On February 4‚ 1915 Germany announced that merchant ships sailing around Britain would also be targeted‚ even if the ships claimed neutrality‚ due to the Allies hiding war material on merchant ships and sailing neutral flags to protect themselves. The Germans proclaimed that their submarines would use cruiser tactics for the Americans and rise from the sea and then fight‚ but they never actually followed through due the dangers of rising and then fighting (history). On May 7‚ 1915 a British vessel
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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Russian revolution will overthrow the czar. Russia signs an armsrace with the central powers and exits the war. The Russian czar since 1894 was Nicolas II. In 1917 he was forced to step down his throne because of revolts and breakouts in Petrograd. In 1915 Italy enters the war with France and Britain. In 1917 the Italian army had to retreat for more than 100 kilometers after losing the battle of Caporetto against Austrian and German troops. The Anglo-French launch the Nivelle offensive but are defeated
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Year 9 HSIE Assessment Task 2 Due Date: During the assessment period in Week 4‚ Term 2 Weight: 25% Submission details: students are to submit their research log and essay scaffold by 8:35am to the Humanities staffroom on the day of their HSIE assessment during the Week 4 assessment period. The essay is to be completed during their scheduled HSIE assessment period. Question: describe the experiences of Australians in WW1 and WW2 for either: Australian Nurses OR Australian Prisoners of War Part 1 –
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Artist: Liubov Popova Title of Art: The Pianist (1915) Media: Oil on Canvas Page: 70 Liubov Popova completed The Pianist in 1915. Through a combination of styles Popova created this painting using Cubo-Futurism‚ a synthetic style painting developed in Russia around 1910 (Boguslawski). She displays great poise by painting a large composition based on an abstract pattern of arched and straight planes. This is a representational composition of a pianist‚ piano keys‚ and sheet music. This painting
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first of which features a lot of repetition representing feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness as every hour of every day seems to be the same. The complete poem is dedicated to the poet’s lost love Roland who was sadly killed in the trenches in 1915. The one thing that the passing of time will be sure not to return to her is her one love and all the other courageous men who died for their country. Finding and explaining the themes in the poem “Perhaps” The main themes of the poem are nature
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Gallipoli (Feb 19 1915 – Jan 9 1916) was an Allied campaign to capture the Turkish capital Constantinople and wrest control of the strategically invaluable Dardanelles straits‚ thus allowing supply lines to run through the the cut-off Russians. The first planned attack was a British/French naval assault on February 19 1915. It bombarded Turkish artillery along the coast but had very little effect. A new attack was launched on March 18 targeting a bottleneck in the Dardanelles. It suceesfully destroyed
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COPIED DIRECTLY FROM http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Essays/No-Lady/Womens-Rights/ The beginning of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States‚ which predates Jeannette Rankin’s entry into Congress by nearly 70 years‚ grew out of a larger women’s rights movement. That reform effort evolved during the 19th century‚ initially emphasizing a broad spectrum of goals before focusing solely on securing the franchise for women. Women’s suffrage leaders‚ moreover
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Report In LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL Chapter 7 “Rizal Visits Japan‚ the United States‚ and some Europeans Counties” PRESENTED BY: Ms. MARY ROSE R. ICAY PRESENTED TO: Mrs. JELEMY M. JIZMUNDO Ms. EDELYN B. BUENO Mr. EDEL R. ALFARO Mr. VINCENT S. TRAQUINA Rizal Visits Japan Jose Baron Fernandez- Describe Japan as “Country that has conquered his heart.” February 22‚ 1888- Rizal sailed from Hongkong to Yokohama‚ Japan aboard the ship “Oceanic” Juan Perez Caballero- The
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Chinese Exclusion Act which only remained until 1943. Cleveland is the only President who was in office two terms‚ not back to back‚ Harrison took office in between Cleveland’s terms. The McKinley Tariff of 1890‚ the Sherman Silver-Purchase Act of 1890‚ and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890‚ were all created under Harrison’s presidency with the help of Congress. A new political party emerged in 1892‚ it was called the People’s Party aka the Populists. During this same time‚ another depression occurred
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