After a bitter debate over how best to use American troops in World War I‚ it was determined that they would serve under General John J. Pershing but accept the final strategic authority from the Allied Supreme Commander‚ Marshall Ferdinand Foch of France. Initially‚ American troops were used piecemeal to plug up holes and to drive Germans back when possible. By 1918‚ American troops were fully engaged. They secured their first victory at Cantigny‚ just north of Paris‚ in May. They suffered terrible
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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in the course of our history. World War I‚ originally known as the Great War‚ was one of the biggest and deadliest wars that has ever taken place in our history on this planet. A series of events in 1914 led to an all-out war with Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire (Central Powers) pitted against Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and Japan also known as the Allied Powers. The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The brutal and hard war ended in 1918 with the defeat
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Technical Warfare: Discuss the impact that the Industrial Revolution had on the course of World War 1. How did the use of new technologies during World War 1 influence the war? Which sides benefited the most from the technologies? Which technologies were the most important? Technology during World War One reflected the trend toward industrialism and the application of mass production methods to weapons and to the technology of warfare in general. “The Industrial Revolution gave armies and complex
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Three causes of World War 2 Determining the three biggest causes of World War 1‚ which lasted from 1914-1918. is a topic of much debate among world historians. To some historians‚ imperialism was one of the biggest causes. To other social scientists‚ nationalism was the main factor. By analyzing the textbook‚ historical videos‚ and primary sources‚ we can conclude that the three main causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. One of the three main causes of World War I was militarism
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World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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Leading up to the First World War‚ there were significant political changes happening. Industrialization‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism once promised great things for the people now only produced weapons‚ conflict‚ and hate. The Industrial Revolution brought forth many great things that improved the quality of life for many folks. Economic and social life were seeing many changes as a result of this new way of doing things. The nation saw increase in wealth as products were beginning to be manufactured
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World War 1 did not begin until 1914‚ but its roots date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. During these times Europeans were rising in achievement in many areas including science‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ and the arts. With these accomplishments‚ there was an unfortunate build up of jealousy‚ hatred‚ and competition between European nations. So many of these cases existed that World War 1 was truly inevitable. The basic causes were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and militarism‚ which all brought
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after World War One‚ as my area of focus‚ specifically their economic‚ social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research‚ I became interested in the way that women’s roles in society changed during and after World War One. The specific change that I chose to focus on was how women had to take on the men’s jobs after they were drafted into the war and won
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