British Recruitment WW1 Michael Johnson Source One This source comes from the book ‘Forgotten Voices of the Great War’ written by M. Arthur and published in 2002. The source shows the story of one man’s recruitment into the army. However the source shows how the recruitment officer‚ encouraged the man to lie about his age‚ so he was eligible to recruit for the army. This shows the eagerness of the government to recruit as many people as possible‚ it shows this because the recruitment officers
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was the beginning of chemical warfare. Gas masks were used to protect soldiers from poisonous gasses such as chlorine and mustard gas. These gasses could burn‚ blind‚ or even kill anyone who came in contact with them. Artillery is another example. WW1 introduced many new automatic weapons including machine guns and automatic rifles. Lastly Barbed wire was another example which is also used today for protection. Barbed wire was first created by a farmer on Illinois in 1874. Its original purpose
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War Causes. (1996). Retrieved May 16‚ 2009‚ from IB History Pages: http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm World War One Causes. (2007‚ 10 3). Retrieved 5 13‚ 2009‚ from History on the Net: http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm
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until the American Congress had chosen to send American troops because of a rising conflict with Germany. Most Americans believed that the entry of the U.S into WW1 was inevitable‚ especially the fact that they would join the Allies side. I believe that the entry of the United States along with their choice of sides being the Allies into WW1‚ was inevitable. I believe this‚ mainly because the United States had a huge spike when it came to trades to and from the British and their allies‚ (France‚ Belgium
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Grade 10: History Exam Notes Unit 1: Canada and WW1 Important Terms Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting‚ training‚ equipping‚ and maintaining armed forces ready for war. Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation‚ usually economic or military terms. Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories. Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation. Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain (Canada) Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Central
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Women’s role prior to World War I Prior to the First World War women’s role in society in western countries was generally confined to the domestic sphere (but not necessarily their own home) and to certain types of jobs: ’Women’s Work’. In Great Britain for example‚ just before World War I‚ out of an adult population of about 24 million women‚ around 1.7 million worked in domestic service‚ 800‚000 worked in the textile manufacturing industry‚ 600‚000 worked in the clothing trades‚ 500‚000 worked
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deadly weapon during the world war I David Seo Mr. McKenzie Oct. 28‚ 2010 Thesis: Poison gases should be banned from the battlefield because they have fatal and catastrophic effects on humans‚ the nature‚ and they were not as effective as other weapons for winning the war. Poison gases had many deadly effects on human bodies. Chlorine‚ phosgene‚ and mustard gases were mainly used (First World War). “Deficiencies of chlorine were overcome by phosgene and they were used mixed with equal
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Different Ways of Fighting World War I was fought completely different than any war prior to it. Wars before the First World War were fought on horses in a gentlemen’s war. However‚ by the turn of the century‚ new technology had been invented which changed the ways of war drastically. By no means could World War I be considered a gentlemen’s war. In previous wars‚ enemies charged at you in open fields‚ and you would stay in place while the enemy was shooting directly at you. However‚ in this war
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The Great War Is The Great Lie WWI was spawned in 1914 and lasted until 1918‚ four years. The way people mainly got sucked into doing this crazy war is that the government would print these posters that persuaded people to join the army by it looking nice‚ otherwise known as false advertising if you wish. The main cause of WWI was in 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The war started the same year and conflict spread across the world very quickly. On the outbreak of war in
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Aims of the countries Total war: Mobilization of a whole society and its resources for a war effort with objective of a total victory over the opponent -With the enormous war effort peace settlement was virtually impossible‚ letting the different countries no other choice than fighting for a total victory‚ no matter what the costs were. -France wanted to regain Alsace-Lorraine -France and Britain: wanted to crush ‘Prussian militarism’ Used their worldwide empire to have a war of attrition
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