Europe was at war. World War I was all throughout Europe and changed many lives of the Europeans. During the World War‚ there were many new military and technological advancements. Universal military services were formed by the European nations and new weapons and war tactics were invented. Due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ tensions between Austria and Germany against Serbia‚ Russia‚ and France began to rise‚ which led up to the start of World War I. Thus‚
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outbreak of war in 1914? The alliance system is an important factor in the outbreak of war in 1914‚ however it is only one of the causes of the First Word War and many other factors led to the war. These included militarism and nationalism. However the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most immediate cause. The alliance system in Europe linked countries together in larger groups. Germany’s alliance with Austria- Hungary was responsible for turning the war into a global
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made it impossible to negotiate a peace settlement that all belligerents could accept." - To what extent do you agree with this statement? During the period of the First World War several peace initiatives took place‚ but none of them were successful‚ until an armistice that was signed by Germany on 11th of November 1919 after 4 years‚ 3 months and 2 weeks after the beginning of the war. After the fighting ceased‚ it took additionally 6 months to enclose the peace treaty which was established by the
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but many also died. "Living conditions were such that many of the remaining children failed to survive beyond the age of thirty." (Black 84) The crisis of Over Population should not be a surprise to anyone‚ currently if you were to look at the world Pop clock‚ which is a counter supported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census you would find a number that has risen from 6‚367‚148‚920. This is the amount of people on earth May 8‚ 2004 at 8:39:47 PM; this number is constantly rising at about 8 million
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Canada’s Independence Following World War One Without the tragedies that occurred during World War One‚ Canada would not be the nation it is today. Following WW1‚ Canada was considered a major part of many of the battles especially Vimy Ridge‚ gaining Canada international respect. With that respect‚ strong bonds were established between Canada and the influential countries at that time. With this new gained confidence‚ Canada questioned the hold Britain still had on them‚ and decided it was time
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GERMANY AFTER WORLD WAR II The reconstruction of Germany was a long process. After World War II‚ Germany had suffered heavy losses‚ both in lives and industrial power. 7.5 million Germans had been killed‚ roughly 11 percent of the population (see also World War II casualties). The country’s cities were severely damaged from heavy bombing in the closing chapters of the War and agricultural production was only 35 percent of what it was before the war. At the Potsdam conference‚ the victorious Allies
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Yes peace can lead to war because Germany had to pay a large amount of money that was from the damage of World War I. Germany was also forced to accept blame of starting World War I. The outcome of Germany losing World War I left the Germans to move out and they also lost land. After World War I‚ Germany was left with a large debt from the damage which made them bitter which they had to pay off. It took them almost a century to pay off that large amount of money that was piled on them. They had
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Britain after Two World Wars There was a country once called “the empire on which the sun never sets”‚ and it used to be the most powerful countries in the world. It’s the Britain. Britain plays an extremely important role of the world in the modern history. It used to take the lead carrying out Bourgeois Revolution and have the original Industrial Revolution. After two world wars‚ especially the World War II‚ this old-fashion empire gradually goes downhill. Finally and eventually‚ it has
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C H A P T E R 2 2 War & the American State 1914–1920 Chapter Objectives: After you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of
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THE PARIS PEACE SETTLEMENT‚ 1919-1920 The military disaster which befell the Mid-European Confederacy in the autumn of 1918 was the signal for immediate political revolutions within its members. The revolutions‚ though precipitated in several instances by Socialists‚ proved to be uniformly mild and more conducive to democratic nationalism than to any basic social change. In Germany Prince Maximilian‚ the Chancellor on whom the Emperor William II imposed the unpleasant task of opening peace negotiations
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