World War I‚ or The Great War‚ began in 1914 as a European conflict‚ it soon turned into a global conflict due to Alliance agreement between countries. The war ended in 1918‚ as the result‚ more than 8 million people died‚ and millions more were wounded‚ it directly cost all belligerents nearly 82 billion in 1913 dollars‚ because of the high cost of war‚ many country were in extreme poverty. On April 6‚ 1917‚ the United States stepped into the war and joined its allies‚ the British‚ French‚ and Russian
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the First World War‚ many of which are results of complex developments which took place for a number of years before the war‚ such as the conflict over the Balkans and the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The most obvious cause may be the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However‚ upon close examination of the events leading up to World War One‚ we shall see that this was merely the spark that set off the chain of events leading up to the Great War. One of the main causes of the war was
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General Marshall Foch‚ a French war hero after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The outbreak of the First World War had changed Europe fundamentally‚ disrupting Europe economically‚ politically‚ psychologically‚ and socially‚ especially causing a sense of disillusionment in Europeans that shaped new ideologies‚ deposed empires‚ and destroyed old certainties and beliefs. The interwar period —the period of years‚ that separated the first and second world wars —is an immensely interesting period
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918? At the beginning of the time period‚ 1850‚ Britain was not democratic. There was not a lot of choice concerning the political parties‚ there were only two parties: The Liberals and the Conservatives. Woman did not have any right to vote and were considered second class citizens. In England and Wales only one million and five men could vote and some men could vote twice. The distribution of seats did not take into account the migration of Britain. The House
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responsibility of Britain foreign policies in 1870-1914 leading to World War I Introduction: In 1914‚ a human disaster appeared in our history which was the First World War. The world was in the chaos at that time. At last‚ Germany was the loser and “Big Three “which were America‚ Britain and France forced her to bear most of the responsibilities for the war and signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. However‚ only one country’s ambition cannot generate a war. WW1 was the last outbreak of conflicts
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of general war in 1914 inevitable after the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand? Various different factors led to the outbreak of the first World War- a war which incorporated all human‚ economic and military resources available to achieve total victory over the enemy. Roughly‚ the causes can be classified into long term (Franco-Prussian War‚ Imperialism‚ Alliance System‚ Anglo- German Naval Arms Race‚ etc.)‚ short term (Morrocan Crisis‚ Agadir Crisis‚ Bosnian Crisis‚ Balkan Wars) and the
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QUESTION: To what extent was Europe a powder Keg ready to explode in 1914? Europe was to a great extent a ‘powder keg’ ready to explode prior to 1914. Despite conflicting views on the causes of World War 1‚ the outbreak of this War was not inevitable‚ nor was it the result of one key event. However‚ it was more a product of rising tensions‚ rivalry and fear within Europe‚ which dated back primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries. Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated
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American predecessors. Eventually this leads to African slave labor. Europeans sought economic gain and social mobility. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. Thus‚ the use of labor systems in Latin America from the 1750-1914 was a process with tremendous impact on the people and on the world in general. Slavery was based on using the enforced labor of other people . In the 1750 slavery was prevailing. The Atlantic slave trade predominated in economic affairs after the
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When the First World War began in the summer of 1914‚ America chose not to get involved since they felt that it was not in their place to get involve. Despite the fact that some of the first and second generation immigrants disagreed with this‚ the president Woodrow Wilson emphasized that it was important for the United States to avoid taking sides‚ and remain “impartial in thought‚ as well as action.” Although America did in fact remain neutral for some time‚ this changed in 1917 when the German
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during the First World War How did women contribute to the war effort? Suffragist and suffragette member took men’s places in jobs when the men went overseas to fight. Hundreds and thousands of women were employed in munitions factories‚ in the transport system (conductors on buses and trams)‚ employed as labourers on farms‚ as nurses and in offices a secretaries and receptionists. This was a crucial part of the war effort as it kept the country going. How were civilians affected by the war? During
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