The fighting of the western front was very interesting because it all happened through trenches this is called trench warfare. The trenches were shaped in a zigzag so that you can’t shoot straight done. the trenches are about 8 miles across these trenches are connected and so that they can move around. This war was nonmobile because they fought through. the battles of the
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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Over the course of six years‚ more than 60 million people died in World War 2. No war was as devastating as this one. With as many losses as that‚ you must question the reasoning for it starting. Hitler took advantage of Germany feeling angry due to the Treaty of Versaille‚ and used historical anti-semitism to justify his horrific interpretation of Jews displayed in Mein Kampf‚ to create a lot of conflict that led to World War 2. Germany felt angered and wronged because of the Treaty of Versaille
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allies 29. What German practice during World War I most outraged Americans? 629-630 and lecture notes . Submarine warfare; sinking of the Lusitania 30. Would it be accurate to say that after l915 Wilson followed a policy of preparing for war while working to stay at peace? 629 �. Yes? 31. What was the Zimmermann Telegram (note)? 630 and notes on ww1 �. Proposed that an alliance be made between Germany and Mexico if US entered the war. Suggested that Mexico take up
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DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany
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EMPATHY TASK. WW1 BY Manon Collins The fog still clung to the ground. We could barely see two feet in front of us. The men’s voices were loud and projected off into the fog were they became lost and tangled in ‘No Man’s Land’ The grey sun seemed to be making it’s way up over the broken backs of the hills. The silhouettes of the men suddenly became clear. Faces dirty with mud‚ blood or anything that could be found in the trenches. Shoes without soles‚ shirts without sleeves
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The debate of whether or not drones are an ethical form of warfare can be viewed from many standpoints. For the sake of my argument I will focus in on the fact that drones cause less civilian causalities and how it is able to save more lives while still conducting warfare. This paper will discuss the ratios of civilian causticities in drone strikes compared to traditional forms of warfare. I will also discuss the ethics of using drones and the effect it has on civilians and the public image of the
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document to solve any irregular warfare problem. Unfortunately‚ such a document does not exist‚ nor will it ever exist. Lamentably‚ despite recent fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan‚ the US political and military apparatus remains largely beholden to the idea of decisive action to achieve quick victory. Given its superior military might‚ the US prefers a single all determining battle or campaign to achieve victory and leave its enemy. Any talk of irregular warfare engenders thoughts of‚ as you put
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“Yesterday‚ Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.” -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless
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casualties that have been recreated in different ways throughout the future. Such as WW1 and WW2. There were multiple things during WW2 that could’ve been prevented after WW1 because a lot of the events that happened during these times were alike. Both of these wars were started and caused by militarism‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism. But why did WW2 happen‚ if we could have prevented it by not doing the things that started WW1? The first thing that could’ve been prevented were the Russian and French revolutions
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