World War 1 began on June 28‚ 1914 and officially ended five years later on June 28‚ 1919. It should be considered the first modern war because it was the start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style
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cultural. Cause of War: • Short: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia‚ Germany declares war on Russia‚ Germany declares war on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Assassinated by a member of the “Black Hand”‚ a Serbian nationalist group‚ Austria declared war on July 28‚ 1914‚ causing Russia to declare war on Germany since they agreed to help Austria in the event of war. After that a web of
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Is Germany to blame for WW1 and to what extent? –Marya Atassi By the end of World War 1‚ during the Peace negotiation‚ everyone looked for someone to blame for the damage. Therefore fingers were pointed at Germany since it was the easiest to blame after it being defeated. In the treaty of Versailles‚ victorious countries agreed that Germany is to take responsibilty of all the "loss and damage" as Article 231 states. That is not fair though‚ because Germany was not the only country to attack
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Causes of WW1 World War I‚ fought in the years 1914-1919‚ had several causes. One main event leading up to the war‚ was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand on June 28‚ 1914. While some major events led to the war‚ these events go much deeper. The four causes are: nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. All of these causes contributed to the start of the war equal-handedly. The first cause that led to the outbreak of war was nationalism. Nationalism defines as the belief
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were apart of one of the two alliances‚ any conflict between countries could cause an outbreak in war between them all. Firstly‚ with Europe being split in half with the two alliances it caused suspicion and fear between the nations of Europe. Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary had formed the Triple Alliance by 1914 and Britain‚ France and Russia had made the Triple Entente by that time also. If you were apart of one of the alliances you had signed a legal agreement to protect and assist each other
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Technology of the First World War: Technology that killed millions. Roham Asgari History 10 Mr. Keeler December 15‚ 2012 Asgari 1 When the death of Francis Ferdinand marked the beginning of WW1 as a "war to end all wars” It also began‚ the first War that where the newest and most lethal machines were experimented upon the newly armed troops. Only through these lethal and logical experiments did strategists understand the fatal that weapons were capable of. When the weapons were unleashed
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The Alpine Fault Investigate the evidence relating to geological event(s) Micheal Munro AS91412 Intro The Alpine fault is the boundary of the Pacific oceanic plate and the continental Australian plate. It is located almost through the entire south island of New Zealand extending about 600 Km across it1. It is one of the world’s major geological features and is responsible for the amazing Southern Alps. Each time it has ruptured it has moved both vertically as well as horizontally. Some believe
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No-fault divorce is now the most effective way to get a divorce with the least amount of conflict. It is a way to get divorced without placing blame on either side of the separation. The director at Cornell University of Law describes a no-fault divorce as “Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to end the marriage is not required to accuse the other of wrongdoing‚ but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along” (Bruce 3). When filing for divorce this way all that the court needs is
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France‚ Russia‚ Germany and Italy. There are many causes as too be a war of such great magnitude there has to be many factors leading to its starting. Some of the main causes are Militarism‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism and Alliances. Many people say that alliances were the most important cause and I agree with this statement. Alliances led to it being such a big war and they also created lots of tension between the two sides. I think Alliances are the most important cause of WW1 because it led too
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Most of this terrane are known as groups of rocks that are surrounded by faults‚ different types of fossils‚ and other types of physical properties. Due to the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American plate‚ it creates the Denali fault system. Denali consists of a right lateral strike-slip fault over 720 miles long (Sharpe). This strike-slip fault is a part of the larger fault system which includes the San Andreas Fault system in
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