After a bitter debate over how best to use American troops in World War I‚ it was determined that they would serve under General John J. Pershing but accept the final strategic authority from the Allied Supreme Commander‚ Marshall Ferdinand Foch of France. Initially‚ American troops were used piecemeal to plug up holes and to drive Germans back when possible. By 1918‚ American troops were fully engaged. They secured their first victory at Cantigny‚ just north of Paris‚ in May. They suffered terrible
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Technology has a major impact on how wars are fought‚ especially in World War I. World War I took place between 1914 and 1918 and was deadly due to the use of military tactics with technology. The rise of new technology this made the war more deadly for the soldiers. Technological advancements had changed warfare as weapons were more efficient and had made it easier to kill the enemy. This war introduced many new weapons such as the machine gun‚ tank‚ poison gas‚ airplanes‚ and flame throwers which
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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Three causes of World War 2 Determining the three biggest causes of World War 1‚ which lasted from 1914-1918. is a topic of much debate among world historians. To some historians‚ imperialism was one of the biggest causes. To other social scientists‚ nationalism was the main factor. By analyzing the textbook‚ historical videos‚ and primary sources‚ we can conclude that the three main causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. One of the three main causes of World War I was militarism
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World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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1 INTRODUCTION Water forms an essential part of every living being. After air‚ water is the most important necessity for life. Water plays a number of functions for the body. It serves as the body ’s transportation system‚ it acts as a lubricant‚ it regulates the body temperature etc. The eulogy for water is an unending thing. In fact more than 2/3rd of the human body is made of water. The importance of water for human body can be well accessed from the fact that if the amount of water in our
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The Impact of War on Society Women in Work At the start of the war‚ war production had to increase dramatically in a short amount of time. Auto factories were converted to build airplanes‚ shipyards were expanded‚ and new factories were built‚ and all these facilities needed workers. At first companies did not think that there would be a labour shortage so they did not take the idea of hiring women seriously. Eventually‚ women were needed because companies were signing large‚ lucrative contracts
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after World War One‚ as my area of focus‚ specifically their economic‚ social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research‚ I became interested in the way that women’s roles in society changed during and after World War One. The specific change that I chose to focus on was how women had to take on the men’s jobs after they were drafted into the war and won
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World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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