Political History II
Neba Wais Alqorni
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1. Explain The Reason of World War I
1. Conflicts between European countries before the onset of World War I, several countries in
Europe had indeed experienced conflicts, such as conflicts between Britain and Germany in
the industrial field. Then, there was also Serbia's conflict with Austria-Hungary over the
territorial struggle. This conflict between European countries was the cause of World War I.
2. Alliance in several European countries with the opposition, several European countries
finally formed an alliance. In 1882, the Triple Alliance was formed which consisted of
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Then followed by 1907, countries like England,
France, and Russia formed an alliance called Entente Group. Alliances are formed because
there is a sense of fear and ambition in each alliance.
3. Competition Weapons, Because of a sense of fear, finally each alliance do armaments
competition. They produce weapons in excessive quantities. After that, they also conducted
weapons trials to test whose weapons were the most powerful. That way, the situation in
Europe is bad.
4. The death of Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand was the crown prince of the Austrian-
Hungarian empire. On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian named Gavrilo
Princip. Hearing the death of the crown prince, made the Austrian-Hungarian empire furious.
Also on July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia.
5. The interference of countries in Europe in the war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary.
The war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary became hotter because several countries in
Europe intervened. This was started by Russia which helped Serbia to attack Austria-
Hungary. Hearing this news Germany could not be silent then helped Austria-Hungary
against Serbia and Russia. Member of Russian, Great Britain and France, also attacked Germany.
So, this is the beginning of World War I. That was the cause of World War I, several
countries in Europe became divided. Some joined the Austrian-Hungarian alliance. Some also
joined the Serbian alliance. World War I ended with the Treaty of Versailles. That way, each
country agrees to end the war.
2. Explain The Important Events Between The Years 1939-1939
This historical period was marked by the turmoil of the European compilation of
struggles to recover from the devastation of the First World War and the effects of the
settlement of a collection of monarchies, including Germany, Austria-borders, Russia and the
