Weapons: There were different kinds of weapons used in WW1. Firstly‚ there was the rifle and it was a bolt-action rifle. It was the most used gun by the soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds altogether could be fired in a minute and a person that was standing 1400-1500 metres away could possibly be killed by it so this shows how powerful it was. Also‚ another weapon that was frequently used was machine guns. A disadvantage to them was that they needed 4-6 men to use them so this could be
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Two major causes of WWI were militarism and nationalism. WWI began in 1914 and lasted 4 long years. Many countries especially those with an Empire‚ enrolled in the war. It was between two alliances‚ fixed together. With militarism‚ which is the love and pride of one’s country and its military power‚ European countries started producing more powerful weapons for future conflicts. This soon enough started an arms race which was spread all throughout Europe because each country wanted surpass each other
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On June 28th‚ during 1914‚ a young Serbian named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This assassination was the major cause and spark of World War One. Unrestricted submarine warfare was first introduced in World War I in early 1914‚ when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone‚ in which all merchant ships‚ including those from neutral countries‚ would be attacked by the German navy. World War I was an intense war that lasted from 1914-1918. Germany was sinking
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appealed were Conscientious Objectors. Despite the legacy of this group only 6‚000 were sent to prison. 35 received a death sentence but were reprieved immediately and given a ten year prison sentence instead. Who was to be blamed for ww1 and why? 1. Germany was to blame for WW1. Germany started all of the fights and caused a war. Many people sympathize with Germany
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untrue but a brilliant way for the British government to make people hate the Germans even more. German Newspaper headlines -English soldiers put plague germs in German wells. -German prisoners blinded by their Allied Captors. Women during WW1 While the men were fighting someone had to do their jobs so this usually fell to the women. Some of the jobs they were given were; nurses‚ working in munitions factories (which often turned their hair and skin yellow due to the chemicals)‚ in public
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Centennial College The Making of the Modern World Corse Instructor: Dr. Jacob Meunier Group Number: 03 Name: Ng Sze Wing Date: 23th March 2015 Topic 2 By studying and discuss from the long- and short-term causes of the war‚ to understand how accurate was Article 231 on placing full blame for World War I on Germans. In June 1919‚ the treaty signed in this day had ended the war between defeated Germany and the victorious Allies. A one and a half year negotiation on armistice settled till
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How the European Alliance Helped Cause World War 1Historians have spent many years analyzing the origins of World War 1. Many factors are considered by historians when asked this question; nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ etc. However all of these factors are influenced and tied together by the alliance system in place at the time tensions in the Balkans erupted. In this time period the Ottoman Empire had lost much of its control and power in the corridor to Europe. Many of the leading nations
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Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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the biggest army‚ and it was the best trained and most powerful out of all armies involved in World War One. However Britain‚ being completely surrounded by water‚ had large powerful navy helped to keep the empire safe. Also‚ it wasn’t until after WW1 that Air Force really played its part‚ as planes were still rather early in development and could not fly from country to country and accurately bomb a target. All the countries began a "contest" for who was the best by doing all that stuff. They
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death‚ destruction‚ and war‚ the ramifications of which still effect humanity today. However‚ WWI wasn’t caused solely by this bullet; it was simply the final straw‚ with many underlying forces pushing the world into chaos. The three main underlying causes of WWI are nationalism‚ alliances‚ and militarism. In the years leading up to WWI‚ nationalism was gaining popularity. However‚ the group to stand up for their nation‚ setting off WWI‚ were Slavic peoples in Herzegovina and Bosnia. They wished
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