withstand vast expense of war. (In 1918 alone Britain spent £2‚700 million.) The French proved to be a determined ally who were prepared to make great sacrifices rather than surrender as seen‚ for example at Verdun. Until the Revolution of November 1917 took her out of the war‚ Russia‚ with her great reserves of manpower‚ took much strain off the Allies on the Western Front. This was in spite of her own
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Account for the reasons for the German defeat in WWI. The overall reason of the German defeat in World War I was their inability to sustain a prolonged war of attrition‚ while the Allies could. By the late war 1917-1918‚ the generals of both Allies and Germans knew they had to change their tactics in order to win the war. Ludendorff devised the plan of advancing quickly using specialised fast infantry called storm troopers. This was not a sound long term plan that would win them the war.
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It is certain that the revolutions of both 1905 and 1917 were greatly influenced by the economic situation at the time as the ruins of the economy in 1905 left by the Russo-Japanese war meant that many Russians became dissatisfied with the situation and wanted change. The revolutions were a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread throughout the Russian Empire and included worker strikes‚ peasant unrest‚ and military mutinies. However it could be argued that other factors such as war
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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reparations to cover landowner’s workforce losses‚ these repayments lasted for 49 years‚ longer than a peasant’s lifetime‚ sometimes even two. These problems all lead to the widespread strikes and protest that spread across Russia between 1905 and 1917. The widespread unrests across Russia lead to the horrific event of ‘bloody Sunday’ where over 1000 peaceful protestors were killed‚ ruining Nicholas’ image as ‘the little father’. This event was the spark of the 1905 revolution‚ and through this
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→Russia had economic problems that went far beyond 1917. It had been in another war shortly before WWI‚ against Japan in 1905. Back then‚ sailors came back home revolted by their poor conditions at sea‚ and riots occurred around the country over poverty and misery but the Tsar was able to contain them before they turned into something bigger‚ since he still had support from his troops and was still willing to compromise. →In 1914‚ when he was forced to join war‚ he started what would be the end
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The American Expeditionary Force was the result of a lack in the United States Military prior to WWI and the need for an effective force to help aid the Allied Forces in Europe in the defeat of Germany. Prior to the war‚ the U.S Army was significantly smaller than most European forces‚ especially that of Germany. President Wilson‚ who had previously advocated for the position of isolation‚ found himself faced with a war the United States could no longer afford to stay out of. He now had to find a
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Thesis- Although the United States declared its neutrality in August 1914‚ they continued to trade with both Britain and Germany up until January 16‚ 1917‚ due to the Germans sending the Zimmerman Telegram which proposed an alliance between themselves and Mexico. This alliance would directly threaten the United States. They declared war on Germany April 2‚ 1917‚ and joined the Allied powers shortly thereafter. Reasons for Neutrality Topic Sentence- President Wilson saw the
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Timeline of W.W.1 1914 1. Assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand: (June 28‚ 1914) the archduke visited Sarajevo to audit the armed forces. While travelling through Sarajevo in an open car a Serbian nationalist threw a bomb at their car which ended up bouncing off the car and injuring an officer. The archduke later visited that officer at the hospital where he later took off again‚ unfortunately‚ the driver took a wrong turn. Gavrilo Princip (Serbian nationalist) spotted him and took a shot
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Chapter 21 Overview: World War I‚ 1914-1918 * The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Although the United States was actively engaged for only 19 months‚ labor and capital were quickly mobilized on an impressive scale. * The armed forces increased from 180‚000 in 1916 to nearly 3 million in 1918. * Scores of new agencies attempted to regulate prices‚ set priorities‚ and allocate resources. * To pay for the war taxes were raised‚ the money supply was expanded‚ and
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