When WWI started‚ President Wilson had no intention of joining in on the war. He even stated that he wanted Americans to be “neutral in their hearts and in their minds”. One reason why this request was difficult was because America was filled with immigrants. Since all these immigrants came from different countries and backgrounds‚ they had loyalty to certain countries that were involved in the war. Another reason neutrality was hard for America was our financial relationship with the allied powers
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CONSCRIPTION CRISIS World War One broke out in 1914. As a loyal ally to Great Britain‚ Canada became involved instantly. Prime Minister Robert Borden declared that "when Great Britain is at war‚ Canada is at war‚ and there is no difference at all." (Historica). Some nations had more soldiers than Canada. Volunteers were becoming harder to find. When Borden returned home‚ he was convinced of the need to establish a forced conscription system. The system forced men into service
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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 the eager recruits knew what awaited them overseas. Still image
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America entered the First World War on January 31‚ 1917‚ when the German military leaders had brand new submarine weapons in the Atlantic. This became a problem for the United States because they had planned to send vessels for France‚ Italy or Britain‚ but this would have destroyed the plan by sinking them. Woodrow Wilson was not angry but sad about this‚ because he knew this meant war‚ and he did not like wars‚ in fact he disliked them. The Germans called out the United States in a newspaper by
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On January 8‚ 1918‚ Wilson delivered a speech to representatives of countries involved in WWI . The speech became Wilson’s most famous speech. The speech had fourteen main points thus the speech became known as Wilson’s fourteen points. The speech states what Wilson felt was essential to establish peace. The purpose of the speech was to establish moral rules between the participants of WWI. Of the fourteen points talked about eight concerned specific geopolitical issues. The remaining six were basic
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Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France‚ Germany‚ and Britain. In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which
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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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World War One did a lot of great things for women. Before the war‚ women didn’t have a lot of rights and they were thought of as weak compared to men. With the war going on‚ it meant that women had to take over a number of traditionally “male” roles. Their ability to do this led to change in attitude‚ women became more confident in their ability to influence people to have their say. They learnt to juggle home and family‚ and manage financially. This all led to women believing in themselves and they
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Although WW I and WW II poems have the same theme‚ which is war‚ we can see how they have many differences. To begin with‚ all WWI poems seem to focus on the battles of the war itself and the horrifying experiences the soldiers have to cope with. WWII poems have a more deep approach‚ they have a more psychological point of view and usually the poems are set before or after a battle. In these poems the battlefield is not the main focus of the poem‚ but the feeling or ideas of the speaker itself. Another
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A series of war crimes were perpetrated against the people of Belgium in the early months of WWI‚ which were referred to at the time as “the rape of little Belgium.” In August 1914 several large flanks of German soldiers marched into Belgium‚ seizing command of major urban centers like Liège‚ Leuven‚ and Andenne. They subsequently wreaked havoc. In the weeks immediately proceeding the seizure of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised
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