Modern World History Mr Brian Horneck May 25th‚ 2014 World War I: A tragic and unnecessary conflict The first half of the twentieth century was deeply scarred by two world conflicts that changed the course of humanity forever. The First World War‚ also known as “The Great War” was an unnecessary conflict which created great suffering and destruction all throughout the world. The assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ wrongly claimed to be the main cause of the conflict‚ was just
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During World War 1 the whole world was a battlefield. World War 1 began in July of 1914 and ended in November of 1918. There were two forces fighting against one another‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. During the war dogs were used to carry messages out by carrying capsules attached to their bodies. On December 24th an unofficial truce was made‚ and the two sides spent the day singing Christmas carols to one another. But what was the root of World War 1? What caused the war to be initiated? The
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compromises and to prevent war. But as we can see‚ it hasn’t been entirely effective in the past. Diplomatic relations in World War 1 (WW1) was a huge part of why it happened. The ignition point of WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The killer was Princip of Serbia. Princip was part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand. The Black Hand was an organization that planned political assassinations. But before this assassination‚ there was a build up to the assassination
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The Great War Begins Otto von Bismarck The Triple Alliance = Italy‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary Central Powers = Germany and Austria-Hungary The Triple Entente = France‚ Russia‚ Britain Militarism Alsace and Lorraine “Powder keg” Start of Great War: conflict between Serbia & Austria-Hungary Archduke Francis Ferdinand Ultimatum Mobilize General Alfred von
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World War I - Results The First World War “ended” in 1918 in November‚ when the Treaty of Versailles was signed to create an armistice. Though this treaty became active on that day for Western Europe‚ this treaty did not take effect in Eastern Europe until up to mid-1920s. Political‚ cultural‚ and social order was changed immensely in Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ even countries not directly in the war. As a result of the damages from the war‚ many new countries were formed. Also‚ millions of people
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The first half of the twentieth century was shaped by two global conflicts‚ World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Both of these wars were the same in many ways‚ but different in some ways. For example‚ they were similar in causes‚ like‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliance system‚ but they were different in the events that shaped the causes of war. One of the causes of WW1 and WW2 is the alliance system. During WW1 the alliance system consisted of the Triple Alliance (Austria‚ Germany‚ Italy)
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World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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a fault to just one country for World War One. The start of the war was in 1914‚ but there was no set date to when the nations to irritate one another. Some say that the feud started at the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Others believe that Russia had started the war by dragging in Britain‚ Germany‚ and France when mobilizing on their border. One way or another‚ the Germans were a major factor World War One and should get responsibility
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Part B World War 1 made a colossal impact to all aspects of human life around the world‚ everyone who fought‚ witnessed‚ and survived from this catastrophic event was impacted on each to different degrees and consequences. One of the major groups who were affected by World War 1 were the women of Britain‚ playing a significant role to provide for their family and for the men who fought in the war. With the early rush of volunteers in 1914 and the conscription in 1916 led to a shortage of manpower
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7 World War I World War I was a destructive and horrible war. It lasted from 1914 to 1918. The causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. What do you think was the underlying cause of WWI? The idea of the term underlying simply means the main idea. Also‚ the definition of the word cause in this case meant the reasons WWI began. The three causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism‚ however the main cause was imperialism. One of the 3 causes of WWI was alliances
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