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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The First World War (1914 -1918) was the most destructive event in the 20th century of world history‚ which covered the entire global and all nations in the world. “At the war’s end‚ all European belligerents were economically depleted and suffered devastating losses in human life‚ which totaled nearly ten million.”1 Statistically‚ the numbers of people who died in those four years of war were 1‚800‚000 Germans‚ 1‚700‚000 Russians‚ 1‚384‚000 French 1‚290‚000 from Austria-Hungary and 743‚000 British
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When we think about war‚ we think about words like death‚ disabled people‚ conquer and destroy. Without exception‚ the Great War during 1914-1918 was a catastrophe to the people and the countries involved. For Britain‚ the casualty numbered approximately 722000. It counts for 6.3 percent of the male aged 15-49 of the whole country (Beckett‚ 2001: 312). 1600000 wives lost their husbands. 300000 children lost their father. Millions were wounded or disfigured permanently (Bourne‚ 1989:178). Though miseries
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the first World War? Japan wasn’t always a nationalist or militarist country before becoming a major power during World War I‚ Japan was a growing power in Asia and was becoming a major threat as a whole. As an impact‚ this started the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ which called for Japan to give up the Liaodong peninsula‚ Shandong Province‚ and the with the seizures Great Britain and France were able to take advantage of a weakened China and take hold of port cities. After the Sino-Japanese War in 1894
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is often imperative‚ in the course of human history‚ to understand that actions–both big and small–have consequences. Considering the events of the First World War‚ it is my belief that imperialism has had a large role in the start of the war because of how it interferes with politics‚ the economy‚ and the expansion of territory. The First World War took place from 1914 until 1919‚ ending with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It took place because people from a Serbian terrorist group called
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year of World War Two‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly and devastating invasion of the Japanese mainland. This was preceded by a U.S. firebombing campaign that destroyed 67 Japanese cities and the Battle of Okinawa‚ wherein almost 100‚000 civilians died. Having developed the world’s first nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project‚ the US Government made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States dropped the first atomic bomb
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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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Why did the First World War break out in 1914? In this essay I will be outlining the key points in why the First World War broke out in 19 14. Many people tend to say "Because Archduke Ferdinand got shot." Still others have blamed it on the increased independence and Imperialism in Hungary to Russia’s growing military. If I had to answer the question myself‚ the answer would be all of the above‚ and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as one thing leading
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How did the First World War change British society? The Great War involved most of the adult population either ’head on’ or discretely. On average‚ 6 million men served in Britain’s armed forces during the course of the war. Many millions of innocent civilians had their lives affects to the overall changes‚ both economic and social that the war caused or added to. The impact of the war varied greatly between the different regions of the sommunity. There were many differences and considerations
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live a life of simplicity‚ continuing with the habits‚ cuisine‚ and religious practices of his forbears. Although versed in philosophy and friends with many names we have already covered‚ he remained folksy.Here‚ we will consider Brâncuși’s First World War memorial at Tirgu-Jiu entitled The Endless Column. Yet‚ appreciating the subtlety of Brâncuși’s world heritage piece means attending to how Romanian folk and Orthodox religious ideas influenced him. Given Brâncuși’s humble upbringing and obvious
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