withdraw from occupation over the period of fifteen years. Adolf Hitler eventually would capitalize on the anger many Germans felt about the injustice of the Treaty of Versailles‚ but there was anger directly after the war as well. Germany after World War I was rife with political and social tensions that stemmed from their defeat. George Grosz wrote in his autobiography that “Everybody was hated: the Jews‚ the capitalists‚ the gentry‚ the communists‚ the military‚ the land-lords‚ the workers‚ the unemployed
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I Am Sam This movie was the most wonderful and accurate portrayal you will ever find of a parent with a disability caught in the legal and social services system. I Am Sam is a story about a single guy who is suddenly faced with raising his newborn daughter after the mother leaves them both just outside the hospital when the baby was born. With help from his friends and his neighbor‚ Sam and his daughter Lucy manage to stay under the radar of social services for several years. After some
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What caused World War 1 In the source it talks about how nationalism was growing in Europe and how nationalism was the overall cause of World War 1 and how it impacted most of the other causes. I agree with nationalism being the main cause of World War 1 because of all the great powers of Europe trying to prove their dominance over each other. Nationalism made all the citizens of their country believe that their country had a better government and military strength than the other countries. This
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“The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they
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Sample Paper Edit Voice Over Video/Stills Names from long ago... Still Image of Stretcher carriers Title : Vimy Ridge ...and far away lands. Still Image of Men walking on Duck boards Title : Ypres Why should we remember? Still Image of bombed landscape Title : Passchendaele It was the first World War‚ The Great War they called it.... Rows of soldiers marching in formation ...and Patriotic Canadians answered Britain’s Call. Image of recruitment poster with British Flag But none of
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Otto von Bismarck became the Prime Minister of Prussia in 1862 and began his campaign for unifying Germany the same year. He managed to unify his country and become Chancellor of Germany in 1871 after years of war and political turmoil. This unification along with the other actions by Bismarck make him fairly responsible for starting WWI but nowhere near entirely at fault. These other actions include creation of strong nationalism in both Germany and other countries as a consequence‚ build up of
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Turrets were also known as artillery units. These turrets were regularly used throughout WWI in many battles including Passchendaele. Most turrets were different with most being able to fire shrapnel. Shrapnel was dangerous as it shoots out hot pieces of metal after an explosion towards enemy trenches. Thousands of soldiers died as a result of shrapnel wound. When tanks were brought into the battle to attempt to fight‚ they simply got stuck in the thick mud and that caused little effect to attack
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In 1914‚ WWI began with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand. . This lead to a battle between the central powers and the allied powers. Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were the countries that made up the central powers. The allied powers consisted of countries such as Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. As an outcome‚ their were drastic changes in the countries politically‚ economically culturally
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In the early twentieth century‚ tensions that had been rising in European countries were reaching a messy discharge in the way of war. Hostile alliances that split the nations‚ upturned nationalist and militaristic sentiments. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ in 1914‚ was the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually
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"The Americans who went to Europe to die are a unique breed. They crossed the seas to a foreign land to fight for a cause which they did not pretend was peculiarly their own‚ which they knew was the cause of humanity and mankind. These Americans gave the greatest of all gifts‚ the gift of life and the gift of spirit." Wilson wanted to remain neutral. Germany pushed too far and the U.S. entered the war breaking way for allied victory. Back home propaganda was heavily used. After WWI we went back to
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