World War I‚ the first man-made catastrophe of the twentieth century‚ left many negative effects on the entire world‚ including the World War II‚ the birth of the atomic bomb‚ and the Cold War. One positive effect was the advancement in the field of space exploration. In this war‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ and the Ottoman Empire (the Central powers)‚ clashed against Serbia‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the United States (the Allied powers). The war began on July 28‚ 1914 as a
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Alliances During World War 1 Although there were many underlying reasons for the European nations to break out in war‚ the early days of the fighting between Serbia and Austria caused the expansion of the war‚ along with the alliances which failed to remain peace and actually contributed to the war. Also‚ the possibility of remaining neutral and prepared is always another alternative‚ rather than forming allies that may require the nation to enter a war. A war between Serbia and Austria caused
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Causes of World War One World War One was a global war in Europe fought from 1914 to 1918. It was a war between Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the United States and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy and Serbia. Not only was it certain people or places that caused the war but also some events and situations. This included the allying of nations‚ the act of imperialism‚ the growth of militarism‚ and the Balkan crisis. One of the underlying causes of world war one was the allying of nations
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Nurses played an important role in World War I‚ helping heal those injured on the battlefield. Over 3000 canadians served as nurses in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the first world war including Laura Gamble‚ Ruby Peterkin‚ and Anne E. Ross. One nurse who served with the Canadian military during the First World War is Laura Gamble. She was born in Wakefield‚ Quebec and worked for the Toronto General Hospital before she joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps. She served as a nurse in
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World War 1-who was to blame? World War 1 broke out when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in 1914‚ whose organization implicated members of Serbian military. For this reason‚ the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia‚ supported by Germany. This triggered chain reaction‚ nations in Europe declaring war on the other nations‚ which‚ with in a month‚ caused Europe to turn into a battlefield. The Great War was ended‚ when the Treaty of Versailles
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Post-World War 1 Tensions After World War 1‚ there were many problems and unresolved issues that caused a lot of tension. The economy was at risk because many nations owed each other a lot of money. England owed the U.S. money that they borrowed for the war‚ so they decided to use the reparation money Germany owed them to pay America back. However‚ Germany didn’t have any money due to the excessive reparations‚ so they borrowed money from the U.S. This circular system eventually collapsed and the
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become involved in World War I. Woodrow Wilson tried his best to stay out of conflict and remain neutral. Woodrow felt that neutrality was the best thing for them. When the war began Woodrow remained in isolation. It soon became inevitable for them to be involved in the war. With no choice‚ the United States had to make use of their small army and train more people who were drafted into the war. The sinking of a ship carrying Americans caused Woodrow to become furious. As World War I was taking place
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The aftermath of World War 1 in Europe was very much in turmoil and it was because the peacemakers weren’t able to see the scale of the damage of that WW1 causes. The empires of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia were nonexistent. Russia had undergone two revolutions‚ the states that were left behind were struggling economically along with the issues that the civilian population was facing such as famine‚ the Spanish Flue‚ and displacement there was a lot to repair in the aftermath. A social
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Final Essay- Events before World War I World War 1‚ one of the biggest wars in history‚ did not begin because of one problem; it was a mixture of many different factors that eventually caused the final outcome. This war was so great because it basically included all of Europe. As we look back to the events that led up to the war‚ we see that one country looks like they are the cause of most of the problems; this country was Germany. Because of their great obsession with gaining power‚ they
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land. France also wanted Revenge on the Germans of the damage and loses which were 300‚000 houses destroyed and 8 million lives lost from the war. So Clemenceau Demanded a Treaty to weaken Germany as much as possible Lloyd George Lloyd George didn’t want the treaty to be too harsh on Germany because Germany was trading with Britain before the war‚ so they just want them to be strong enough to keep on trading with each other. Didn’t also want Germany to seek revenge on them. But he still
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