Retrospectively‚ the First World War seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war on two fronts
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What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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Many countries were affected by the first World War. The Treaty of Versailles wasn’t very helpful either. Some countries benefited‚ some didn’t. There were even countries where it didn’t effect them at all. The time between the years 1919 and 1939‚ was a period of great change. Some were for the better and some for the worse. The United States‚ weren’t affected by the Treaty of Versailles at all. President Wilson and Congress refused to sign it. Our culture and society changed dramatically. People
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The Second World War sparked Canada’s economic boom while drastically changing its political landscape‚ which moulded Canada into the country we know today. Both factors brought Canada back to life after the Great Depression‚ which assisted in creating an economically and politically stable nation. Before the war‚ Canada was suffering a financial crisis‚ infamously known as “The Great Depression‚" where millions of Canadians lost their jobs and savings. However‚ due to the onset of WWII‚ the economic
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by the democratic governments of Italy and Germany after the First World War. After the first world war‚Germany was defeated and forced to set up the Weimar Republic‚a democratic government. Germany‚ as a defeated country ‚the local government was forced to accept thew humiliated treaty of Versailles and bare all the responsibility. On the other hand‚Italy end the war in a role of victor. However‚Italy also suffered the similar problem with Germany. In 1915‚Italy joined WWI because Britain
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Involvement in the Second World War After seeing action in World War I‚ New Zealand would once again rush to the aid of Britain‚ their Mother Country‚ at the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Britain’s strategy of appeasement failed to stop Nazi Germany’s military ambitions‚ and when the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939‚ the British did not hesitate to declare war against Germany. As a British dominion‚ New Zealand stood behind the Mother Country and contributed to its war efforts in Europe‚ Africa
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After World War I was fought the Treaty of Versailles was created and signed. Several things were accomplished with this treaty; the main accomplishment‚ in my opinion‚ being the economically crippling reparations placed upon Germany. The first step in economically damaging Germany was by using this treaty to assign sole reasonability of causing World War I on the shoulders of Germany. By allocating the blame to all of Germany the victors could force Germany to accept responsibility for all the damage
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was a peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied Powers on June 28‚ 1919 to bring peace to the nations and end World War I. Germany was forced to follow the specific requirements that were arranged in the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was greatly affected by the treaty and its requirements. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to give up all its land and take responsibility for the cause of WWI; it also prompted an economic downfall‚ a weakened government in Germany‚ and a size restricted army
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World War II greatly changed how the world interacted and operated. Prior to the Second World War‚ the world was mainly based in Europe with the Europeans at the leading edge of world politics as well as leading the way in technological advancement. Although the United States emerged as a world power after World War I‚ their interactions with the rest of the world was held to a minimum with focus on domestic affairs. During this time between the two wars‚ the U.S. had an economic boom in the 1920’s
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BCR I learned from the simulation that making decisions on the Treaty of Versailles is a very hard decision since the Countries of America‚ France and Britain have very different points of view on how harsh Germany should be punished. Each country has different points of view of how Germany should be punished for World War 1 because each of the countries were affected by Germany differently. For example‚ France wanted to punish Germany very harshly because Germany caused the most damage
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