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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Grade 10: History Exam Notes Unit 1: Canada and WW1 Important Terms Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting‚ training‚ equipping‚ and maintaining armed forces ready for war. Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation‚ usually economic or military terms. Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories. Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation. Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain (Canada) Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Central
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World War 1 is the war that was fought in Europe and spanned for almost five years‚ toward the end of WW1 they considered as a part of the military staff that were influenced by the new progressions of innovation‚ more than 9 million individuals passed on from the definitive new strategies on both of these sides. One of the new items that was presented was the mustard gas. This kind of overwhelming weapon was equipped for spraying so as to execute anyone in a long meter range fuel in each heading
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impact on life in the country. However‚ the First World War forced them to scrap this policy and increase the restrictions placed on civilians in order to successfully fight the war. They did this in a number of ways‚ and this answer will include: Conscription‚ Censorship‚ restrictions on women and food rationing. It will be argued that the most extensive increase in state control was food rationing. The most extensive increase in restrictions on civilians was rationing of food. Food had to be rationed
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in World War 1 soldiers had blot rifles‚ grenades‚ pistols and heavy machine guns. In World War 2 had blot action or semi-automatic rifles‚ submachine guns‚ grenades‚ pistols‚ machine. Also‚ pistols‚ lighter‚ machine guns and automatic rifles. In ww1 soldiers walked everywhere by feet or sometimes horse. The ww2 soldiers walked considerably less and usually ride a truck to the combat zone. The alliance system help cause world war 1 by the number that is expanded of countries. The
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1 The ww1 was devastating because of the twentieth-century technology they used all kind of the technology. They had powerful guns and artillery and the mobility of the roads made it stronger so they could defend themselves they even used airplanes on the battlefield. They made all kind of modern weapons but the most destructive weapon was the barbed wire it would sting the soldiers from the other army they would become tangled in the wire easy for the other soldiers to kill the soldiers from the
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But the effects of WW1 on America were wide-ranging covering the political‚ economic and social impact the Great War had on the United States. Unlike the countries of Europe‚ the factories and home of the US had not been destroyed. Manufacturing‚ production and efficiency
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Germans introduced the use chemical gasses as an weapon in war. Poison gas was the most feared out of all technology weapons in WW1. The gasses could burn skin‚ blind‚ or destroy your lungs if you happen to breathed in. Back then they had crude face masks to protect people in war from the poisonous gas floating in the air. Poison gas was easier during WW1 all they had to do was throw the poisonous gas bomb. “ A poison gas attack meant soldiers having to put on crude gas masks
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