Long-term causes of the war included the imperialistic foreign policies of the great powers of Europe, including the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, France, and Italy. The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav nationalist was the proximate trigger of the war. It resulted in a Habsburg ultimatum against the Kingdom of Serbia.[10][11] Several alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
Serbian nationalism had a strong impact on tensions in Europe prior to World War I in a variety of ways. The most dramatic was the negative influence that it had on stability in the Austro-Hungarian Empire; in particular, it led indirectly to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand, which was the match-point that ignited the war.
Superion Empire Superion? The largest empire in the western world since the Roman empire was the British empire.
Going from newest to oldest, Untied States of America, the England Empire, the Roman Empire, The Greek Empire the Egyptian Empire the Mongol Empire and the Persian Empire.
The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.
Serbia agreed to all but one of the ten demands. The one that they could not accept (#6) demanded that Austrian police be allowed to operate in Serbia as they conducted arrests of suspects in the assassation of the Archduke.
The Persian Empire was expanding toward the Greek mainland. As a pretext, it used the Athenian aid to Greek Iona to send a punitive expedition against Athens after Athens rejected a diplomatic ultimatum.
Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum that Serbia concede to their control; this was refused in part and altered in part, and the Empire declared war on them, triggering a series of treaties and agreements which set off World War 1.
He extended the Empire to Gaul and Britain, defeated rebellions in Asia Minor, and established himself as dictator for life over the Empire. He was leaving to take over the old Persian Empire in order to be greater than Alexander when he was terminated - a natural response of the aristocracy to counter his life dictatorship - end his life.
Rising tensions between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Athenian Empire which was pushing them too far in Athens' over-aggresive policies.Athens, having turned the alliance against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, interfered in the other cities to extend its influence. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, some of whose members were targeted by Athens, gave an ultimatum for this interference to cease. Athens persisted and war ensued.The fear of the growing strength of Athens.
Rising tensions between the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta and the Athenian Empire which was pushing them too far in Athens' over-aggresive policies.Athens, having turned the alliance against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, interfered in the other cities to extend its influence. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, some of whose members were targeted by Athens, gave an ultimatum for this interference to cease. Athens persisted and war ensued.The fear of the growing strength of Athens.
In the first century AD the Israelites revolted against the Roman Empire. In response, the Roman Empire mounted a full offensive against the whole Jewish nation and killed, captured or drove the all the Israelites from the entire area.
When Serbia rejected the Hapsburgh ultimatum, Russia supported Serbia, Germany backed the Austro-Hungarians, who invaded Serbia bringing the triple alliance, (Russia England France) into the First World War. The Ottoman Empire backed Germany and Austro-Hungarians to create the Axis. Italy backed the triple alliance to create the Allies, which defeated the Axis, in 1918. Canada, Australia, New England and other Commonwealth Nations supported England, as they did in WW2.
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the strain of the invasions by the Germanic peoples, which was compounded by lack of internal unity, infighting and usurpations which rendered the Roman response to the invasions ineffective
The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was the proximate trigger of the war. Long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policies of the great powers of Europe, including the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, France, and Italy, played a major role. Ferdinand's assassination by a Yugoslav nationalist resulted in a Habsburg ultimatum against the Kingdom of Serbia. Several alliances formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
The religion that developed during the Mughal Empire was Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. Sikhism emerged in response to the prevailing social and religious conditions of the time and combines elements of Hinduism and Islam.
The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was the proximate trigger of the war. Long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policies of the great powers of Europe, including the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, France, and Italy, played a major role. Ferdinand's assassination by a Yugoslav nationalist resulted in a Habsburg ultimatum against the Kingdom of Serbia. Several alliances formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.