Discuss the causes of the First World War World War I started in summer of 1914 as apolitical power play in Europe. Russian and Austria-Hungary competed for control of Balkan region. Many Serbians wanted to unite all Slavs into a one country‚ so Austria-Hungary started to worry for the Pan-Slavic movement and they annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina. This angered many Serbians‚ as they wanted to be in control of Bosnia. Thus‚ on June 28 1914‚ Serbians assassinated the heir of Austro-Hungarians throne.
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The Effects of the First World War There are many after effects of the First World War. One of the first effects is‚ that because the death toll was quite high for the war and the injured civilians and soldiers was also very high. The effect of this was that because most of the population was unemployed and all the injured civilians and soldiers were in hospital being treated‚ it was costing the government a lot of money to treat the injured people and the economy was getting damaged by this
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Impact of WWI When Great War started‚ it influenced the entire world policy and economy. Millions of people died and equal number of people became homeless. Big empires of 20th century fell apart and new small national countries were established. We can say that WWI caused a really big disaster‚ especially for country which was participant. But there are similarities and differences how it did effect. On different countries in the same way war had different influence. The example for that is
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stronger and more powerful than the other. An armaments race happened when the Germans started to envy Great Britain’s navy. In the late 19th century modern nations needed resources to fuel their growth so they turned to imperialism which made global war inevitable. Nationalism was one of the main reasons why Europe united into modern countries. People that spoke the same language‚ shared the same history‚ or had the same culture helped them start a country. Nationalism made people proud of their country
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establishment of the modern state of ISRAEL in 1948‚ there have been four major Arab-Israeli wars (1947-49‚ 1956‚ 1967‚ and 1973) and numerous intermittent battles. Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979‚ hostility between Israel and the rest of its Arab neighbors‚ complicated by the demands of Palestinian Arabs‚ continued into the 1980s.<br><br><b>THE FIRST PALESTINE WAR (1947-49)</b><br>The first war began as a civil conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs following the United Nations
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Women and the First World War World War 1 had a massive effect on all sides of human life and almost everyone in Europe felt some change as a consequence. One group for whom it is often described as a true turning point‚ largely in employment and enfranchisement (voting)‚ were women. Women’s reactions Women‚ like men‚ were divided in their reactions to war‚ with some championing the cause and others worried by it. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies‚ a spearhead for women’s right
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first world war poetry Web definitions A war poet is a poet written at that time and on the subject of war. This term‚ at the beginning applied especially to those in military service during World War I. then‚ documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet‚ Georg Herwegh The main figures in the first world war Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)-1 Siegfried Sassoon was perhaps the most innocent of the war poets. John Hildebidle has called Sassoon the "accidental hero." Born
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In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I (WWI). The Entente powers had prevailed‚ and the first intercontinental war had come to a close. An international desire for peace was evident‚ but it seemed that the opposite effect occurred. The increase in nationalism that WWI brought with it came a change in the way governments ruled their people. Ultimately‚ this era saw a contraction in civil rights worldwide because of the rise of socialism and fascism. The road to fascism begins
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land to Russia‚ Prussia‚ and Austria-Hungary. The First World War provided a practical chance for Poland to restore its independence. The powers‚ which had separated the country more than one hundred years earlier‚ were fighting on opposite sides. Germany with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the Central Powers) fought Imperial Russia allied with France and Great Britain. Polish troops‚ under their own banners‚ also joined the fight. At first‚ under the command of the anti-Russian revolutionary Józef
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African American Soldiers in the First World War: Freddie Stowers and the 371st Regiment Day 1: October 10‚ 1917 371st arriving in camp… “our mob of embryo warriors…No one who saw that outfit could keep from laughing….The halt‚ the lame‚ and the blind were there actually. Every colored derelict…must have been picked up when the draft order was received.” Captain Chester Heywood‚ US Army Day 400473: January 26‚ 1919 371st departing France… “The 371st has shown the very
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