Grade 10: History Exam Notes Unit 1: Canada and WW1 Important Terms Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting‚ training‚ equipping‚ and maintaining armed forces ready for war. Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation‚ usually economic or military terms. Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories. Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation. Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain (Canada) Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Central
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War on the Western Front * THE REASONS FOR THE STALEMATE ON THE WESTERN FRONT * War began August 14th * Both sides thought it would be a rapid war‚ ‘all over by Christmas’ and that their side would be victorious -> views were unrealistic Schlieffen Plan * Based on the idea that Germany would eventually have to fight France and Russia but should avoid fighting both at once * France would expect Germany to invade from the east‚ so would not be prepared for an invasion
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“Alliances played the greatest role is causing World War 1” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use evidence to support your answer. World War 1 (1914-1918) was not caused by a single specific reason‚ but a combination of Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism and Nationalism caused the build-up of tension which was the ultimate cause of the war. Although alliances were a significant contributing factor of the uprise of World War 1‚ it was not the only cause of World War 1. Many years
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Analyze the causes of WW1 Many historians and politicians have been trying to analyze the causes for the World War I. By the War was over‚ different opinions had already been developed. The english Prime Minister David Lloyd Georg (1863-1945) said: “None of the leading Man had wanted War‚ all of them just slid into it.” Whereas the French Prime Minister George Clemenceau blamed Germany for having the main War Guilt. Since 1961 historians are controversially questioning the War Guilt. In his
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Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and
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WHY DID GERMANY LOSE WW1 Germany lost WW1 due to a variety of military‚ socio-economic & political‚ and strategic reasons. The war itself continued for 4 years‚ inflicting various casualties and economic hardships on Germany. The most important reason why Germany lost WW1 were its incompetence to carry out it’s various strategies – originating from the first strategic failure‚ the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The military incompetence of Germany on land and in sea was also an important
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Women’s Role in WW1 A typical day for women: Wake up‚ cook‚ feed children‚ clean‚ teach children‚ clean‚ cook‚ sleep‚ while their husbands were off at work making money to support his and his wife ’s family. That all changed once World War One started and the men were conscripted into the war leaving‚ the wife ’s at home to do all of their normal tasks‚ as well as what the men used to do; providing for the family. Women‚ who previously worked in domestic service‚ were encouraged to take on jobs
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Cem Anil Kenar HIST104A-B02 Spg12 Wilson’s Stance during WW1: From “He kept us out of the War” to “Make the World Safe for Democracy” As it is well-known the World War I was primarily of a war fought due to imperialist aims‚ stemming from the need to satisfy the demand for raw material in the Europe. With the industrial revolution urge for raw material became of crucial importance for the European states. This was followed by the aggressive colonization projects that eventually led to a harsh
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public was shielded from the real facts of the war. Propaganda helped dramatically in tipping the opinion of the people. • Newspapers could have been shifty by being controlled by munition companies‚ or any company profiting off of the conflict. Ww1 could possibly be the largest propaganda wae in history. Economic Therefore Germanys fears were justifiable. America’s justification for entering the war -
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One such cause was militarism‚ with countries engaging in a weaponry race. Nationalism was another cause‚ making tensions between countries rise. The concept of alliances between major countries in Europe was a third cause. The final major cause of World War I was the developing feeling of imperialism in European countries. All these concepts and ideas came together in the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary empire. The concept of militarism was a major cause of
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