The causes of World War I (Essay) The beginning of the 20th century was heavily influenced by the First World War. This war began in July 18‚ 1914 and ended four years later 11 November‚ 1914(Versailles Treaty). WWI was a ‘cruelty’ (blood lust) war as it left behind more than 10.000‚000 dead soldiers. In this essay I will present the main causes of WWI and analyze them in order to see how they lead to this war. With the term ‘causes’ we don’t refer only to the specific causation that finally
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The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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“Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples‚ and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will‚ not by the will of their people. “ President Woodrow Wilson spoke these words to set the tone for the war his country was going to fight in. Wilson had to make this speech for justify his reasoning to enter the current war that
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“Yesterday‚ Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.” -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless
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The Pride of Being a Woman Before WW1 in Canada‚ women were discriminated against‚ and were not considered being “persons.” However during the war while men were off fighting‚ women were given the opportunity to occupy many jobs‚ at which they found their sense of independence and pride. After WW1‚ women realized that they were just as strong as men and deserved to have equal right just as they did. Women decided to fight for their rights‚ and improve the roles of woman in Canada forever
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I did not realize until after reading the novel the big part of WW1 was how they fought the war‚ and that was done through trenches. The zig zagging of the trenches was such a huge part in the building of them‚ so that the enemy could not just shoot straight down the trench and wipe everyone out at one time. It was
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conclusions… You are to then compare the propaganda of WWI to the propaganda of today. YOUR TASK: 1. You must visit several websites that shows propaganda posters from WWI (make sure it is not WWII !) & answer questions about them. WEBSITES TO USE: * Hold down the control key & click on any of the links! • http://www.worldwar1.com/posters.htm • http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/military-maneuvers-world-war-i-recruiting-posters.html • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25237878 HONORS ONLY:
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Over the course of six years‚ more than 60 million people died in World War 2. No war was as devastating as this one. With as many losses as that‚ you must question the reasoning for it starting. Hitler took advantage of Germany feeling angry due to the Treaty of Versaille‚ and used historical anti-semitism to justify his horrific interpretation of Jews displayed in Mein Kampf‚ to create a lot of conflict that led to World War 2. Germany felt angered and wronged because of the Treaty of Versaille
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grew and the need to control the air arose. - The war fostered the general public’s respect for aviation - Spawned a new generation of pilots and aircraft designers‚ who would go on to take human flight to the next level after the war. Prior to WW1: * In 1913 Roland Garros made the first cross Mediterranean flight‚ from the south of France to Tunisia. * In the summer of 1914‚ the airplane was less than 11 years old. Most airplanes of the time were slow and flimsy‚ with little power. While
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DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany
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