AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
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climate change leading to failure of many crops
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the economic chaos caused by the great depression
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grinding poverty and a big gap between rich and poor
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being a multi-ethnic country, with many groups wanting to leave Austria & form their own nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The two halves shared a common monarch, who ruled as Emperor of Austria over the western and northern half portion and as King of Hungary over the eastern portion. Foreign relations and defense were managed jointly, and the two countries also formed a customs union.
Detailed explanation-2: -Previous to World War I the entire Austro-Hungarian system of alliances became unstable. The Monarchy was threatened by the danger of being ousted by Russia from the Balkans. All this impelled the leaders of the Monarchy to hasten the outbreak of war against Serbia. power for its own class interests.
Detailed explanation-3: -The dissolution of Austria-Hungary was a major geopolitical event that occurred as a result of the growth of internal social contradictions and the separation of different parts of Austria-Hungary. The reason for the collapse of the state was World War I, the 1918 crop failure and the economic crisis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main ethnic groups in Austria-Hungary The single most important issue facing the Empire was nationalism. This took the form of demands for political and cultural equality for all the different national groups in the Empire. The response of the Germans and Hungarians to these demands was very different.