The First World War tore through Europe bring men from all the different countries to the battlefields. Women played an important role during the First World War and while many of the gains they made were lost it was an important time that showed women could do work outside of the home on a larger scale than ever before. In Britain six million men were called to arms throughout the war leaving very few to continue working which was now very important as they needed people in manufacturing to create
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Not only did poisonous gas change the experiences of war‚ but also the type of warfare. Instead of riding around on horses freely‚ soldiers had to use protection in order to evade the deadly chemicals. So‚ quickly‚ both sides developed gas masks. At first‚ soldiers held chemically treated cotton pads over their noses and mouths. Later they wore fabric face masks soaked in chemicals‚ and finally soldiers on both sides wore respirators with charcoal filters.("Technology.") These gas masks were the
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World War 1 was the first major global conflict. On one side called the triple alliance there was Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy (who ended up switching sides). On the other side called the triple entente there was the British‚ French and Russians (who ending up dropping out of the war). The triple entente was commonly known as the allies especially after the Americans entered the war in 1918. Many questioned wether the Allied leadership was effective. Yes‚ the allied leadership was effective
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July 28‚1914 was the day Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip the leader of The black hand terrorist group located and from serbia‚ Princip later on after killing Franz went into prison and rotted in a jail cell because he was not the old enough for him to be death trailed . This group assassinated Ferdinand because he was the next in line to rule the Austrian Hungarian Empire‚ However there were other cause that got the war going and started. The number one cause of the war was the
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During the year 1788‚ the Austrian army was at war with the Ottoman Empire. On September 17‚ 1788‚ the Austrian army‚ of about 100‚000 soldiers set up camp in the town of Karánsebes (present-day Romania). Once camp was set‚ Hussars were sent to scout out the surrounding area to see if any Turks were nearby. No Turks were spotted; what they did find however were a group of Gypsies selling schnapps (liquor). The Hussars bought barrels of the stuff and then proceeded to get drunk. It wasn’t long after
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Andrea Aldaba WWII and the Great Depression The Great Depression: After WWI‚ the United States became really rich. In 1929‚ though‚ the country’s economy failed terribly. On October 24‚ the stock market started to fail‚ and the crash increased on the following Thursday. This led to a major impact all over the world‚ an era known as the Great Depression. The stock market grew over a period of time in the 1920’s. Then the stock prices began to fall and people in the U.S began to panic and quickly
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ever disobeyed them. Such a question wasn’t so apparent back then but now with many people pushing for sexual equality‚ what’s the answer? During the 20th century‚ the United States was flung into two world conflicts of everlasting proportions. WW1 and WW2 resulted into a death toll ranging from 60 to 105 million deaths across the world‚ or 10 megadeaths. But while the men were being drafted and flung into the trenches of Europe‚ women at home started taking over the jobs men did in factories and
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ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN WW2 AND THE HOLOCAUST World War II (WW2) was a military conflict that began in 1939. It came to be the worst war in human history based of the loss of lives and material destroyed. Though it began as a European conflict between Germans and the French coalition‚ it spread to include other nations of the world like the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America (US). Boundaries and lines between combatants and non-combatants blurred with
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invasion of Poland in September 1939 was linked to the grievances expressed by Hitler and Mussolini about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler created a personal persona around his avowed “mission” to recue to German people from the shame of WW1 and to free Germany from the restrictions imposed by the Treaty. In Mein Kampf‚ Hitler wrote that ‘Germany would be a world power‚ or there would be no Germany’. Mussolini pledged to restore Italy to its former Imperial glory. He wanted to build a new
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that occurred in history‚ because he was known for doing lots of negative things. Adolf Hitler killed a whopping number of people. He also had lots of power and control not only over tons of people‚ but over Germany (Nelson‚ "World War II History: WW2 Timeline for Kids"). During the World War‚ Hitler knew that Germany wasn’t going to be successful and then shot himself. Who knows what today‚ during modern history‚ would be like? What would have happened to Germany? What would have happened if Hitler’s
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