The Allies sought and tried to punish Germany for their involvement in WW1 by isolating them and forcing them to pay reparation for all damages caused during WW1. These punishments instead of teaching Germany a lesson would lead to a path of revenge and aggression and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Beginning with the end of WW1 and Allied forces closing in on German territory‚ Germany agreed to a ceasefire on November 11‚ 1918. With the war over Allied forces decided how to prevent this
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Soviet Union – to prevent a two front war - Armies at the centre of the “swing” were fortified‚ leaving those on the outside weak and slow - Belgium put up stronger resistance - Failed because: of stronger Belgium resistance‚ British involvement due to invasion of Belgium‚ Molke’s changes to the original plans‚ underestimating Russia’s mobilisation size and speed - Argued that if it worked‚ stalemate wouldn’t have occurred Tactical and strategic plans - Supply restricted to
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Cem Anil Kenar HIST104A-B02 Spg12 Wilson’s Stance during WW1: From “He kept us out of the War” to “Make the World Safe for Democracy” As it is well-known the World War I was primarily of a war fought due to imperialist aims‚ stemming from the need to satisfy the demand for raw material in the Europe. With the industrial revolution urge for raw material became of crucial importance for the European states. This was followed by the aggressive colonization projects that eventually led to a harsh
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in World War 1 soldiers had blot rifles‚ grenades‚ pistols and heavy machine guns. In World War 2 had blot action or semi-automatic rifles‚ submachine guns‚ grenades‚ pistols‚ machine. Also‚ pistols‚ lighter‚ machine guns and automatic rifles. In ww1 soldiers walked everywhere by feet or sometimes horse. The ww2 soldiers walked considerably less and usually ride a truck to the combat zone. The alliance system help cause world war 1 by the number that is expanded of countries. The
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1 The ww1 was devastating because of the twentieth-century technology they used all kind of the technology. They had powerful guns and artillery and the mobility of the roads made it stronger so they could defend themselves they even used airplanes on the battlefield. They made all kind of modern weapons but the most destructive weapon was the barbed wire it would sting the soldiers from the other army they would become tangled in the wire easy for the other soldiers to kill the soldiers from the
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Germans introduced the use chemical gasses as an weapon in war. Poison gas was the most feared out of all technology weapons in WW1. The gasses could burn skin‚ blind‚ or destroy your lungs if you happen to breathed in. Back then they had crude face masks to protect people in war from the poisonous gas floating in the air. Poison gas was easier during WW1 all they had to do was throw the poisonous gas bomb. “ A poison gas attack meant soldiers having to put on crude gas masks
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Did you ever wonder what weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench
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apology and a $2 million indemnity. In Asia however there was a different dominant country‚ Japan. Japan had stayed and watched things go by in Asia for years‚ they were like a dormant volcano waiting to erupt. They had watched countries like America‚ England‚ France and even Holland take islands and turn them to colonies‚ so why couldn’t they do the same thing? Japan was eager to expand its borders‚ they knew that they could do it‚ however there was one problem‚ The U.S. They were currently the
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Reason for IDCFS Involvement: The Illinois Department of Children and Family Service Abuse and Neglect hotline received a report alleging Lisa S. left her children: Earl‚ Alice‚ Amy‚ and Eli‚ home alone in order to find her estranged husband. According to report‚ Lisa S. stabbed her husband with a 7-inch butcher knife upon locating him. Estranged husband‚ Eli Smith Sr. was transported to the hospital and was listed in critical condition. The knife punctured his lungs and diaphragm. Lisa S. was
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n the latter half of the 19th century an arms race began to Develop ‚ this in itself was causing tensions In Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm II had rid himself of Bismark and his conservative foreign policy of diplomacy and avoidance of conflict‚ with a rash and belligerent quest for glory. The facts that the rulers of Great Britain ‚ Germany and Russia were first cousins did nothing to reduce the levels of tension. National security was a critical issue for all the major states‚ the developing tensions
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