did not die in the trenches‚ like the Spanish flue‚ typhus etc. The British were used to having an advantage of numbers (slaves mainly) but these proved useless when the tanks ‘got in the game’. Armistice 11th of November 1918 THE COST OF WW1 TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE Weakening of the Empire (trade disrupted‚ demands for self-govt.) Economy – geared to war‚ so complete restructuring needed -> Est. loss of ¼ of total British wealth (not imperial) - Lives (heyck): 750‚000 (mostly military;
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Tensions pre 1914 and reasons for Outbreak of WW1: The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and dictators during the Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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Technology of the First World War: Technology that killed millions. Roham Asgari History 10 Mr. Keeler December 15‚ 2012 Asgari 1 When the death of Francis Ferdinand marked the beginning of WW1 as a "war to end all wars” It also began‚ the first War that where the newest and most lethal machines were experimented upon the newly armed troops. Only through these lethal and logical experiments did strategists understand the fatal that weapons were capable of. When the weapons were unleashed
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Causes of WW1 World War I‚ fought in the years 1914-1919‚ had several causes. One main event leading up to the war‚ was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand on June 28‚ 1914. While some major events led to the war‚ these events go much deeper. The four causes are: nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. All of these causes contributed to the start of the war equal-handedly. The first cause that led to the outbreak of war was nationalism. Nationalism defines as the belief
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Two Major Military Alliances By Shannai Sloan The real cause of world war one was the existence of two major military alliances. An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit‚ especially between countries or organisations. As all the major European countries were apart of one of the two alliances‚ any conflict between countries could cause an outbreak in war between them all. Firstly‚ with Europe being split in half with the two alliances it caused suspicion and fear between
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Is Germany to blame for WW1 and to what extent? –Marya Atassi By the end of World War 1‚ during the Peace negotiation‚ everyone looked for someone to blame for the damage. Therefore fingers were pointed at Germany since it was the easiest to blame after it being defeated. In the treaty of Versailles‚ victorious countries agreed that Germany is to take responsibilty of all the "loss and damage" as Article 231 states. That is not fair though‚ because Germany was not the only country to attack
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Hill present Daily in The Woman in Black? Samuel Daily becomes an important character throughout The Woman in Black and turns out to be a light in the darkness for Kipps. Hill hints at this throughout the novel beginning firstly by the connotations of his name before continuing this further through the actions of the character and the settings which he appears in. We first meet Samuel Daily in chapter 3‚ The Journey North. It is at this moment when Hill introduces us to the idea that Daily comes to be
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http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/05/17/chemical-warfare-ww1/ 4. Weapons of War- Tanks‚ Michael Duffy‚ Accessed September 21 2014‚ http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/tanks.htm 5. Weapons of War- Poison Gas‚ Michael Duffy‚ Accessed September 21‚ 2014 http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm 6. Naomi Pasachoff. Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1996. 7. Inventions That Flourished Thanks to WW1‚ Accessed September 21 2014 http://www.warhistoryonline
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Many people say that alliances were the most important cause and I agree with this statement. Alliances led to it being such a big war and they also created lots of tension between the two sides. I think Alliances are the most important cause of WW1 because it led too the war being larger as the countries in the alliances had to be involved as well. Also it made countries nervous that the other countries were preparing for war. The main alliances were the triple alliance and the triple entente
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