Australia Joining WW1 Australia joined the World War 1 because Australian wanted to help the motherland (Britain) out. Over 416‚809 men enlisted and 60‚000 were killed and 156‚000 were wounded‚ gassed or taken help prisoner. Australians also enlisted because they want to show pride and show to the females that they are brave. In the newspapers‚ political parties and sometimes churches advertise the males to join the war. Woman also rejected and abused men that did not get it to the AIF (Australian
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British propaganda during World War 1 During the First World War Government propaganda played a crucial role during war and it also played and important role in the nation’s culture and society. Propaganda took form of posters‚ paintings‚ photographs‚ books‚ articles‚ leaflets‚ pamphlets‚ and newspapers and sometimes letters. It targeted specific audience such as women‚ young men‚ rich people and factory owners. Britain had a unique system of propaganda which affected Germany‚ they had an strategy
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There was not one single cause of World War 1; many chaotic events lead up to it. Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked the war‚ there were many other incidents that caused the tension that influenced his murder. Three major contributions gave rise to the war: imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the new alliances. If these things had not happened‚ the war may not have occurred or may have turned out very differently. In the age of New Imperialism‚ from 1881 to 1914‚ European powers were
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In World War One there were many important technological advance. The advances changed and molded modern warfare heavily. Many of these were created to help solve a standstill in the war where nobody was really able to gain anything because of trench warfare. This caused many of the countries at war to try and engineer new weapons and other technology. Those weapons and technology not only played a major role in world war one but also in the world in general and future wars to come. One important
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The overarching topic of this reading is the Effects of World War I. There are 4 readings; The United States in World War I‚ The Global Effect of World War I‚ 100 Years after WWI: The Lasting Impacts of the Great War‚ and World War I and The Great Migration. The first reading starts from the United States remaining neutral‚ when they get involved in the war‚ and rising of women’s opportunities in the country to the Congress rejection of the Treaty. At first‚ the U.S did not want to involved in any
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and phrase used by the soldiers of WWI. The music of World War One had a large impact on the feelings and thoughts of the public and soldiers. Songs of this time period were full of references to the war and what should be done about it. The music of this time impacted the war by supporting it‚ giving reason to it‚ exploiting it‚ and giving hope to soldiers. Most artists were in favor of the war. One song created to push in favor of the war was It’s Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier‚ created by
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World war I I am going to discuss why men stayed in world war one. This was due to peer pressure or just something as simple as being bored. Keep in mine that most of the men that fought in the war were only around 18-25 years of age. At the beginning of the war the men that joined were all volunteers. There was a lot of pressure on men to stay in the war because if they were to come back they would be thought of as week selfish men. The men that would not join the war would be given white feathers
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Wartime roles for women have changed greatly since World War I. In WWI‚ women were not drafted‚ and were not allowed to fight voluntarily. Today‚ women are allowed in the military‚ however‚ they are still not required to be drafted for war. “Selective Service continues to register only men‚ ages 18 through 25” (Selective Service System). Since World War I‚ women’s place in society has changed‚ which has caused their wartime roles to change. In WWI‚ the role of women was “providing support for male
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Did World War I change the world for the better or worse? This World War led to many changes that have affected the nations that were involved even today. See how Imperialism‚ Militarism and Alliances pushed for war. What was the underlying cause of World War I ? The underlying causes of World War I can be found in; Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Alliances. One of the Causes of World War I can be found in Imperialism. Imperialism is the expansion of a country’s power and influence through diplomatic
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Causes World War One (WWI) is a war that we all know of. Perhaps because it was the first war in which armies used modern technology such as machine guns and chemical warfare. WWI began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ and ended four years later with 10 million soldiers dead and another 20 million wounded. Many people know that WWI began with the assassination of of the archduke of Austria-Hungary‚ but many don’t know what really caused this epic war‚ the underlying
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