WWI World War I also known as “The First Modern War” was a time of tragedy and despair. The effects of this war changed the world as we knew it for the rest of the time. The war began in July 28‚ 1914 and had a duration of about four years‚ resulting in an end date of November 11‚ 1918. Although the atrocities began shortly after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated militarism‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism are the 3 root causes of World War I. Militarism is a mindset that a country’s government
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The Peloponnesian War lasted from roughly from 431 BC to 404 BC. The two major players in the war were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democratic state with a strong naval-based military. Sparta was on the other hand an oligarchical state with a disciplined land army. After the Persian Wars‚ Athens became more powerful‚ and the fear of Athenian dominance would spark the Peloponnesian Wars. However this thirst for power along with poor leadership would be the downfall of Athens. Sparta was the dominant
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Chapter 21 Overview: World War I‚ 1914-1918 * The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Although the United States was actively engaged for only 19 months‚ labor and capital were quickly mobilized on an impressive scale. * The armed forces increased from 180‚000 in 1916 to nearly 3 million in 1918. * Scores of new agencies attempted to regulate prices‚ set priorities‚ and allocate resources. * To pay for the war taxes were raised‚ the money supply was expanded‚ and
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All of these inventions were the offspring of the 1st World War. The first signs of modern warfare started to show in this war to end all wars‚ the death of horses as a mainstay in the military‚ the end of the use of line tactics .When one looks back on the 1st World War they see to significant things the birth of the machinegun and the use of the bolt action rifle exclusively in a major war. The main weapon used by the Germans during the war was the Mauser Kar98. It was a 8mm bolt action long
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Causes of World War 1 Vocab Term Definition Significance 1. Kaiser William II He was the emperor of Germany. He became emperor after his father died in March 1880‚ dismissing Bismarck from being chancellor of Germany. Kaiser William II is significant because he played a big role in the causes of WW1. He was very into making Germany powerful and to have Germany in “its rightful place in the sun”. Because of his very pro-Germany actions‚ it caused the other European powers to worry that
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potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying whole industries and unneeded deaths from famines‚ to a massacre of peaceful protesters. British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of India because the justice system was biased toward Indians and that the government had more white
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Question 1 The Second World War was caused by several reasons. Some of the long term reasons include: • Failure of the then League of Nations to maintain peace. This was mainly attributed to the fact that not all the countries across the world were members of the League of Nations. It was also influenced majorly by the fact that the League of Nations had little to no army there it was really difficult for them to handle the Nazis. • Hitler was trying to restore German pride. Having miserably lost
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century. However‚ imperialism—the domination by one country or people over another group of people—dramatically changed the world during the latter half of that century a considerably higher amount; though the two former prospects did add to imperialism’s reach and influence. Imperialism did not begin in the nineteenth century; in fact‚ it began in the sixteenth century‚ moving along into the early nineteenth century. This era of imperialism was specifically titled as Old Imperialism‚ in which European
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DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic
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civil war was started‚ yet is a factor in how it was caused. The idea of slavery fueled political and social relations between the North and South during the 1850s. Acts‚ such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ hampered the sentiment towards the South‚ while the antislavery and abolition movement coalesced Southern opinion against the North. However‚ the feud between the North and South in attempts to gain power over the other‚ and the South’s eventual loss‚ is what primarily caused the Civil War. The political
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