Weapons of World War I Machine Guns: They needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns. Large field guns had a long range and could deliver devastating blows to the enemy but needed up to 12 men to work them. They fired shells which exploded on impact. Gases: The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle of Ypres in 1915. Chlorine gas causes a burning sensation in the throat
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Diary at War Written by Steve Fallon Alexandra Davies March 12‚ 1915 Right now I’m sitting in one of the trenches‚ and I’m watching a rat eat on of the mouldy sandwiches. All around me is a deathly silence‚ and I can even hear the rat’s breath. I must admit I’m very scared‚ so scared that I can hardly function anymore. Mom told me before I left just under a year ago that this would happen‚ but I was determined to do my country proud. Today has been pretty rough. The dead are still
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Militarism is a key component to World War I as the countries began to compete for having the best military. Prince Bernhard Von Bulow said to the Reichstag “In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.” In the 1900s‚ the Germans could be either the destroyer or the destroyed. This caused people to want to build the military so their country would not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In
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Causes and Origins of World War One Who was guilty? Germany * Invasion of belgium (Self protection) * Signing the blank cheque with Austria 6th July 1914 to go to war with Serbia (Justification might be‚ self protection because they were encircled) * 1870‚ Germany also wanted to create an empire like Britain * Needed to go through Belgium into France so that they’d beat France before the Russians arrived‚ in this case they’d be able to cope with the Russians (Schlieffen Plan)
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and Effect on World War 1 World War One‚ a huge conflict that sparked in 1914 and lasting all the way until 1918. The war was between the world’s greatest powers as two opposing sides; the Central Powers and the Allies. It was a chain of events that had started this was which consist of key features such as imperialism‚ alliances‚ growth of militarism‚ crisis‚ and nationalism. It was the result of these accumulating factors that had eventually evoked war. The effects on World War One included
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COMMAND - Prior to World War II‚ Germany had a parliamentary system with two houses‚ but it was not a democracy. Only the lower house (The Reichstag) was elected by all German males over 25 years of age. The upper house (The Bundesrat) was appointed by the Kaiser. - The Kaiser had the power to declare war‚ conduct foreign affairs and appoint the chancellor and the ministers. - The Reichstag could not make laws; it could only amend them or delay their passage. - At the beginning of the war‚ the Kaiser and
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There are many causes of the start of World War One but I am going to tell you the m.a.i.n cause of it. So m.a.i.n stands for militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. There are series of events that led up to the first world war. The war began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. One of the main things that led up to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A Serbian‚ 19-year old Gavrilo Princip assassinated him. This set
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World war one was a war that created new ways to fight and new countries to develop‚ but what really needs to be addressed is what caused all this happen. With militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances came the two other indirect factors‚ which were threats and tension. Mobilization in countries increased tension and threats throughout the world. Tension had been developing over the years between different countries and this war had come to settle it. Major European nations were the start of this all
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Despite the fact that the ’trigger’ to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the war to end all wars or World War 1 was not preventable. Imperialism‚ alliances and militarism were the prime causes for WW1. Imperialism was the fierce competition between industrialized nations for resources. The competition from nations created tension and rivalries to gain colonies. The Alliances were needed to ’keep’ the peace between all nations and ensure protection from each other
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There was not one single cause of World War 1; many chaotic events lead up to it. Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked the war‚ there were many other incidents that caused the tension that influenced his murder. Three major contributions gave rise to the war: imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the new alliances. If these things had not happened‚ the war may not have occurred or may have turned out very differently. In the age of New Imperialism‚ from 1881 to 1914‚ European powers were
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