World War 1‚ also known as the “ Great War ”‚ was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in Europe in the Western Front (England‚Belgium‚ France‚ and west Germany)‚ the Eastern Front (Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and the east of Germany) and finally the Italian Front (Italy and Austria).The first world war was between
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World War I (WWI) was a hard fought‚ crude war that lasted just over four years. Nationalism‚ a group’s desire to form their own country‚ militarism‚ a group’s opinion of military use to gain power over another‚ and imperialism‚ a gaining of power due to conquering other countries‚ all played a big role in the beginning of WWI. However‚ this was not actually the cause of the war. The famous start of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Here are some other factors
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To what extent was World War II Hitler`s war? The second World War can be considered “Hitler`s war” due to Adolf Hitlers responsibility and actions that caused the war. He had an enormous impact and role on many events such as secretly increasing the size fo the army‚which made World War 2 possible. On the other hand‚ the failure of the League of Nations and defects in the Treaty of Versailles also triggered the outbreak of the war. It gave Hitler many oppurtunities to support his ambitions and
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The world broke out into a massive conflict‚ which had 32 countries pitted against each other. The two sides of the war were the Allies and Central powers. America’s involvement in the war came much later than the rest of their allies like Great Britain. The reasons that America entered the First World War were due to specific events like German submarine attacks on the Lusitania and Sussex. Another event that sparked America’s intervention in the First World War was the interception of the Zimmermann
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World War I started in 1914‚ Europe due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Why did this happen exactly? Nationalism; the loyalty and devotion to a nation‚ spread to all‚ if not most of Europe due to Napoleon’s rise and quest to conquer and “liberate” all of Europe. Due to his successes‚ many recently unified countries‚ such as Germany and Italy have decided to endorse many nationalistic and patriotic features into their country. Another factor that has lead towards the start of World War I
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causes of the first world war are very ambiguous to many scholars who study the subject. The causes and origins are based entirely on interpretation and perspectives. There are many events in Europe that helped trigger the war‚ but not one particular event led to an outbreak. Contrary to a common perception of the origin of World War I‚ Russian policy and priorities in 1914 onward are the forefront reasons of a complete European War. Russian policy included some brilliant pre-war strategies that benefitted
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art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” The method of combat during Cold War is true example of Tzo’s quote. A war usually involves two opposing sides with in person battle. During the years 1945 to 1991‚ two superpower countries were engaging in an international power struggle without actually fighting each other. After WWII‚ the Soviet Union had a large army and the United States had the powerful Atomic bomb‚ leading to both of the countries distrusting each other. The United States
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Cause of World War I World War I was called the “war to end all wars” or “the great war” but what caused this “ great war”? Most historians believe there are five main causes: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Many people use the acronym “M. A. N. I. A.” to remember these causes. The immediate cause of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand because a Serbian Black Hand member assassinated the Archduke‚ it made Austria-Hungary
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bioterrorism used in World War I‚ specifically gas attacks on soldiers. Poison gas is still seen as one of the world’s most terrifying a detrimental weapon used in wars. Gas attacks would greatly affect the soldiers because the poisonous gas could be released at any time without warning. Gas attacks could also quickly spread due to a gust of wind‚ only harming more soldiers. To help combat these attacks‚ soldiers needed to develop “gas mask discipline”. Gas mask discipline was created to limit the
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novel focusing on Craiglockhart War Hospital in Scotland in 1917. The novel shows the physical and mental traumas inflicted by the war on the soldiers. Apart from the main war‚ the novel also addresses the internal ’wars ’ in Britain‚ based on class‚ gender‚ father and son relationships‚ the ’sane ’ and the ’insane ’‚ the soldiers and the civilians. While men aspired to gain glory from war and become heroes‚ Regeneration effectively conveys that not all of war was glorious .The horrible mental
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