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    The Effects of the First World War There are many after effects of the First World War. One of the first effects is‚ that because the death toll was quite high for the war and the injured civilians and soldiers was also very high. The effect of this was that because most of the population was unemployed and all the injured civilians and soldiers were in hospital being treated‚ it was costing the government a lot of money to treat the injured people and the economy was getting damaged by this

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    The Civil War could easily be seen as the second American Revolution considering it brought about significant change in history in the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects. Prior to the civil war‚ there had been a policy of slavery in the South which was a main cause of the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. In the post-war period‚ slavery had been abolished which brought about much change in not only the social but economic aspect as well. There are many points from which the Civil

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    1917 The First World War

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    The First World War‚ known to many as ‘The Great War’ was a war of vast proportions. Its origins were extremely complex‚ its impact on military operations was revolutionary and its extent of destruction was horrifying. In Australia‚ around 416‚809 men enlisted ‚ of whom more than 61‚532 were killed and 156‚000 wounded‚ gassed‚ or taken prisoner . A nation that had been meticulously built over 176 years was torn apart by a single war. But‚ as horrifying as ‘The Great War’ was‚ is it possible to select

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    The War of 1812 was a major turning point in American history in that it moved America from Jefferson’s Republicanism‚ as well as any signs of Federalism‚ and towards Jacksonian democracy. The War of 1812 has been called a Second War for American Independence because it changed America politically‚ diplomatically‚ and economically. America was changed because it became less dependent on Europe economically‚ American politics moved toward a new era‚ and America had more diplomatic respect from other

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    In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I (WWI). The Entente powers had prevailed‚ and the first intercontinental war had come to a close. An international desire for peace was evident‚ but it seemed that the opposite effect occurred. The increase in nationalism that WWI brought with it came a change in the way governments ruled their people. Ultimately‚ this era saw a contraction in civil rights worldwide because of the rise of socialism and fascism. The road to fascism begins

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    Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation

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    Lesson 19-20 The involvement in World War I is Woodrow Wilson was elected at the president of the United States. He kept American troops out of WWI. The United States tried to stay neutral but it was Germany’s use of U-boats that pushed America into declaring war. In 1914‚ war was declared in Europe and America adopted a policy of neutrality and isolation. Many approaches were adopted but the right approach was that Americans had the majority full support. Woodrow Wilson took control of foreign

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    There are multiple reasons why the second world war started. The totalitarian governments are governments that have total control over all aspects of the lives of its people‚ this government had a huge impact of the start of the second world war. The totalitarian government is seen as a single party political systems‚ with one leader. There goal is to control the state and subject the people to the goals of the leader.These countries Germany‚ Italy‚ the Soviet Union‚ and Japan were all considered

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    . What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia

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    The First World War was a global war that began in Europe and impacted various nations worldwide. The status of various counties’ involvement in the war changed as it progressed. The United States‚ being one of these nations‚ was not originally involved in the war but later joined for various reasons. Although the U-boat campaign of 1917 played a large role in the United States entry into the First World War‚ other factors‚ such as German instigation‚ and economy‚ influenced President Wilson to enter

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