Why did soldiers fight in WW1? There are many reasons why soldiers fought in ww1 firstly; most men were pushed into by peer pressure. But there lack of knowledge of war just seemed like an adventure to them when actually it was one of the worst things that could ever happen to them.Furhermore some soldiers fought their country e.g. patriotism and glory also in those days people thought that men who didn’t fight were cowards‚ when infact they just didn’t believe in war like some men were part of
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and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the region against Austria. Unfortunately it spun out of control and all of Europe was in major battle. What was the main cause that erupted all the colonies to participate in in WW1? The underlying causes of WW1 were mainly militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. Between the three‚ militarism was the primary cause. Alliances between all of the colonies sparked a fire in everyone for going to war. The Triple Alliance contained Germany‚ Austria-Hungary
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about it. But we still blame every Islamic/ Arab out there. Same with the Germans! We did go to war with Germany in WW1‚ and yes it was tragic. But I bet that most of the Germans did not want that to happen. We took most of the problems out on Germans who were
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resulting in drawn out protracted battles. Technology was the single biggest factor in WW1 being waged the way it was. Military strategy had yet to fully understand how to use recent technological advances (particularly‚ the machinegun‚ heavy artillery‚ and the submarine). As a consequence‚ old strategies turned out to be completely useless (or‚ worse‚ massive failures). The manner in which most of the fighting in WW1 occurred reflects military leadership slowly groping about to fully understand how
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World War 1(WW1)‚ also known as the Great War‚ was one of if not the most horrifying of wars in history. Spanning for 4 years from 1914 to 1918 millions of soldiers were killed. A still debated question however is the cause of the Great War; two major worldly forces grinding against each other or a single bullet fired by a rebellious Bosnian Serb? The 28th of June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to make a speech in Sarajevo‚ a Bosnian city under Austria-Hungary’s rule‚ where the Black
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nationalism played an important role in the outbreak of the war there are many other contributing factors which must be taken into account. Imperialism‚ militarism‚ the arms race and the balance of power in Europe were all important factors that lead to WW1. The conflict commenced when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo‚ the capital of Serbia. This act‚ however‚ was merely the spark which lit the flame of war. Though there are many
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France‚ Italy and America. WW1 started for many reasons. For instance militarism (building up strong armed forces to prepare for war)‚ Alliances (an agreement between counties to work together to achieve a common goal)‚ imperialism (policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker or smaller countries) and nationalism (strong feeling of pride‚ loyalty and protectiveness for ones country. Also Germany wanted control over the world. WW1 was very special though
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Why Australia became involved in WW1 They became involved in august 1914 because Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. Australia became involved in WW1 for a lot of reasons. The first reason that they were involved in the first war is because of Australia’s mother country (Britain). Entering the war in 1914 via their deep connection to the British‚ troops from Australia and New Zealand fought mainly in the Middle East . As Australia is still a part of the British Empire‚ we were pressured
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Although World War 1 was sparked by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ this war had 3 most important causes. The three most important causes of World War 1 were nationalism‚ alliances‚ and of course militarism. Nationalism had a huge impact on causing WW1‚ because war is always an argument on which province was the most superior‚ so all the nations wanted to prove that they were the superior. Nationalism was very influential in that It gave citizens an extreme amount of confidence in their country‚ the
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Research Question How have animals helped soldiers in World War One? Source 1 BBC Schools-Animals During World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25401273 Horses millions of horses used with different roles WW1 first war where cavalry was not main type of soldier significantly less use of cavalry than previous wars‚ but they were still used‚ even until the last battles used mostly in the Battle of Mons‚ but then “Both sides soon realised men on horses could not win the war in trenches. The
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