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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States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German Empire altogether (1). The Germans responded by temporally ceasing submarine warfare until 1917 when German Ambassador Berstorff announced the continuation of submarine warfare and ended diplomatic relations with the United States. However‚ military strategists predicted certain defeat for the Germans if America entered the war at this point. In an attempt to eliminate the threat of American involvement in Europe‚ Foreign
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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For a long time‚ after the World War 1 had started in 1914‚ the United States wanted to stay neutral towards the first World War. The war did not really interest Americans‚ because it did not involve them directly. But as the war continued‚ many significant events happened that affected people to change their opinions. Germany’s attack towards small Belgium‚ sinking of passenger liners like Lusitania‚ economical causes and the Zimmermann note from Germany to Mexico were the reasons that got the United
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World War 1 Questions 1. Which three countries were in the Alliance of the Three Emperors? A. Italy‚ France‚ England B. Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria C. Germany‚ Austria‚ Prussia D. Serbia‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria Answer: B. Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria 2. What was key to Bismarck’s plan to maintain Germany’s power prior to WWI? A. Invade to surrounding countries B. Defeat Britain in naval combat C. Aid the Ottoman Empire through military force D. Maintain peace throughout Europe‚ namely between
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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In 1914 when war was declared in Europe‚ America adopted a policy of neutrality and isolation. When news of trench warfare and the horrors associated with it reached the shores of America‚ it confirmed to the government that they had made the right choice. Their approach had the full support of a majority of Americans‚ many of which could not believe that Europe‚ a civilized entity‚ could descend into the depths of carnage as depicted by trench warfare. On August 4th‚ 1914 President Wilson
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questions. 1. According to posters 1 through 4‚ what could Americans do here on the home front to assist the war effort? 2. Based on posters 5 through 14‚ describe how we encourages Americans to join the military or buy liberty bonds. Determine what emotional appeals are made in these posters? In addition‚ what effect might this have on Americans with German ancestry? 3. Based on posters 15 and 16‚ discuss the role of women in World War I? How are women portrayed in these posters? 1. According
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World War I was a time that affected almost ever country or region in the world in one-way or another. The common wealth of Canada was no different. Although not located in Europe where the war was primarily fought‚ our dominion was still a major contributor to the war effort and fought valiantly in defending the ideals of democracy and a free world. Many of our soldiers lost their lives in various battles throughout the war but without their efforts the war may have swung Germanys way‚ causing more
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