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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The beginning of World War 1 was something not expected. It went the total opposite way from what was planned. The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand is what sparked the war. The war started in 1914. The war itself began in Balkin‚ Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Then Germany declared war on Russia‚ Then went on to France. France and Great Britain declared war on Austria Hungary within six days. The war had many causes‚ one of the first reasons for the war was a trend toward developing
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The First Crusade is a conflict that took place in the latter years of the 11th century CE. This war‚ the first of eight‚ was a struggle provoked by the Christian powers in Europe against Islamic powers in the Middle East‚ or Holy Land. This crusade was said to have risen as a result of various reasons; all of these reasons‚ of course‚ being the fault of the European Christians. One minor potential reasoning for starting the conflict is known as the Second Son Theory: due to the Law of Primogeniture
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jobs stateside and in every stage of war. By 1945 there were more than 100‚000 Wacs and 6‚000 female officers. In the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service also known as WAVES‚ in August 3‚ 1942. The training program for WAVES was a harsh 12 week 8 hours a day. The first class had 644 women with a maximum of 1‚250 graduates. By fall 1942 there were 10‚000 WAVES in active service. WWII in Europe women were also very important‚ men were sent into war without a choice. To keep the countries
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statement two aspects of the war should be taken in consideration. During the First World War modern‚ heavier and weapons more lethal than ever before were used for the first time. Traditional weapons were redesigned‚ making each soldier deadlier than before. However old tactics going back to the 19th century were used to combat the enemies. The First World War is often referred to as "a 20th century war fought with 19th century tactics". It was the first "world" war in the true sense of the word
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World War Ⅰ was a war that affected the whole world‚ it caused many countries to go bankrupt and created more than one new rivalry between countries in the process. Eighteen different countries involved in World War I‚ and that is not counting all of the colonies belonging to the involved countries that were forced to give financial and/or militaristic support. There were situations that led up to and caused World War I but three of the main reasons were Balkan nationalism‚ entangling alliances‚
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The World War I‚ known to many as the Great War or the War to End All Wars‚ was the world’s first global conflict leading to many casualties and with no point. WWI was one of the most deadliest wars in history with over 16 million people dead and the estimated amount of both military and civilian deaths total to about 37 million people. Unlike most wars‚ the first World War did not end with a country winning territory and ended up with political‚ economic‚ and social downfalls. The Balkan states
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The WWII was also known as the second war‚ the war II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Most of the counties where in it‚ a lot of people died during the war. There were 4 main causes and the first one is Treaty of Versailles‚ After the WW1‚ Germany hoped for a treaty on Wilson’s 14 points‚ instead they got hammered by redress‚ lost territory‚ and blamed. The 2nd one is Hitler’s Actions‚ the 3rd one was Failure of Appeasement‚ and the last one was Failure of the league of Nations (historyonthenet
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World War I‚ also called the “war to end all wars” and “The Great War‚” was fought between Germany‚ Russia‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and many other countries. It resulted in the death of about 17 million people‚ it was the bloodiest conflict in history. It was mainly fought with trench warfare‚ which is where one fights from trenches (that protect the soldiers from most of the bullets). The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is the official start of World War I‚ but there were
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The 4 main causes of WW1 were Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. Following the war‚ the nations of Europe needed to address these issues. I feel that the conditions outlined in the Fourteen Points would have been best to address the cause of the war. I think that it addresses Militarism by saying that everybody should reduce their armaments to where you can protect yourself. Its best fit because just in case someone invades then it’s a limit where you can fight back. I think
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