The alliances formed in World War 1 and the War against terrorism are different because they were formed for different reasons. The difference is also how they were formed. The alliances that the U.S. are forming now are for protection against and for the elimination thereof. The alliances of World War 1 were formed for protection of the economic imperialism. Many European countries feared that economic imperialism would cause war so therefore they made alliances with other countries in hopes of protecting themselves. The fundamental difference in the alliances in World War 1 and the alliances now are why they were made and why they’re being made.
To understand the alliances u must first understand both wars. The reason for going to these wars are very different. World War 1 was fought over territories. This was bound to happen because when you create alliances like the Europeans did an argument between two countries could bring in a host of other countries and nations like it did. That is what turned a disagreement between Bosnia and Austria-Hungary into
Now in this new war we have organizations such as NATO, and the United Nations to help fight these wars. The United Nations help with peace keeping and human rights. These agencies weren’t around during the time of World War 1 for peacekeeping. World War 1 didn’t have to be a World War if the peacekeeping agencies we have now were around. The alliances that the Europeans created did more to spark the war than put out the fire. The alliances we have now, are made to help in peace keeping efforts. The alliances that the Europeans had were made to strengthen the armed forces of those within the alliance. These were the major differences of the two different types of alliances.
The alliances in World War 1 knew who they were fighting against. That is the major differences between the war on terrorism and World War 1. The alliances were made in World War 1 based on which country was best able to protect it’s neighbor from invasion against another. The alliances knew who it was they were fighting against. The alliances we have in the new war aren’t just made up
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