A series of war crimes were perpetrated against the people of Belgium in the early months of WWI‚ which were referred to at the time as “the rape of little Belgium.” In August 1914 several large flanks of German soldiers marched into Belgium‚ seizing command of major urban centers like Liège‚ Leuven‚ and Andenne. They subsequently wreaked havoc. In the weeks immediately proceeding the seizure of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised
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What Caused World War 1? During World War 1‚ there were many things that caused it. Imperialism is a structure where a powerful nation takes over or controls over someone‚ something‚ or a place and utilizes one or many colonies. During World War 1‚ Britain was one of the world’s most powerful nation that anyone could ever imagine. Britain took over in the late 1800’s over; Canada‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Burma‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Hong Kong and other Pacific and Caribbean Islands‚ South Africa‚ Rhodesia
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On April 6‚ 1917 America officially joined the war‚ with a vote of eighty-two to six in the Senate and three hundred seventy-three to fifty in the House of Representatives (social). America went from neutrality to war within three years. When America claimed to be neutral‚ they also accounted neutral rights to fund either side through loans. The Allied powers ( Britain‚ France and Russia) borrowed two point five billion dollars‚ while the Central powers only borrowed twenty-seven million dollars
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In the early twentieth century‚ tensions that had been rising in European countries were reaching a messy discharge in the way of war. Hostile alliances that split the nations‚ upturned nationalist and militaristic sentiments. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ in 1914‚ was the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually
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"The Americans who went to Europe to die are a unique breed. They crossed the seas to a foreign land to fight for a cause which they did not pretend was peculiarly their own‚ which they knew was the cause of humanity and mankind. These Americans gave the greatest of all gifts‚ the gift of life and the gift of spirit." Wilson wanted to remain neutral. Germany pushed too far and the U.S. entered the war breaking way for allied victory. Back home propaganda was heavily used. After WWI we went back to
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When World War I erupted in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the United States remained a neutral country. However‚ due to the sinking of The Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Note‚ and the economic investments of the U.S.‚ the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 abandoning its neutrality. In early 1915‚ unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. This meant that all ships in the area would be attacked by the
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CONSCRIPTION CRISIS World War One broke out in 1914. As a loyal ally to Great Britain‚ Canada became involved instantly. Prime Minister Robert Borden declared that "when Great Britain is at war‚ Canada is at war‚ and there is no difference at all." (Historica). Some nations had more soldiers than Canada. Volunteers were becoming harder to find. When Borden returned home‚ he was convinced of the need to establish a forced conscription system. The system forced men into service
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This is the story of how America was thrust into World War One. Some believe that this was America’s fault for instigating the attacks of the ships by Germany by trading with other allied countries and giving financial assistance to them. Germany’s trust was also broken when America betrayed them in the Allied Blockade of Germany. Some believe that it was Germany’s fault and joining war was the only way that America could stay safe and that going to war was a decision that was forced upon them. (Source
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Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France‚ Germany‚ and Britain. In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which
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World War One did a lot of great things for women. Before the war‚ women didn’t have a lot of rights and they were thought of as weak compared to men. With the war going on‚ it meant that women had to take over a number of traditionally “male” roles. Their ability to do this led to change in attitude‚ women became more confident in their ability to influence people to have their say. They learnt to juggle home and family‚ and manage financially. This all led to women believing in themselves and they
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