WHY DID STALEMATE DEVELOP ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1914? By 1914‚ stalemate had developed on the Western Front‚ caused by the failure of the Schlieffen Plan‚ the French Plan 17 and the use of modern technology. Stalemate was inevitable due to these factors. The Schlieffen Plan was implemented by the German General Staff‚ who prepared German troops to attempt to attack France by advancing through neutral Belgium‚ before travelling southwards to encircle Paris. This plan was inflexible and unpredictable
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Rising Conflict in European Powers and Alliances- Before 1914 Before 1914‚ Europe was already split into main powers. These main powers consisted of the Head of State in Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. (Triple Entente). Also‚ the Triple Alliance consisting of the Head of State in Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The system of alliances built up a lot of conflict with bringing in other countries not originally involved in certain countries internal conflicts. This greatly influenced the process
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On August 4th 1914‚ Belgium’s ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a threat to Britain. In the end‚ Britain did not to ignore the events of August 4th 1914‚ when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Afterwards‚ Britain declared war on Germany (source). There were many events that led Britain to declare war on Germany. One of the reasons was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to begin with. The second would be the alliances
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economic‚ military and industrial dominance‚ provided the British government with evidence that state intervention had great benefits in establishing an efficient nation and this changed the attitude of the state towards the poor rapidly. Between 1906 and 1914 the Liberal Government introduced a large number of reforms to try to reduce poverty: compensation for workers who suffered from injuries that took place in the workplace was introduced in 1906; medical tests for students at schools with free treatment
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INDLEDNING Fra midten af det 19.århundrede og frem til 1.verdenskrig i 1914 udvandrede der fra Danmark omkring 1300.000 mennesker ud af en befolkning på to millioner mennesker. Det er over 10% af den samlede danske befolkning‚ der i løbet af 50-60 år emigrerede fra fædrelandet. 90% af alle de danske emigranter bosatte sig i denne periode i Amerika‚ hvilket svarer til ca. 270.000. Den store udvandring har uden tvivl betydet en del for Danmark‚ men hvorfor skete den kolossale udvandring‚ hvad skete
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Throughout the African Slave Trade there have been many significant events that happened during 1450-1850. Three of which I will be elaborating on in this topic. The middle passage was the first key event in which Africans were shipped to the New World. The slave treatment and resistance of African men and women who were considered less than human was the second key event. The Fugitive Slave Law which allowed recapture of slaves was the third key event. The Middle Passage was the first step
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Though it may sound heartless and selfish‚ the needs and aims of countries usually are the primary factor controlling their foreign relations. During the period of the czars‚ from 1547 to 1917‚ Russia’s need for land and modernization shaped its relationships with Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire‚ causing Russia’s leaders to respect and imitate Western Europe while competing with the European powers to fill the power vacuum of the failing Ottoman Empire. Russia emerged as a significant power
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ScoTMA #1 How effective were liberal social reforms of the period 1906-1914? Liberal social reforms of the period 1906 -1914 were mostly ineffective in their aim to improve the lives of the poor at that time. They were not far reaching enough and not properly implemented by the government. However it could be said that for the first time there was a proper acknowledgement of the plight of the poor working class. In order to assess the effectiveness of the reforms‚ it is necessary to consider
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Was the foreign policy of the United States primarily isolationist or expansionist through 1865-1914? At the turn of the century‚ and after gaining our independence‚ the United States land mass more than doubled through the use of purchasing‚ annexing‚ and war. However‚ the foreign policy of our government took a predominately isolationist stand. This was a national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries. General Washington shaped these values by upholding
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Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that
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