Bibliography: http://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/nationalism/ http://americanhistory.about.com/od/worldwari/tp/causes-of-world-war-1.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/summary_01.shtml http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm Modern History Notes
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Germany was solely to Blame for WW1 – How Far do You Agree? World War 1 was fought from 1914 to 1918‚ in which Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Japan‚ the United States‚ and other allies defeated Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ The Ottoman Empire‚ Italy‚ and Bulgaria. World War 1 began as a small regional conflict in the Balkans (South-East Europe). The Ottoman Empire had lost many states in this part of the world so political power in this area was very unstable. Later Austria-Hungary annexed
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French-Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Mennonites‚ Hutterites‚ conscientious objectors‚ and farmers protested the war effort and conscription (Quinlan 30). Despite that‚ most other Canadians were enthusiastic in their support of the mother country. However‚ as the war continued‚ fewer young men were willing to sacrifice themselves on the battle fields. Yet Prime Minister Borden had forced conscription as he wanted to have an army forces overseas (Quinlan
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Analyze the causes of WW1 Many historians and politicians have been trying to analyze the causes for the World War I. By the War was over‚ different opinions had already been developed. The english Prime Minister David Lloyd Georg (1863-1945) said: “None of the leading Man had wanted War‚ all of them just slid into it.” Whereas the French Prime Minister George Clemenceau blamed Germany for having the main War Guilt. Since 1961 historians are controversially questioning the War Guilt. In his
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Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and
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WHY DID GERMANY LOSE WW1 Germany lost WW1 due to a variety of military‚ socio-economic & political‚ and strategic reasons. The war itself continued for 4 years‚ inflicting various casualties and economic hardships on Germany. The most important reason why Germany lost WW1 were its incompetence to carry out it’s various strategies – originating from the first strategic failure‚ the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The military incompetence of Germany on land and in sea was also an important
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Women’s Role in WW1 A typical day for women: Wake up‚ cook‚ feed children‚ clean‚ teach children‚ clean‚ cook‚ sleep‚ while their husbands were off at work making money to support his and his wife ’s family. That all changed once World War One started and the men were conscripted into the war leaving‚ the wife ’s at home to do all of their normal tasks‚ as well as what the men used to do; providing for the family. Women‚ who previously worked in domestic service‚ were encouraged to take on jobs
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Cem Anil Kenar HIST104A-B02 Spg12 Wilson’s Stance during WW1: From “He kept us out of the War” to “Make the World Safe for Democracy” As it is well-known the World War I was primarily of a war fought due to imperialist aims‚ stemming from the need to satisfy the demand for raw material in the Europe. With the industrial revolution urge for raw material became of crucial importance for the European states. This was followed by the aggressive colonization projects that eventually led to a harsh
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public was shielded from the real facts of the war. Propaganda helped dramatically in tipping the opinion of the people. • Newspapers could have been shifty by being controlled by munition companies‚ or any company profiting off of the conflict. Ww1 could possibly be the largest propaganda wae in history. Economic Therefore Germanys fears were justifiable. America’s justification for entering the war -
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web of new views. As a result extremist views‚ such as communism‚ became widely supported‚ particularly in the industrial cities. Also‚ the German economy had suffered terribly during the war. Industrial output fell by over 40% between 1914 and 1918. WW1 negatively affected Germany by putting it in Social political and economic ruins. To begin with‚ After WWI Germany was socially affected. In document 3 they say “I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair‚ death‚ fear”. This quote
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