powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. Millions of combatants and civilians died as a result of the war. The casualty rate was greatly affected by technological advances like the machine gun and tactical trench warfare. During the first years of the war‚ the United States remained as one of the neutral countries. However‚ controversial debate had risen on whether or not the U.S. should involve itself in the war. The conflict was brought about by Germany’s submarine. Faced
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recession the hardest were senior citizens and the disabled. Because the age‚ physical or mental impairment prevented them from working‚ they been left with absolutely no way to support the basic needs. Senior citizens were not able to recover even during the New Deal‚ so the Social Security Act passed to combat poverty for the elderly and aid to the disabled (FDR S.S.A). This became one of the most popular government
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The Fourteen Points President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were a decent attempt at peace and repayment after World War I. Although it was cleat that there were many obvious problems with his plan. Many things‚ including Allied bias‚ American ambition‚ and Western European dominance‚ caused these problems. While trying to fix many problems in Europe‚ the Fourteen Points mainly concentrated on the things that were important to the Allied powers. France was bent on revenge‚ Great Britain was looking
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had a rather influential role in causing this calamity. Imperialism‚ the act of establishing an empire through the acquisition of ‘lesser’ or ‘primitive’ countries for the purpose of increasing a country’s wealth‚ power and prestige‚ became popular during the expansion of the Spanish Empire in the 1600’s. While the European powers like Britain and Germany raced to control as much of the world as possible‚ the already present tensions between European countries were exacerbated; this eventuated in causing
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World War 1 was the first “Great War” in American history. It caused a major advancement in American weaponry and technology. Also‚ it showed the axis powers the strength and determination of our nation. World War 1 was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It started in 1914 and ended in 1920. It was fought by Russia‚ Germany‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ and the United States. The reason why World War 1 was so devastating was because of secret alliances‚ the weapons
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with serving on the front-line (trench rapids‚ snipers‚ shelling)‚ it is possible to distinguish major battles (or pushes) whose names have gone down in history as some of the bloodiest conflicts ever waged. There were many battles that took place during the war but the most remembered were the five major battles. Those battles are‚ The Battle of Marne (1914 and 1918)‚ The Battle of Verdun (1916)‚ The Battle of Ypres (1914‚ 1915‚ and 1917)‚ The Battle of the Somme (1916)‚ and The Battle of Cambrai
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rose to a level much closer to that of men. • When the war ended‚ women over the age of 30 were given the vote‚ in recognition of their contribution to the war. • A second social impact of the war was the reduction in class barriers in Britain. During the war‚ the servant class all but disappeared. 3. There were three main political consequences of the war. • A Liberal-Conservative coalition government was created‚ led by David Lloyd George. • The Labor Party also did well out of the war‚
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successful Allied attack just east of Amiens in August‚ which featured the Australian and the Canadian Corps operating side by side‚ the Australians were engaged in a number of battles as the Allies drove the Germans back towards eventual defeat. During this period‚ known as’The Hundred Days’‚ the Australian Imperial Force was engaged at Mont St Quentin‚ St Quentin Canal and Montbrehain. The Corps‚ which had been fighting almost continually since March‚ was in reserve rebuilding for the next offensive
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moves raised astronomical numbers and large demands forcing shortages of a lot of goods that were needed at this critical time. For the most part all the people that was able to be employed to keep up with the demand. The French prices almost doubled during the time of the war and continued to grow into the
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Austria-Hungary was an unstable empire made of 11 different countries and many Serbians living inside it wanted to leave and join Serbia. Serbia doubled in size during the First and Second Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and on 28th June 1914‚ the Black Hand Gang led by Gavrilo Princip attempted to kill the Austria-Hungarian heir. Despite it not going quite according to plan‚ the Archduke was still killed and a month later
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