America & Germany By Fernando G Lorenzo America never wanted to participate in World War 1‚ in fact in August 1914 when the war broke out in Europe; President Woodrow Wilson issued a declaration of neutrality. Preferring to remain isolated from the war‚ America tried to broker peace between the allies and the axis‚ the war was in Europe; America did not need to get involved. On May 7th 1915‚ German U-boats‚ patrolling in the Atlantic Ocean‚ fired torpedos at the British passenger ship Lusitania
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WOMEN IN THE WAR In the present day Australian armed forces‚ women are trained to use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they
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It is about 6 o’ clock in the morning‚ and we are in the rest trenches due to continuous firing from a rifle gun and a machine gun. It’s been going on for approximately four hours. There is a short silence and another splutter of about 20 rounds. I turn to my side while sitting in the trench and in doing so‚ I dislodge some dirt from the side of the trench which of course falls into my ear and mouth. I am going to take a nap‚ but‚ I will be fully dressed because the situation I am in demands for
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The end of World War One in 1918‚ was the reason that the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it was also the shadow of the Russian Revolution. There were three very important politicians that led this all. They were David Lloyd George‚ Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. Most of them wanted to see the destruction of Germany but some like Lloyd George‚ were more cautious. There is some truth to the fact that opposition forces helped to defeat the treaty‚ but over all it was Wilson’s stubbornness
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Micah Kelley Mr. Richardson 6th Period US History 18 December 2012 1. Reasons for the Outbreak of WWI * The Alliance System: The formation of the German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building
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The causes of World War I (Essay) The beginning of the 20th century was heavily influenced by the First World War. This war began in July 18‚ 1914 and ended four years later 11 November‚ 1914(Versailles Treaty). WWI was a ‘cruelty’ (blood lust) war as it left behind more than 10.000‚000 dead soldiers. In this essay I will present the main causes of WWI and analyze them in order to see how they lead to this war. With the term ‘causes’ we don’t refer only to the specific causation that finally
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The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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“Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples‚ and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will‚ not by the will of their people. “ President Woodrow Wilson spoke these words to set the tone for the war his country was going to fight in. Wilson had to make this speech for justify his reasoning to enter the current war that
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working class to reduce crime * School was compulsory (attend from the age of 6 &16) * Upper Class Housing * Good extensive education * Went to private ‘finishing schools’ or home schooled – personal tutors * Working Life * Working Class * Many hours‚ bad conditions and little pay * Women = Factories‚ carers/nurses‚ mining * Men = Bakers/butchers‚ at banks‚ politics‚ miners * Upper Class * Earned more money and did less hours
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The Pride of Being a Woman Before WW1 in Canada‚ women were discriminated against‚ and were not considered being “persons.” However during the war while men were off fighting‚ women were given the opportunity to occupy many jobs‚ at which they found their sense of independence and pride. After WW1‚ women realized that they were just as strong as men and deserved to have equal right just as they did. Women decided to fight for their rights‚ and improve the roles of woman in Canada forever
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