July 28‚ 1914‚ the first World War officially began when Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. This event led to a chain of events that compelled countries from every continent except Antarctica to join the war. After four years‚ the war ended with a victory for the Allied powers‚ however the war took a toll on all participants‚ killing 9‚000‚000 people. The most significant causes for World War I were alliances‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism. While researching World War I‚ it is clear that alliances
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September 5‚ 2011 Origins of World War 1: Compare and Contrast During the twentieth century Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. But below the surface several forces were at the work and would lead Europe into the Great War. World War 1 was the mayor conflict that made its appearance in the beginning of the twentieth century. As we read in “The origins of the first World War” by Ruth Heing and in “The Iron Dice: World War 1” by John G. Stoessinger‚ World War 1 began in 1914 it had many
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well-known cause for the start of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. At the surface‚ this complicated event provides little insight to the conditions that truly caused World War I. These conditions were caused by the original reasons for the Balkan War. The circumstances set by the events and The Treaty of Versailles of World War I laid the groundwork for World War II. Similarly‚ the Balkan War set the stage for the First World War. These surrounding circumstances
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Juliana Amenta 2/18/13 Mr. Zastrow Chemical Warfare During World War 1 The first World War has been reported to be one of the most brutal wars in the history of time for many reasons. One of those reasons was strategic usage of chemical warfare. Chemical gas was used on both sides of the line‚ which turned out to be fatal for many. World War I was mostly fought in the trenches‚ where soldiers lived in deep‚ v-shaped holes or underground bunkers. Both sides would occupy these trenches in order
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Period 3 10/3/12 War without a Cause It used to be an honor to go off to war and die fighting for your country. In today’s war‚ the honor is all gone. It used to be an entire country’s effort; everyone became involved. Today‚ people are less focused on it. During World War I‚ the Germans were sinking American vessels ( at the time America was neutral). This enrages the American people and the result is they all pledged their support when war was declared. At the time of World War II‚ Americans were
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World War I: An Inevitable Outcome World War I: An Inevitable Outcome World War I can best be depicted as a perfect storm‚ beginning with a single act of terrorism. This act would bring about the deluge to come‚ presenting as the catalyst to a particularly explosive state of affairs amongst the nations of the world. Persian statesman Otto von Bismarck “was quoted as saying at the end of his life that "One day the great European War will come out of some damned
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marvelously‚ the cross seems untouched and not damaged by the perilous war. According to listverse.com‚ the author’s son refers to this picture as an “accusation of war”. This picture was taken during the Battle of Somme and was captured by Walter Kleinfeldt. Our group chose this photo because when we came across this unpleasant photo‚ we just thought it would be an interesting photo to talk about and was not like the other World War I photos. The other photos are usually about soldiers‚ their daily
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World War I was a tragic historic event that lasted four years long- starting from 1914 to 1918‚ which had cost many lives. There are many causes that had resulted the war- militarism‚ alliances and imperialism. However the most significantly underlying cause of World War I is through imperialism. Militarism is an important cause of World War I. In 1890‚ the five powers of Europe- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia- had spent British pounds mostly on armaments. In 1914‚ which
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in an astonishing environment. To this day‚ over three thousand people have been buried there and thirty-nine people have been coronated to the throne in the Westminster Abbey. Construction styles changed several times since the Westminster Abbey was established in 960 A.D. The Westminster Abbey has been the site for coronations of kings‚ queens‚ and accomplished
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World War I World War I was one of the most devastating wars of all time. It took place in Southeastern Europe around the year of 1914. Some may think "What lead up to the war? What were the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
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