the fatal blow to the Allies. Why did the Hundred Days Offensive successfully break through the German defenses? The reasons lie in the planning process and the operation process of the German Spring Offensive. Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail? This question would present the background to the Hundred Days Offensive and the signing of armistice by Germany. This question is often overlooked. Many historical books specifically discuss the Hundred Days Offensive and not the Spring Offensive
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Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist
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Sedition Act of 1918 Steven Gilbreath HIST 2020 Darryl Austin March 31‚ 2014 On April 6‚ 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany. According to the University of Houston’s Digital History site‚ Woodrow Wilson stated‚ “there were ‘millions of men and women of German birth and native sympathy who live amongst us‚’... ‘If there should be disloyalty‚ it will be dealt with a firm hand of repression’”. Within three weeks Congress began debating the issue of espionage during wartime. President Woodrow
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1918 Influenza Pandemic: In 1918‚ a highly contagious and deadly strain of the influenza spread. It killed more than half a million Americans. Although much work was being done to improve public health‚ there were not any tools useful in combating the influenza spread. The origin of the flu remains unknown. The virus arrived at the battlefields in France and the U.S. military camps before reaching the urban population. It is historically significant as it killed many people and it spread rapidly
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Why did the stalemate end in 1918? By 1918 the western front was still in the middle of a stalemate‚ but now it looked like there might be a breakthrough that would lead to the end of the war. Even though defensive weapons had ben largely developed and were extremely dangerous offensive weapons had started to be developed largely. I believe the stalemate ended in 1918 due to several reason but mainly because of the entry of the USA into the war but there were other key factors such as the British
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British Depth Study 1890-1918 Liberal Reforms What were the living and social conditions like in the 1890s? Living conditions: * Towns became overcrowded. * People lived in slums‚ often whole families lived in one room. * No internal water supplies. * Shared outside toilets. * Limited electricity‚ wealthy families were starting to get it. * Larger families but higher infant mortality. * Very limited birth control‚ moral distaste. * Church taught contraception
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Another reason that the flu had such a severe impact on the U.S. military is because of the way that the military was structured and arranged during World War I. In her article‚ “The U.S. military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919”‚ Carol Byerly gives information about the organization of the military into camps. Byerly uses the example of Camp Devens in Massachusetts to show how seriously the epidemic affected military camps. According to Byerly‚ the flu spread over the course of only ten
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government tried its best to influence citizens to take part in the war effort. This caused social‚ political‚ and economic impacts on the United States. During the war‚ opinions were‚ for the most part‚ positive. Or were they? Due to the Sedition Act of 1918 in document 3‚ anyone who spoke out in a negative manner‚ represented the United States in any way but favorable‚ or showed any sort of support for enemies of the United States could be fined up to ten thousand dollars and/or sentenced to imprisonment
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Diseases have laid waste to humanity through centuries‚ and humanity developed social and governmental systems in order to preserve itself. The 1918 flu and the recent Ebola crisis are cases in points. However‚ while many government and societal actions are helpful‚ these same institutions are sometimes harmful and result in inequity of opportunity. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Ebola are both similar‚ as they show how government quarantines are counterproductive and both
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20th Century Battlefields The Video 1918 Western Front is a documentary about the World War One fighting on the western part of Germany and eastern side of France. It is documented by Peter and Dan Snow‚ and shows real footage from the time and pictures helping to describe the war. The video focuses on the German Central Powers versus the Allied powers in 1918. The war was originally supposed to only take six months‚ when it really dragged on for three and a half years. It starts with German chief
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