Causes of WWI

Militarism is one of the big reasons WWI happened. Country's like Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, France Started in a big arms race building up there military in a short amount of time because they thought that a war was on its way and they were right.
Nationalism When the Congress of Vienna was finished 1815 Germany and Italy were left as divide states but they were a strong supporter of Nationalism. But Nationalism caused a big problem for Austria-Hungary. The ardent Panslavism of Serbia and Russia's willingness to support its Slavic brother conflicted with Austria-Hungary's Pan-Germanism.
Imperialism is another factor that contributed to the increase in rivalry in Europe. Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. They all competed for Africa as well. Britain and France settled their differences but several crisis happened and began a feud between France Britain Against Germany.

The Opium Wars

The Opium wars all started when the English wanted to start trade with the Chinese but the Chinese didn't want any of it. The English got there way and started trade with the Chinese by giving out opium to the Chinese people and get them addicted. Then after a period of time the English came back and the Chinese wanted more so they decided to trade tea for the drug. As time went by people that were not addicted stared to despise the English and try to get out of the trade between them. Which started the war and the war wasn't fair. The English were more highly advanced there war ships were steamed powered while the Chinese war ships were still sail boats because of there isolation to the world. The English won easily and went on to what they were doing.

"The Scramble for Africa"

The scramble for Africa started in 1881. The reason for the big scramble was the vast recources that Africa had. Like rubber, gold, wood, ivry, silver, copper, tin. One of the famous europeans that went to Africa and had succes was Cecil Rhodes. He own 90 percent of the worlds diamonds production. During the African scramble millions of people died and or were in slaved for the europeans doings. When europeans got there their health coudlnt take the vast dieseases Africa had thats my most europeans that went to Africa died or got sick over time.

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The Europeans had a lot of hard ships being in Africa. They faced disease,enemy tribes,low food and water. The reason the source of the Nile river (Lake Victoria) is named after the British Queen is because when John Speak found it he called it that to show that Europeans discovered it. The Europeans had a big advantage over the African people and that advantage was guns.The African people never seen anything like it before, Africans carried around spears and Shields as there weapons. Then when the machine gun was invented the Europeans went back to Africa and took it over with ease.

The Meiji Restoration Of Japan

The reason Matthew Perry got what he wanted was because the Japanese were amazed by the boats Perry and his man were sailing. They were so amazed that they gave him what he wanted. Which was coal,food,water. He just bullied them by anchoring 26 miles away from the capital city with sails down and a Naval force that was far greater than any other Japanese war ship. They had no choice but to give in to his demands. A year later in 1854 the treaty was signed to open two ports. With the amazement of the technology the Americans had, the Japanese sent men all around the world to find out new ideas so that the could keep up with the world change in technology.

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx was Communisms best man. He hated the Industrial Revolution so much him and Engels basically created it. He hated the pollution and the child labor him and Engels made a book called "The Communist Manifesto". He dislike for capitalism, is which drove him to make communism. Communism was a form of socialism that eliminated private ownership, and favored a classless society. The reason he made communism was becasue of the workers that had to work 16 hour days everyday with poor working habitats and low pay. Karls plan for communism was genius everyone would be paid the same the government owned everything so there would be know fighting. But the thing with communism was that ot looked good on paper but it didnt work to well in real life, doctors were being paid the same as wood chipers thats why it never worked but there are some country that have communism like China.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx was disgusted with the Industrial Revolution. He hated it for many reason. Reason like poor working conditions, pollution, and child labor. The reason he dislike the poor working comditions was that the work was vigorous and unsafe if a fire were to occur there was no safe route out of the building owners locked there workers in. Pollution destroyed the inviroment during the Revolution. Rivers were slim with crap on its banks smoke was being poured into the air all day and night. The worst is child labor children worked in places were grown men were suppose to work. They work 16 hours a day and were paid next to nothing.