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    J gjjgjfg There are many reasons why Germany lost World War One. One major reason was because of the British Blockade of German Ships. The British Navy controlled the North Sea with their Dreadnoughts‚ although there was very little sea-bourn fighting. There was one major battle for the sea‚ though. It was the battle of Jutland‚ which was the most decisive sea battle. Even though the Germans sunk more allied ships than the Allies against them‚ the German navy was still pushed back into port. The

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    The focus of this paper will be on nursing during the First World War‚ also known as the Great War. Nursing during the war gave new opportunities for women during the war. The roles they took on during the war gave some difficulties along with those new opportunities. The first part of this essay will focus on nursing and how it became a profession. We will then examine the different situations women faced during the war as nurses. By looking at the situations that women faced‚ including the struggles

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    ”Mutilated Victory” can be best defined as the aftermath of the First World War for the Italy‚ this term was invented by Gabriele D’Annunzio as a result of Italy not gaining all the lands that it wished for when its delegates signed the Pact Of London‚ which insured Italy’s entry into the war in World War One. This term assisted in fueling the rhetoric of the irredentists and nationalists in Italian politics before the Second World War.

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    Why Germany lost the First World War The First World War ended with the triple entente as victorious (with help from the Americans). Some reasons to why the allies won the war were because of; Germany had to fight a war on two fronts‚ the unstable political situation in Germany‚ the allied naval blockade‚ German economy‚ failure of the schlieffen plan‚ interception of the Zimmerman telegram‚ the German naval blockade on Britain (sinking of American ships)‚ development of the tank and anti-submarine

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    of war. By 1945 there were more than 100‚000 Wacs and 6‚000 female officers. In the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service also known as WAVES‚ in August 3‚ 1942. The training program for WAVES was a harsh 12 week 8 hours a day. The first class had 644 women with a maximum of 1‚250 graduates. By fall 1942 there were 10‚000 WAVES in active service. WWII in Europe women were also very important‚ men were sent into war without a choice. To keep the countries operating women had to look

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    The First World War‚ also known as the Great War of 1914-1918‚ is not an event that manifested overnight; it was the result of ever growing tension among European nations. This conflict was brought about by factors such as‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and the Alliance system. An upheaval such as the First World War was witness to the emergence of the glorification of war‚ struggle‚ despair‚ destruction and immense loss of life. The First World War brought about a defining moment in the history of the

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    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 the strategy1. Without an effective strategy and skillful tactics‚ even the best

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    congress he said that “the world must be made safe for democracy”. Now‚ nearly a hundred years later‚ we know the effects of the decision that were made at this time. Knowing what happened I say that the US involvement in World War I was not a fight for more democracy. The roots of the German dictatorship under Hitler were laid during the peace negotiations of Versailles. So the most important point of what Wilson officially wanted‚ to bring peace and democracy to the world‚ to end all wars as he

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    "Assess the role of Canada in the First World War." When people look back and remember the First World War‚ they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand‚ the sinking of the Lusitania‚ or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However‚ Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country‚ she supplied over 60‚000‚000 shells to

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    to force refugees onto the road and create chaos forcing the country to surrender. Civilians were bombed during World War one; a German Gopher plane targeted an infant school in Britain which killed thousands of innocent kids‚ that were at no fault. Air and naval raids threatened those who otherwise would have been at safe distance from the conflict. In every year of the First World War‚ British civilians were killed in their own homes by German shells or bombs. Naval blockade resulted in long-term

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