurring over a forty year period. The industrial revolution brought around a radically different Europe than there ha...

The onset of WW I marked a turning point in the history of mankind, dramatically redefining the nature of warfare. The brutal restructuring of national policies to involve the entire nation, from industrial production to unwarranted assaults upon civilians, represents a tragic shift. The se...

It was Otto Von Bismarck's dream of a German empire that really got the ball rolling towards world war I. In 1862, Bismarck was chosen foreign minister of Prussia and from there he defeated the Austrians and the French where he gained much territory (states) which clearly caused much tension throug...

1. Introduction and Background Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert (1859-1941) known as William II, emperor of Germany and Prussia, was largely instrumental in his policies of bringing about the events that led to the First World War (William II). He was born in Berlin in 1859 and received his educated ...