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    Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel

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    World War 1 (1914-1918) was the first war that involved over 100 nations‚ many as far away from the centre of conflict (Europe) as the United States and Australia. Approximately nine million soldiers died in battle and an additional 13 million civilians lost their lives. ‘The aftermath of World War 1 marked the practical end of monarchy on the continent and of European colonialism throughout the rest of the world’ (sparknotes.com‚ 2014). World War 1 changed modern history forever. Sir Douglas Haig

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    World War 1 was the first time aircraft were used in battle. The average life expectancy of a WW1 fighter pilot was just a few weeks. Discover more facts about the war in the air… War at Sea Over the course more than 12 million Allied and Neutral tonnage was lost as a result of German U-Boat attacks. 5 thousand German soldiers lost their lives serving in U-Boats during WW1. Discover more facts about the war at sea… The People When war broke out the government asked for 100‚000 volunteers to join

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    World war 1 was finally over. After the war was over the German felt upset about the war because they lost so many men. The German felt the only lost the war because they were “stabbed in the back” which mean that Italy broke an alliance with us during the war. To the people of Germany‚ World war 1 was terrible for us. We believe that Austria-Hungary start the war. Because an assassin name Gavrilo Princip kill Franz Ferdinand‚ the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His deaths cause the war on the hands

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    I believe that World War I had the greatest impact on the twentieth century. It was also known as the Great War. If it were not for World War I‚ there would not have even been a World War II. World War I was the start of the domino effect of many tragedies to come. Everything that happened later on in the century afterwards‚ was in one way or another result of World War I. In August 1914‚ almost everyone believed that the war would be over in a couple of weeks‚ but the war lasted until 1918. I believed

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    Erwin Rommel Will Schubert Brandon Slot 8 Erwin Rommel was one of the greatest generals of World War II. His use of strategy‚ logistics‚ and natural instincts separated from other generals. He could move his troops and tanks faster and more efficiently than any other Nazi general and he used this skill to make quick and powerful strikes where his enemy would least expect it. This special ability gained him and his divisions nicknames like “Desert Fox” and the “Ghost Division”

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    The causes of the world war were 4; the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Arms Race‚ Alliances and the Empire. I think that the most important cause is the Alliances‚ because if other countries didn’t start coming into Austria-Hungary’s war with Serbia‚ it wouldn’t have turned into a major war. The first link is from Box 3: ‘Countries wanted a big empire because they gave countries more power‚ money and prestige’‚ to Box 1: ‘Countries in Europe were competing over who had the biggest empire’

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    When World War One began in 1914‚ Americans wanted nothing to do with it. The national government agreed with the people and proclaimed our neutrality. As the war went on‚ the United States found it harder to remain neutral. Their attachment to Mother England made them more sympathetic to the Allies‚ but they would not let their attachment pull them into war. The popular opinion of the United States citizens was to still stay out of World War One but other nations‚ specifically Germany‚ would not

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    Analyze the effect chemical warfare in WW1 had on the soldier. In World War 1‚ the development and use of poison gases were created mainly to end the stalemate risen by the unexpected trench warfare . These poisonous gases‚ such as mustard gas‚ were close to impossible to avoid in or out of a trench because they were denser near the ground when released‚ causing greater suffering to those ducking for cover. It wasn’t until World War 1 that chemical warfare was given a definition‚ the use of chemical

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    The first World war would be the period of instability and" loss of hegemonic control." Great Britain had been the world’s major power for some time but would see new power that would be on the rise. In 1888 Kaiser came to power and would clash heads with Bismarck. Both have different intentions for Germanys future. The Kaiser had different idea of how diplomacy should continue. The idea that the Kaiser had was to adopt a diplomatic position that favored relations with Britain instead of Russia

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