Contributors Acknowledgments page ix xi xiii 1 World Wars: Definition and Causes Richard F. Hamilton and Holger H. Herwig 2 The European Wars: 1815–1914 Richard F. Hamilton 3 Serbia Richard C. Hall 4 Austria-Hungary Graydon A. Tunstall‚ Jr. 5 Germany Holger H. Herwig 6 Russia David Alan Rich 7 France Eugenia C. Kiesling 8 Great Britain J.
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America & Germany By Fernando G Lorenzo America never wanted to participate in World War 1‚ in fact in August 1914 when the war broke out in Europe; President Woodrow Wilson issued a declaration of neutrality. Preferring to remain isolated from the war‚ America tried to broker peace between the allies and the axis‚ the war was in Europe; America did not need to get involved. On May 7th 1915‚ German U-boats‚ patrolling in the Atlantic Ocean‚ fired torpedos at the British passenger ship Lusitania
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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 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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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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The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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San Andreas Fault Zone The San Andreas Fault Zone is located in San Francisco‚ California and is more than 800 miles long and at least 10 miles deep. The San Andreas Fault is the drifting boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It splits California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego‚ Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco‚ Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate. There was an earthquake along
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