World War 1 was a huge turning point in our world. “World War 1 was one of the deadliest conflicts in the history of the human race‚ in which over 16 million people died. The total number of both civilian and military casualties is estimated at around 37 million people. The war killed almost 7 million civilians and 10 million military personnel” (history on the net Staff)”. Before the war and at the beginning of the war‚ it was called “the great adventure”. “Many men left the shores of New Zealand
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Research World War 1 Gases Questions: What sorts of gases were used in World War 1? Who was the first to use chemical weapons? What are the long term effects towards gas exposure? Are these gases used today? Research: What sorts of gases were used in World War 1? I found that there were a variety of gases used in World War 1. Although in effective. Pepper gas: This gas blinded soldiers and made them cough and choke. But most of the time it wasn’t deadly‚ it just stunned them. general‚ there
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Australia Joining WW1 Australia joined the World War 1 because Australian wanted to help the motherland (Britain) out. Over 416‚809 men enlisted and 60‚000 were killed and 156‚000 were wounded‚ gassed or taken help prisoner. Australians also enlisted because they want to show pride and show to the females that they are brave. In the newspapers‚ political parties and sometimes churches advertise the males to join the war. Woman also rejected and abused men that did not get it to the AIF (Australian
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How Did Women Contribute To World War 1 By: Jeff M. Lerio History 30 Mrs. C. Lenz-Fabian Nov.19‚2012 A Canadian woman plays an important role and contributions on the home front during the war years. They supported our country’s war efforts not only in traditional roles‚ but also in unprecedented new ways. Women in this era are said to be the toughest one‚ they endure all pains and suffering just to be heard and express their thoughts. During World War 1‚ women roll up their sleeves and took a
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People believe that one of the ’major’ causes of world war one was the assassination of Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist‚ by the name of Garvilo Princip. but that is not the case‚ while there was a different chain of events that directly lead to the fighting‚ the actual root causes are much deeper. These are the major reasons that are cited as the root causes of world war 1. Alliances: Over time‚ countries throughout Europe made mutual defense agreements that would pull them into
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British Propaganda British propaganda had a significant effect on World War I and was used in many different ways. Different types of propaganda was used in the War successfully since people only received the information from the government. It twisted the truth and allowed for governmental control of people’s thoughts and viewpoints towards the war. The merriam-websters definition of propaganda is the spreading of ideas‚ information‚ or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution
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trenches of World War 1 are generally known as a fairly rough environment‚ but how far have people seen into what truly goes in such lifestyles? What the soldiers had to tolerate‚ mentally and physically‚ is rightly astonishing. Many soldiers have told stories and written journals of their personal struggle in the heat of trench warfare‚ eventually resulting in the creation of a vivid picture telling us of the dreaded life in the trenches. First hand experiences and secondary sources have surely told
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World War 1: Remembering the War to End All Wars My name is Katherine and I am going to write to you about what my family went through during World War 1. The war began on July 28‚ 1914 and lasted until November 11‚ 1918. My family was very scared. My dad served as a soldier and unfortunately lost his life while trying to save our country. I miss him so much as day pass but I know he was a good man and that he wanted me to be someone big in life. My father was the most hardworking man you would
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There are many different things that caused world war 1.some causes were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. From all of these different causes the most important and relevant cause to world war 1 is alliances. The point of forming alliances was to prevent war by deterrence but‚ if war did happen a countries allies job was to help them win the war. The problem with this is that if any country got into any type of conflict then everyone and the alliance system would also get into
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CAUSES OF BY NATHAN BECK World War 1 was the first war in history that had most of the world dragged into conflict against one another. There were many causes of WW1 the main one that actually started it was a short term cause‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire. But there were a lot of long term causes that were building up to war like the arms race with military sections such as navy being built up especially between Britain and Germany. Also Imperialism
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