was blindly supporting and following the USA into an unnecessary war. Because of all these many viewpoints and all the news coverage‚ society itself seemed to be split in who to believe and what was right. Many protests were the result of this. Conscription had forced young men to fight away from their home country. Many people saw this as unfair and wrong. This too caused a lot of controversy and many arguments were made against the government for introducing this. This public opinion also sparked
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How far do you agree that the main case of the February 1917 revolution was the effects of the war on the people? Whilst there is no doubt that WW1 contributed to the February revolution‚ it is difficult for historians to know whether the war was the main cause. As‚ that would be ignoring all the social and economic problems in Russia‚ as well as the problem with Rasputin. The above statement is true because despite that the war had begun successfully for Russia‚ eventually in 1914 during the Battle
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world war. The Arms Race was another factor of the war. Certain European countries competed against each other to see who would have the most powerful army. A large amount of money was spent and pretty much every country in the Arms Race adopted conscription. Global conflicts on such a large scale are rarely ever because of 1 simple cause. Nation leaders acted unreasonably and the war could very easily have been prevented‚ and many lives saved. All the countries that were involved in World War
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nationalism played an important role in the outbreak of the war there are many other contributing factors which must be taken into account. Imperialism‚ militarism‚ the arms race and the balance of power in Europe were all important factors that lead to WW1. The conflict commenced when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo‚ the capital of Serbia. This act‚ however‚ was merely the spark which lit the flame of war. Though there are many
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viewpoints and news coverage‚ Australian society itself seemed to split in who to believe and what was right. This resulted in protesting and social instability. Conscription forced young men to fight away from their home country. Many people saw this as unfair and wrong. One of the main problems with the war was the issue of conscription. In none of Australia’s previous wars had any man been conscripted to fight outside of Australian territory. The Vietnam War was different; at
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Furthermore its army had been greatly reduced and a natural border(The demilitarised Rhineland) had been imposed between France and Germany. a)What military restrictions were placed on Germany by the treaty of Versailles? -Germany had to ban conscription(soldiers had to be volunteers) and could only have 100‚000soldiers inits army. -It could only have six battleships. -No armed vehicles nor aircraft nor submarines. -The Rhineland became a demilitarised zone‚ no German soldiers were allowed into
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Modern history essay-half yearly Explain the reasons for the growth of revolutionary activity in Russia prior to WW1: Prior to world war one‚ there was a definite increase of revolutionary activity in Russia. A majority of this activity began when Tsar Nicholas the II came into power as autocratic ruler of Russia in 1894. His position as absolute monarch began to enrage the Russian people as they became unhappy with the inequality of the Feudal system. The weak economy of Russia and the lack
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Unit 1 Immigration‚ Assimilation & Canada’s Changing Face Vocabulary Paternalistic- A system or relationship where one side is treated as immature and must be led by the other ’paternal’ (father) side. Like the Aboriginal-Government relationship Assimilation- The forcing of a cultural group to lose its identity. Exercised by the Canadian Government‚ forcing Aboriginals to adopt British culture. Prohibition- Laws against the selling & manufacturing of alcohol. Exercised during WWI
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government having a limited role. Social reform. Before WW1 Liberal party had dominated the government however there was growing unrest about Home Rule in Ireland and the women’s suffrage movement and the increasing militant trade unions. Appeal of the Liberal party to its traditional members (middle class‚ high upper class) began to decline. The experience of war divided the Liberal party: many opposed the gown in power (especially conscription)‚ war resulted in a coalition‚ many believed this decreased
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became weary and tried. People believed the war would be over in a few months and only a few casualties. The war ended with delight in the winners and with bitterness in the losers. During WW1 there were many people who did not want to fight in the war and those people were called conscientious objectors. Conscription was introduced in 1916 by the government however there was a ‘conscience clause’ added to the Law which freed those who had a conscientious objection to bearing arms if they went to a tribunal
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