organization in aggressive preparedness for war. In 1898‚ Germany began to build up it’s navy. Document 8 is a speech to the Reichstag from Prince Bernhard von Bulow on December 11 1899. He states‚ “... we realize that without power‚ without a strong army and a strong navy‚ there can be no welfare for us.” European military spending skyrocketed between 1900 and 1914. In 1870 the combined military spending of the six great powers (Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Russia and Italy) totalled 94
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nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed for the war so they owed millions of dollars in reparations to many different countries so Germany had to skyrocket their taxes and began a famine. Personally‚ I believe that World War I could have been prevented if it weren’t for certain actions.
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WW1 was the most significant because it resulted in change and affected people over a long period of time. it also lead into profound consequences which revealed lots about the past. It helps us understand the present.WW1 was the most important/ significant work war. Because of all the changes. The opening months of the war caused profound shock due to the huge casualties caused by modern weapons. Losses on all fronts for the year 1914 topped five million‚ with a million men killed. This was a scale
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WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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factors such as imperialism and nationalism created tension between the big powers. In order for the powers to build these massive militaries‚ they also needed enough economic power. In the end of the 19th century‚ almost all European powers (Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain‚ Italy but less‚ Italy and Bosnia-Herzegovina) had enormously increased their industrial output(and trade)and as a result their economic power. This growth wasn’t equal
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factors to manipulate the Germany people to their ideology‚ including discontent following World War I and widespread propaganda against the Jewish people. After losing World War I‚ the Treaty of Versailles stripped Germany financially and militarily. After representative from Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany lost vast land quantities that were awarded to various European countries and was required by the Allies to pay reparations. The Allies claimed that Germany had caused the war and
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AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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Britain in the First world war ➢ When did World war One start? August 1914 ➢ Which country did Britain enter the war for? Belgium ➢ What was the BEF? British Expeditionary Force ➢ Why did the Schlieffen Plan not work? The resistance of the Belgians‚ BEF‚ and French stopped the Germans ➢ Why was it so important for the English to secure the channel ports in November 1914? The British were able to transport troops and supplies to France through these ports ➢ What was stalemate
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Princip. The Austro-Hungarians blamed Serbia as a whole for the assassination‚ and declared war on Serbia on July 28‚ 1914. On August 1‚ Germany declared war on Russia‚ and France on August 3. * Germany’s Plan Fails: Germany wanted to attack France by going through Belgium. Great Britain‚ who promised Belgium they would remain neutral‚ declared war on Germany. 2. LINER LUSITANIA SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE FLEET RUSHES
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MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany was neither pacified or conciliated
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