WORLD WAR 1 1914 – 1918 WW1 SUMMARY World War I‚ was the First ‘World War’‚ it was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. Over 40 million casualties resulted‚ including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths. The Entente Powers‚ led by France‚ Russia‚ the British Empire‚ and later Italy (from 1915)‚ and the United States (from 1917)‚ defeated the Central Powers‚ led by the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ and Ottoman Empires. Russia withdrew
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Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist
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Why did Germany lose the First World War in 1918? The First World War was a huge event which ended abruptly; going from huge German advances after March 1918 to Germany asking for peace later that year: they were forced from a hard hitting offensive to defeat for various reasons: One of the key reasons for Germany’s defeat is the internal problems suffered by Germany from late 1917. Morale in the ranks of the Germany army was diminished to a painfully low point: they were exhausted from the spring
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After the interwar period between 1918 and 1939‚ Europe found itself in the midst of war again. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union formed an alliance called the Allie Powers‚ to fight against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ who made up the Axis Powers. Brilliant military generals and leaders met throughout the second World War to discuss strategy and tactics. Strategy refers to the overall plan for defeating the enemy‚ while tactics refers to the specific military action to implement
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World War I‚ which is otherwise known as the ’Great War‚’ has been the subject of debate between historians and history enthusiasts alike for over a century. There is no definitive evidence as to who was directly responsible for the outbreak of war among the Powers. The questions I have to ask myself are‚ “Who instigated the War to end all Wars?” and‚ “Who fired the first shot?” In this essay I will answer these questions to the best of my ability‚ as well as sharing my own thoughts and opinions
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In the early 1900’s‚ a war had begun. World War One meant many things to all different kinds of people. In the United States‚ the government tried its best to influence citizens to take part in the war effort. This caused social‚ political‚ and economic impacts on the United States. During the war‚ opinions were‚ for the most part‚ positive. Or were they? Due to the Sedition Act of 1918 in document 3‚ anyone who spoke out in a negative manner‚ represented the United States in any way but favorable
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In the early times leading up to the World Wars‚ nations never had a need to fully understand the relations of the world and how this affected the world and politics. This means that before 1918‚ International Relations did not exist as a study on its own. International relations as a discipline grew out of the study of diplomatic history and International Law as cited by (Nicolson‚ 1939 as cited by Kydd n.d. ) . After World War I however‚ a new approach had to be found to better understand why
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British Air Warfare The use of the airplanes changed greatly during WWI. People started to realize that they could be used not only for entertainment and sports but also in wars as powerful weapons. Air warfare was all about planning and looking at the few key factors of the flight and looking at the opponent’s weakness. Strategories and tactics‚ civilian population‚ Development of Aircraft and lastly weather were key factors in the development and expansion of Air Warfare. The British Air Force
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20th Century Battlefields The Video 1918 Western Front is a documentary about the World War One fighting on the western part of Germany and eastern side of France. It is documented by Peter and Dan Snow‚ and shows real footage from the time and pictures helping to describe the war. The video focuses on the German Central Powers versus the Allied powers in 1918. The war was originally supposed to only take six months‚ when it really dragged on for three and a half years. It starts with German chief
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At first there was darkness. A swallowing darkness‚ that kept one imprisoned in unconsciousness. Then‚ out of the darkness‚ came a sound; a ringing of sorts. Slowly‚ dimly‚ light began to return‚ and the darkness was replaced with a blurry sense of vision. The man awakened on the cold ground‚ strewn in a horrible position across the autumn leaves and grass. His back was to the ground‚ his limbs spread out‚ and all he could feel was the pain. It ached all over his body‚ and an odd sensation came
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