World War I‚ also called the “war to end all wars” and “The Great War‚” was fought between Germany‚ Russia‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and many other countries. It resulted in the death of about 17 million people‚ it was the bloodiest conflict in history. It was mainly fought with trench warfare‚ which is where one fights from trenches (that protect the soldiers from most of the bullets). The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is the official start of World War I‚ but there were
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During the pre-war period‚ there was controversy between many countries in Europe. Whether it was because of nationalism‚ militarism‚ alliances or imperialism‚ they all caused many problems between several nations. Although the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the main underlying cause of World War I‚ which led to the uprising of many other events‚ there was much more that caused it. All the causes of World War I are all associated with each other‚ but they were all very different.
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Prior to the onset of World War I‚ England was a dominating super power but by the end of World War I‚ England lost its title. England’s economy plummeted because World War I cost millions of dollars and the debt incurred from the war was devastating to the country’s economy. According to bbc.co.uk‚ “England spent 3‚251‚000‚000 pounds on World War I” that’s equivalent to 4‚661‚446‚350.00 US dollars! In response‚ the government increased the amount of people who paid income tax from 2% in 1913 to
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World War I and the Australian Home front The First World War was a divisive experience on the Australian home front because when the United Kingdom declared war on Germany‚ the Australian government followed without hesitation. This was an expectation by the Australia public‚ as there were a large number of British-born citizens and the strong alliance between Australia and Britain. Therefore‚ this paper will argue that World War one was a divisive experience on the Australian home front because
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World War I was a blow to the ideals of a “superior” Western civilization and to global socialism because advanced civilizations resorted to basic human nature. Before World War I‚ “…mankind seemed to have moved beyond the time when disputes were settled by war” (Foner 722)‚ with much of disputes between countries being settled with reason. The fact that issues could be resolved without violence in Western civilizations gave them an air of superiority—that violence was how uncivilized people solved
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Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide was a horrible genocide that lasted between 1915 to 1923. During World War I‚ killing Armenians was the official policy of Ottoman rulers‚ who suspected Armenians of supporting Imperial Russia‚ one of their longest standing rivalries. The Armenian genocide was initiated by the Young Turks government of World War I. In 1915‚ over two hundred prominent‚ educated‚ and influential Armenian leaders of Constantinople were arrested and soon after were cruelly executed
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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The Battle of Verdun in World War was one of the most important battles of the Great War‚ taking place from February 21-November 26‚ 1916. It was an unsuccessful German offensive to take the west‚ and was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The total casualties were estimated to be 542‚000 French and 434‚000 Germans. On June 28‚ 1914‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist sparked the beginning the first World War. On this day he shot Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria and heir
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being fired at. Throughout World War 1 each side was always desperately looking the next way to get ahead.The first deadly chemicals were found in 1914 used by the Germans. These horrific gases had deadly side effects from extreme blistering‚ to intense coughing fits. Theses gases were as effective as a weapon could get‚ but are they humane? People died brutally immense pain because of these gasses. At the end of World War I chemical weapons had changed the face of the war and raise the death count
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Before World War I‚ a German U-boat sank the British cruise ship the Lusitania. 1‚195 people were lost. Could at least some of these deaths been avoided? What is some of the “hidden stories” behind this event? First off‚ yes many of those lives could have been saved‚ if not for ignorance. The Germans literally published warnings in major newspapers in America and Europe stating the danger of sailing on the Lusitania in May of 1915. And the morning the Lusitania was to set sail‚ a warning was
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