to the North Sea‚ World War One began very much as a war of mobility and movement. The Germans utilized the Schlieffen Plan‚ which quickly mobilized German forces using the built up rail system in their country to move troops to the western front and then march troops up through Belgium in an attempt to overwhelm France. The German’s master plan wasn’t without its faults. The plan was built for quick victories and didn’t account for delays in movement time‚ how many troops would be needed to occupy
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After World War II‚ the Allied countries were all the countries where the now-defunct Axis countries used to have influence. When the war ended‚ the Allied countries immediately occupied the Axis countries just to be more careful. They did not want another war like World War II to occur. Because of this‚ the Allied countries immediately split Germany into four sections‚ and each one occupied by a major Allied power. The Allied occupation of Germany affects us today because it led to another war-
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Is Germany to blame for WW1 and to what extent? –Marya Atassi By the end of World War 1‚ during the Peace negotiation‚ everyone looked for someone to blame for the damage. Therefore fingers were pointed at Germany since it was the easiest to blame after it being defeated. In the treaty of Versailles‚ victorious countries agreed that Germany is to take responsibilty of all the "loss and damage" as Article 231 states. That is not fair though‚ because Germany was not the only country to attack
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expectation that WW1 would be a quick‚ offensive military war over by Christmas. Introduction of new technology such as munitions and tanks changed the structure of war as many were not prepared for modern warfare. Millions of men participated in war along with vast numbers of horses and later trucks‚ there was a great need for food and medical supplies however‚ it was hard to sustain. There were many war plans made such as the Schlieffen Plan; a plan devised to avoid war on two fronts‚ Germans to defeat
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An Eon of Victory English and Century---2 words with different meaning but are related enough to make the new generation more productive. English language as the means of communication and Century‚ 21st Century where new discoveries were discovered. As the 21st Century arises‚ English language plays very important roles in different fields. In education‚ technology‚ science and researches‚ medicine‚ and even in the government. In education- books! Massive quantities of most popular and famous
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France and had won a stunning victory (HistoryNet Editor‚ 2007). He was hoping history would repeat itself and catch the Allies by surprise and it ended up working. The Germans also used the weather to their advantage because they knew they could attack the allies without having to worry about the Air Force if there was a
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Was Allied Leadership Effective? By Isaac Ng World war one started in 1914 when the prince of Austria-Hungary was assassinated‚ supposedly by the Serbians‚ This led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and causing all of the allying countries to join in‚ such as Russia‚ Britain‚ France and Germany. The ally between the Germans and the Austria-Hungarians was called the Axis while the ally between Russia‚ Britain‚ and France was called the Allied Leadership. Many historians believe that the
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frontal assaults against fortified machine guns. Although the effects were not greatly realized during WWI‚ the advancements made in tank technology were immeasurably important in the progression of modern warfare and arguably essential to the Allied victory. While the technology is fairly recent‚ the concepts involved in the tank have existed for years. Leonardo Da Vinci actually drew blueprints for an armored vehicle in 1487. Tanks have also been compared to Hanibal’s elephants or even ancient
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable pieces over that time were Laocoon and His Son’s‚ Venus de Milo‚ and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The similarity between all these pieces is the incredible amount of movement that is displayed in a motionless sculpture. Not only was this time a great change for sculptures‚ but also potters‚ painters‚ and architects. Hellenistic
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