“During World War I‚ while inspecting a certain area. General John J. Pershing found a project that was not going well‚ even though the second lieutenant in charge seemed to have a pretty good plan. General Pershing asked the lieutenant how much pay he received. On hearing the lieutenant’s reply of “141.67 per month‚ Sir‚†General Pershing said: “Just remember that you get $1.67 per month for making you plan and issuing the order‚ and $140.00 for seeing that it is carried out.†I want
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IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple
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Post World War I Turkish Reforms Mustafa Kemal served as founder and president of the new Republic of Turkey for 15 years‚ from 1923 to his death in 1938. He introduced numerous sweeping reforms that altered the political‚ social‚ legal‚ economic‚ and cultural spheres of the new republic. His goal: to raise Turkey to the level of modern civilization. 6 groups of major reforms: 1. political reforms November 1922‚ abolishment of sultanate October 1923‚ proclamation of republic March 3
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With the beginning of World War I‚ American nationalism led to two different viewpoints on whether America should enter the war with the Allies. The side that favored entering the war argued that they should join due to attacks on American citizens‚ similar culture to Allies‚ and more money invested with the Allies. When the U.S. decided to go to war‚ they argued they were fighting for democracy and that the Germans were evil which they portrayed through propaganda and censorship. The people against
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War is a waste of good lives‚ which are more precious than any gift on the planet. Life is so fragile and cannot be altered‚ stopped‚ or reversed with any amount of money‚ power‚ or land. Therefore‚ we should not risk young men’s lives by throwing them into a war zones telling them to shoot at people not wearing the same color as you. War causes many innocent people die just because they were “in the way” and causes many others to become murders in order to serve their country. War overall is
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I feel the scratchy fabric of the airplane seat and hear the shuffle of feet as people board the plane. The humming of an engine fills my ear as I place my bag under my seat. I’m about to go home for the first time since my deployment to Kandahar. I’m about to see my son and husband for the first time in eight months. Letters have been the only thing connecting me to my family and it has been hard at times. The hardest thing I have ever had to do. It’s easy to forget that soldiers have families back
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epic poem named after Beowulf himself is set on a journey of political issues. Just as leaders such as Roosevelt and Churchill‚ Beowulf created allies to help out not only his own nation but surrounding nations as well. Allies when it comes to battles and wars can be extremely powerful. As Roosevelt created allies during WW2 Beowulf creates a stronger ally with the Danes People. Beowulf feels the need to pay the debt of his father. Helping the Danes defeat Grendel who has made countless attacks on
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4064003594100Did Germany cause the war? Did Germany cause the war? Who and what started World War 1? The verdict that I agree with of who started World War 1 is: “All of the major powers helped to start the war. They should share the blame.” I think this because one nation can not simply declare war at a country without knowing the consequences. If several countries declare war on each other then this is possible. This is my opinion but many people have other thoughts. World War One left 9‚906‚000 soldiers
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Post-World War 1 Tensions After World War 1‚ there were many problems and unresolved issues that caused a lot of tension. The economy was at risk because many nations owed each other a lot of money. England owed the U.S. money that they borrowed for the war‚ so they decided to use the reparation money Germany owed them to pay America back. However‚ Germany didn’t have any money due to the excessive reparations‚ so they borrowed money from the U.S. This circular system eventually collapsed and the
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the U.S entered World War I in account of the declaration of war issued by the president of the time‚ President Wilson claimed that this was not “to make the world safe for democracy"‚ In fact it was to protect America’s economy. It was obvious that through Wilson’s mask of words and actions‚ his most important motive was to safeguard the United States economic interest. The reason of economics played a large role in America’s intervention in the World War‚ and yet making the world safe for democracy
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