World War 1 (1914-1918) was the first war that involved over 100 nations‚ many as far away from the centre of conflict (Europe) as the United States and Australia. Approximately nine million soldiers died in battle and an additional 13 million civilians lost their lives. ‘The aftermath of World War 1 marked the practical end of monarchy on the continent and of European colonialism throughout the rest of the world’ (sparknotes.com‚ 2014). World War 1 changed modern history forever. Sir Douglas Haig
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The Vietnam War was a civil war‚ a war between the ideologies of capitalism and communism and a war that involved the great powers and their smaller allies‚ including Australia. The Australians were involved in the Vietnam War from 1962 until 1972. The main reasons that the Australians were involved were the fear of communism‚ the forward defence policy and Australia’s commitment of troops to the United States and the two alliance agreements. The main reason that made Australia involved in the Vietnam
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The Spanish-American War took place in “the spring and summer of 1898”‚ throughout the Pacific and Caribbean waters (“Spanish-American War”). The United States went to war with Spain for Cuban independence‚ yellow journalism in the role of publishing the De Lome letter‚ and the USS Maine sinking (Murrin 747‚748). A consequence of the war was imperialism‚ that came along with the Treaty of Paris‚ which gave the United States the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hawaii‚ and Guatemala (Roberts). Reformation
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McCain was moved to the prison known as "the Plantation" where he remained as a prisoner of war for five years‚ including two years in solitary confinement. After those years of beatings‚ terrible medical assistance‚ and loneliness‚ McCain returned home to his family in 1973‚ after the Americans withdrew from Vietnam (McCain‚ Kelly).
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World War 1 was the first time aircraft were used in battle. The average life expectancy of a WW1 fighter pilot was just a few weeks. Discover more facts about the war in the air… War at Sea Over the course more than 12 million Allied and Neutral tonnage was lost as a result of German U-Boat attacks. 5 thousand German soldiers lost their lives serving in U-Boats during WW1. Discover more facts about the war at sea… The People When war broke out the government asked for 100‚000 volunteers to join
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The Impact of the First World War on British Society Author(s): Arthur Marwick Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Contemporary History‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1968)‚ pp. 51-63 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/259966 . Accessed: 17/03/2013 23:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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World war 1 was finally over. After the war was over the German felt upset about the war because they lost so many men. The German felt the only lost the war because they were “stabbed in the back” which mean that Italy broke an alliance with us during the war. To the people of Germany‚ World war 1 was terrible for us. We believe that Austria-Hungary start the war. Because an assassin name Gavrilo Princip kill Franz Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His deaths cause the war on the hands
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I believe that World War I had the greatest impact on the twentieth century. It was also known as the Great War. If it were not for World War I‚ there would not have even been a World War II. World War I was the start of the domino effect of many tragedies to come. Everything that happened later on in the century afterwards‚ was in one way or another result of World War I. In August 1914‚ almost everyone believed that the war would be over in a couple of weeks‚ but the war lasted until 1918. I believed
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World War III (abbreviated as WWIII‚ also known as the Third World War) is the hypothetical future successor to World War II (1939–1945). In fiction‚ the war is often suggested to be nuclear and extremely devastating in nature. This war is anticipated and planned for by military and civil authorities‚ and explored in fiction by many authors all around the world. Concepts range from purely conventional scenarios or a limited use of nuclear weapons to the destruction of the planet. With the development
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Truman’s involvement with the Korean War is another example of how past presidential practices have not maintained the Constitution’s original intent between the balance of power and limits. In deciding to go to war against North Korea‚ Truman acted unilaterally and never even sought Congress’s authorization. He did not even seek retroactive approval. Indeed‚ “President Truman had altered the Constitution by taking the country to war against North Korea without either formal declaration or statutory
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