World War I broke out across the continent of Europe causing massive destruction along the way. A war like this did not just simply happen overnight‚ it had many preconditions and precipitants that lead to the whole continent getting into a World War. There were four major ideas that led the nations of Europe to take up arms against each other. The precipitants include the death of France Ferdinand all the way to the declaration of war. These major ideas were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ technology
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Beginning in July 1914‚ World War I was the biggest and most expensive war Europe had seen to that date. Over two million American troops joined and fought in the war between April 1917 and November 1918. Although many Americans‚ blacks included‚ saw no reason for America to become involved in the war‚ the United States became joined after provocations by Germany. In the speech made to congress where he declared war on Germany‚ President Woodrow Wilson stated "The world must be made safe for democracy"
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World war I was the first world war that cause about 40 million deaths and over 300 billion dollars of damage. The Allies and Central powers were fight most for power and respect. The Franco-Prussian war triggered tension and the alliance system and the arms race. The Franco-Prussian was the one of the main reasons the war started anthers reason was the assentation of the archduke of Austria-Hungry Franz Ferdinand assassinated. I believe that they should not have joined the war. When Germany started
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills‚ When all at once I saw a crowd‚ A host‚ of golden daffodils; Beside the lake‚ beneath the trees‚ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way‚ They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance‚ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside
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seen several of the main theaters of war.The British empire after the War The Middle East The Post war is The Middle East‚ Russia and Turkey are now removed from the equation. At this time a new British empire was taking.BRITISH EMPIRE IN WORLD WAR I 1918 British Empire is the largest but England lost the mantle of the powerful nation. there is an ant-Colonial fever and Freedom.The call of the Empire‚ the call of the war When Britain declared war on Germany the Dominions (self-governing territories
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The most important cause of World War I is alliances because countries felt threatened by enemy countries. Alliances were when two or more countries joined together to help each other and back each other up. There were many reasons for why the countries were mad at each other. For example‚ Austria- Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and declared war on them. Germany backed up Austria- Hungary while Russia backed up Serbia. Document #3‚ by John T. McCutcheon
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Word Count: 516 Analysis of “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” William Wordsworth’s‚ “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”‚ focuses mainly on the beautiful things that nature has to offer. Nature is very important to Wordsworth and it is clear in his writing. Originally the poem was two stanzas and the final version (published in 1815) had four. The feeling of the poem is positive and this attitude remains generally the same throughout the poem. “I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud” presents
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World War I began because of many events that got countries heated and upset. Some events that caused World War I to happen were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and the Alliance System. Nationalism was a occurring problem in the 1870s‚ Nationalism encouraged unity but it also created mistrust and a rivalry between nations. The next because of the war was imperialism. Rivalries expanded among powerful nations such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Russia between the years of 1870-1914
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There were different punishments that the Germans had to suffer from. The punishments include taking away territories and colonies of Germany‚ dropping the size of the German army and forcing Germany to pay compensation. I believe to make Germany take the responsibility for World War I was the worst punishment. (German delegation‚ 1919). Another motive of the treaty was to completely destroy their economy and also to ruin their government power. At this time every country was against
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World War I was a devastating war on everyone. It did help the American economy crawl out of the great depression‚ but our initial plan was to stay neutral. But with Germany constantly trying to pick a fight‚ we could see war coming sooner or later. Throughout 1915‚ several U.S. ships traveling to Great Britain were sunk by German mines. Not to mention that Germany pledged to the safety of passengers before sinking unarmed vessels‚ but in November sunk an Italian liner without warning‚ killing 27
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