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    WWI World War I also known as “The First Modern War” was a time of tragedy and despair. The effects of this war changed the world as we knew it for the rest of the time. The war began in July 28‚ 1914 and had a duration of about four years‚ resulting in an end date of November 11‚ 1918. Although the atrocities began shortly after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated militarism‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism are the 3 root causes of World War I. Militarism is a mindset that a country’s government

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    Aftermath of World War Ii

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    The Aftermath of World War II Introduction: World War II ended with the surrender of the Axis powers. A week after Adolf Hitler committed suicide‚ Germany surrendered‚ on May 7th to the Western Allies‚ and on May 8th to the Soviet Union in 1945. Japan was able to pull through for few months‚ but soon atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the USA on August 6th and 9th respectively. This finally convinced the Japanese Government that they had no choice but to surrender. The

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    Totalitarian states‚ popular during world war two‚ (1939 to 1945) have an advantage using propaganda because they control what people see and believe. (Gibbons‚ David) Because

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    The event that sparked the outbreak of World War I is the simple but complex assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security

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    World War was fought over many different explanations such as colonies competing for more land‚ formed alliances‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The War had affected and injured many people due to these reasons. Therefore‚ there was no need for this war‚ yet the heat was building up and it eventually broke the last straw. For instance‚ the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the last straw that broke and caused the war to begin. Given these points there were many explanations

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    1917 The First World War

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    The First World War‚ known to many as ‘The Great War’ was a war of vast proportions. Its origins were extremely complex‚ its impact on military operations was revolutionary and its extent of destruction was horrifying. In Australia‚ around 416‚809 men enlisted ‚ of whom more than 61‚532 were killed and 156‚000 wounded‚ gassed‚ or taken prisoner . A nation that had been meticulously built over 176 years was torn apart by a single war. But‚ as horrifying as ‘The Great War’ was‚ is it possible to select

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    The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited

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    Three Main Causes of World War I While we are always reminded of the negative effects of war‚ it is not everyday that we learn to understand the deeper factors of war that can turn a small conflict into an international outbreak. World War I was said to have been sparked by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand but there are various deeper reasons that contributed to the commencement of the Great War. These factors include militarism‚ imperialism and the alliance systems. The first

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    Novel 5/1/2013 The Aftermath of World War One War often has a profound effect on the people that live through it. The very foundations of countless generations have been built on the experience of war. War has a tendency to divide some people and bond others together. There is always hatred for the enemy but there is no greater bond than that of comrades in war. This experience creates a culture of its own in which some people are included and others are outsiders. Those who fight in war‚ indeed

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    or who contributed to the U.S. winning both World War I and World War II? These are not just ordinary people who were selected‚ but also people who volunteered to give their lives for the safety of America. The Navajo Code Talkers lifestyle‚ culture/beliefs‚ and how they contributed to the wars has enhanced our knowledge and understanding of how the wars were won; now we know what and who helped the U.S. during the wars. Their contribution to the wars are greatly appreciated today. Even though not

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