The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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I did not realize until after reading the novel the big part of WW1 was how they fought the war‚ and that was done through trenches. The zig zagging of the trenches was such a huge part in the building of them‚ so that the enemy could not just shoot straight down the trench and wipe everyone out at one time. It was
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and foods. Export it over seas. Imperialistic. Basically means colonizing. Manipulating their economy which is not a good thing; morally. We’re imperialistic as of 2012. 1920-1941: America will become an isolationist. If you can’t beat em‚ join em! o Powerful senators like Henry Cabot Lodge said that if America was to be a world player we needed to become imperialistic like England‚ Germany‚ and France. Teddy Roosevelt was an imperialist “living the vigorous life.” o It was our burden to educate
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grew and the need to control the air arose. - The war fostered the general public’s respect for aviation - Spawned a new generation of pilots and aircraft designers‚ who would go on to take human flight to the next level after the war. Prior to WW1: * In 1913 Roland Garros made the first cross Mediterranean flight‚ from the south of France to Tunisia. * In the summer of 1914‚ the airplane was less than 11 years old. Most airplanes of the time were slow and flimsy‚ with little power. While
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aid‚ then it would have needed to be authorized first with a bunch of principles to follow. Gavrilo Princip‚ the Serbian nationalist‚ who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria could have missed his shot which would have avoided all of WW1. Princip maybe would’ve been arrested on sight‚ also expose the rest of the group who were attempted assassins. If Franz Ferdinand would’ve been alive‚ AH wouldn’t have gone to war with
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DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany
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EMPATHY TASK. WW1 BY Manon Collins The fog still clung to the ground. We could barely see two feet in front of us. The men’s voices were loud and projected off into the fog were they became lost and tangled in ‘No Man’s Land’ The grey sun seemed to be making it’s way up over the broken backs of the hills. The silhouettes of the men suddenly became clear. Faces dirty with mud‚ blood or anything that could be found in the trenches. Shoes without soles‚ shirts without sleeves
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America’s involvement in World War II February 2‚ 2014 HIS125 America’s involvement in World War II America’s Involvement in World War II all began because of series of events dating back to the First World War. World War I made America fall into isolationism which later would become the cause of the Neutrality Act. This act made America distant from the war that was taking place around them. However as time grew Europe and Asia who were already at war was causing tension
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changed over the years‚ using a short message to persuade your intended audience to think or behave in a certain way. To begin with‚ this piece is intended towards an audience of young adult men. The reason on why I have implied this is that back in WW1 there were not enough enlistments from younger men‚ more and more middle-aged men were fighting and needing help in the field. I wanted to intrigue and persuade my audience into enlistment. In my propaganda piece‚ I have used a small variety of colours
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Underlying Causes of WW1 With 2 shots fired the Archduke of Austria was dead‚ causing World War 1‚ yet the true cause was much deeper. World War 1 lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. It was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen and to this day is the deadliest war with 10‚000‚000 dead in twice that wounded. What were the underlying causes of World War 1? First of all what does underlying mean underline is the unseen cause or bases of something. The three underlying causes of World War 1 were
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