History Assessment 04) The treaty of Versailles was signed in June in 1919 at the end of the first world war when Germany had lost. The treaty included rules that Germany had to abide by‚ these rules were created in order to prevent Germany invading any other country and starting another war. The demilitarization of the Rhineland was one of the conditions that Germany had to agree to ‚ this meant that France and Belgium felt more secure and out of Germany’s reach. Another term of the treaty of
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War on the Western Front Reasons for the Stalemate: The failure of the Schlieffen Plan – Russia mobilized faster than expected‚ forcing Germany to redirect some troops from France. The resistance of Belgium meant that the Germans were unable to pass through. Britain quickly entered the war in support of Belgium and sending the BEF. Germany experienced supply problems and failed to realise that once off the railways‚ the speed of the army was determined by foot‚ making the deadline of 42 days unrealistic
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Marcus S-Moore Period 1 Modern World History WWI Essay Have you ever wondered why World War I started? In the late 19th century European leaders thought that by creating a balance of power‚ meaning all major countries in Europe had equal strength‚ such things like war could be stopped. However‚ Germany made and alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia then made their own entente or agreement between their governments. On top of this‚ tensions rose high in the Balkans
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For the first few years of World War I‚ the CEF relied solely on volunteers. (Valiante‚ “The Legacy of Canada’s WWI Conscription Crisis”). However‚ the longer the war progressed‚ the more casualties increased‚ and the less men volunteered. The Prime Minister at that time‚ Robert Borden‚ had seen the decline in volunteers‚ and once he had returned from a trip to the trenches he became convinced that conscription was the only way to do soldiers justice (Jones‚ “Conscription”). The Military Service
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Women in Uniform and Out As the war raged across Europe‚ America came to the realization that in order to win they were going to have to change how they thought about women. During the first year of the war women were allowed to do very few jobs for the armed forces‚ this however changed the following year. America saw that it did not have enough man to do all the jobs that men were needed for and the only answer to this problem was to have women take over were they could. During the war a
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World War Two was a time of mixed signals coming from the American society concerning racial issues with African Americans. The government was trying to unite the black and white communities to help with the war effort‚ while the people had different opinions on what should happen. The government also created an agency that would help relieve some of the racial tension between whites and blacks. Riots were started and took the lives of many inocent individuals. Not only was the government and
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Despite the horrors of WW1‚ many inventions of the war had an overall positive effect on the scientific world. Through science the medical industry was improved greatly. But the big deal was the new technology. War technology saw many great advances during the time period of WW1. Overall science and technology saw great improvements throughout the war‚ WW1 produced incredibly difficult challenges for doctors‚ surgeons‚ and nurses. With the war going on‚ old and new medical problems were presenting
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British Recruitment WW1 Michael Johnson Source One This source comes from the book ‘Forgotten Voices of the Great War’ written by M. Arthur and published in 2002. The source shows the story of one man’s recruitment into the army. However the source shows how the recruitment officer‚ encouraged the man to lie about his age‚ so he was eligible to recruit for the army. This shows the eagerness of the government to recruit as many people as possible‚ it shows this because the recruitment officers
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the mass’ thoughts‚ much propaganda was used‚ and amongst them‚ some posters pictured Germans and their allies as inhumane savages‚ as well as the idea that Germans had spies and saboteurs inside the US. Propaganda was used in several wars since the WW1 to ensure people have the knowledge the government want
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