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    The “emperors” were most vastly known as Sultans in this period and dynasty. During the first world war‚ Mehmed V was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire and he took control in trying to lead the country of Turkey when they first entered World War 1 in 1918 in the side of Central Powers. The Ottoman Empire was successful in many battles which gained them a vast amount of land expanding their territory. The Ottoman empire would eventually go through an economical crisis during the 1800s. This crisis was

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    with pigs‚ but it is a transmissible disease that affects not only the pigs‚ but us as well. In 1918‚ there was a flu pandemic. A pandemic is an infectious transmissible disease that has spread throughout the human populations. While this huge flu outbreak was going on‚ scientist had also noticed how the pigs were sick as well. They put two and two together and that is when the research began. Since 1918‚ new strains have emerged‚ some even being found in birds. The most common

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    to spread war propaganda. The entire nation was as a result swept into war fever. 2. Eugene V. Debs: The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 reflected fears about Germans and antiwar Americans. Kingpin Socialist Eugene V. Debs was convicted under the Espionage Act and sentenced to jail for ten years. 3. Bernard Baruch: In 1918‚ Wilson appointed Bernard Baruch to head the War Industries Board in order to impose some order on the economic confusion.

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    Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and

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    two sides‚ one named The Triple Alliance. Which was composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The other called The Triple Entente‚ made up of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. The war began on July 28th‚ 1914‚ and lasted until November 11th‚ 1918. During this time over 30 nations declared war on each other. Fighting occured not only on the Western Front‚ but in eastern and southeast Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Middle East. There were countless important people who played roles in the War and several

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    University of Phoenix Material Timelines of The Great War and Russian Revolution Worksheet Directions: For each of the four timelines that follow (1914‚ 1915‚ 1917‚ and 1918–1919)‚ complete the timeline replacing the words “[Paste description here]” with the text of the correct description from the table beneath it. 1914 Timeline June 28‚ 1914 | The event that triggered World War I | Sarajevo | The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ a

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    Haig showed no confidence‚ and in January 1918‚ he was very pessimistic about the prospects. He judged that the Americans would not be ready and that “if the enemy attacked in force the situation would be very serious by the autumn.” Lloyd George would do so. For him‚ Haig did not win the victory of 1918 – Foch did (and who was responsible for the appointment of Foch as Supreme Commander but Lloyd

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    The battle of the Somme started on July 1st 1916 and ended around November 18th. The battle was in Picardy. The Battle of the Somme was part of the ‘War of Attrition’ phase of World War One. On the 3rd of August‚ 1914‚ Germany invaded Belgium. The next day Britain declared war‚ and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) went to France. For the first two months the armies fought aggressively against each other. These first meetings were called the ‘War of movement’. The Germany armies managed

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    soldiers and left them feeling traumatized‚ alienated‚ desensitized‚ and physically damaged. 3. Historical‚ Political‚ or Social Context (as it relates to the central idea) Historical • World War I Lasted from July 28‚ 1914 to November 11 1918 (4 years) • It was mainly between the Allies (France‚ Russia‚ UK) and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy) • Over 9 million were killed

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    CANADA’S RESPONSE TO THE WAR * Canadians volunteered to join the war because they believed it would be over by Christmas. Others joined because they were unemployed and the war would bring them out of hardships. Women were considered too frail. Women worked as nurses and ambulance drivers. Canadian officials did not accept aboriginal people and were reluctant to take African and Japanese. * Sam Hughes was appointed as the Minister of Militia. The army formed by the Canadians was called CANADIAN

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