The First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November in 1918. More than 9 million soldiers were killed. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations involved. None of this though would have never happened if not for the ideologies of the 19th century.With nationalism‚ militarism and alliances came pride‚ fear and chaos which eventually
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To what extent did Australians enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother country’? World War 1‚ the war to end all wars‚ lasted from 1914-1918. It was triggered by the assassination of the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand which led to a global war that was centred in Europe. Officially‚ Australia as a whole enthusiastically and patriotically defended Great Britain at the outbreak of war in 1914. Australia was geographically and politically isolated from what was happening in Europe. However being
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not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In a chart published by {LONDON SOMETHING SOMETHING} on military spending‚ Germany spent 2.75 times the amount of money in 1914 than in 1900. In 1914‚ they spent 110 million versus 40 million in 1900. The accepted the fact that eventually Germany would
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The reign the Greek empire started in approximately 2000 B.C. with the arrival of the Greeks in Greece‚ and ended in 338 B.C. with the downfall of Greece. There were three different dialects of the Greek language in Balkans. The Aeolians‚ the Ionian‚ and the Dorian. Though they spoke different forms of the same language they considered themselves a related and distinct race. They united and created the society Mycenaean. Early Mycenaean Greeks built temples and palaces in the cities Thebes‚ Athens
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freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚ is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Dandi Salt March in 1930‚ and later in calling for the British to Quit
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1912 and 1913 but did not succeed in in 1914. The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914 and finished in 1918‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination
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Spouse name‚ year married: Archie Christie‚ 12/24/1914 Children from union: 1; Rosalind Additional spouse: Maxwell Mallowan Additional children: none C. Where they lived: worked as a nurse in a army base camp during WWI D. Adult experiences that affected accomplishments: suffered form amnesia and nervous breakdowns. E. Major Problems: she grew extremely ill A. Marriage B. Spouse name‚ year married: Archie Christie‚ 12/24/1914 Children from union: 1; Rosalind Additional spouse:
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Causes of World War I Essay World War I broke out on the 28th June 1914 when a Serbian terrorist group‚ who called themselves the Black Hand‚ assassinated Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. By the time the war had ended in 1918‚ it had taken the lives of more than nine million soldiers. Ever since‚ historians from all over the world have debated and discussed the reason for not only why and how the war came to pass‚ but the reason for the grand geographic scale of it. One
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Why Did A World War Breakout in 1914? The 6 European Great Powers‚ the United Kingdom‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia‚ France‚ Russia and Italy‚ plus the United States and Japan but they are not European. The atmosphere was high all the countries thought they were superior to the others. The assasiantion of Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 started it all off. The war officially started on July 28th 1914 and other countries joined to gain power of other
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