In World War One the weapons that they used were machine guns‚ poison gas‚ and tanks. BOOM! BAM! The dreadful sounds of the dangerous guns in WW1. Those sounds are the scariest things anyone has ever heard! It was never different back then because when people heard those shots they were terrified. Most likely if you were out in the open you were the first to be killed. Then the houses‚ and more. The last place they would need to check is underground. It would take days even weeks to hunt down every
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Technology of the First World War: Technology that killed millions. Roham Asgari History 10 Mr. Keeler December 15‚ 2012 Asgari 1 When the death of Francis Ferdinand marked the beginning of WW1 as a "war to end all wars” It also began‚ the first War that where the newest and most lethal machines were experimented upon the newly armed troops. Only through these lethal and logical experiments did strategists understand the fatal that weapons were capable of. When the weapons were unleashed
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of the war in August 1914‚ people had no idea of the scale and length of the conflict they were to be involved in and people were eager to enlist in a war that they thought would be over by Christmas. -Soldiers were persuaded to fight through propaganda (posters/information) which was used to make them believe that fighting in the war would be amazing. This was a lie. In reality‚ the war was horrible. -Soldiers fought in the Trenches. The trenches were infested with rats‚ frogs and lice. Living
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November 1918. The main powers involved were Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary. The war predominantly took place in Europe. What we want to know is‚ what was the hidden cause of WWI. Of the three most important causes of WW1‚ the main cause was militarism. Imperialism is not polite‚ nor should it be taken lightly into consideration as an important cause of World War 1. According to document D‚ Germans were not a fan of taking over another country‚ but everyone else has
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Causes of WW1 World War I‚ fought in the years 1914-1919‚ had several causes. One main event leading up to the war‚ was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand on June 28‚ 1914. While some major events led to the war‚ these events go much deeper. The four causes are: nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. All of these causes contributed to the start of the war equal-handedly. The first cause that led to the outbreak of war was nationalism. Nationalism defines as the belief
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Date to Remember July 4‚ 1776 July 14 1879 June 28‚ 1914 Driver gets lost Gaviov Prisiv kills Duke and Duchess Notes March 31‚ 2014: 6 important people of the war 1. Churchill- England 2. Stalin- Russa 3. Mao China Unemployment rate during WWI 25% Germans invaded Belgium Meyer and LaFore books important for causes of war The Black Hand- plan assassinations‚ wants war Secret military society formed on 6 September 1901 by members of the Serbian Army in the Kingdom of Serbia http://en
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Tensions pre 1914 and reasons for Outbreak of WW1: The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. The immediate origins of the war‚ however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and dictators during the Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination
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device was used with the trench warfare tactics. Solders would be in a defensive trench and when the enemy forces charged forward to attack they would be ripped apart with the machine gun. “Maxim’s Design became the standard for most machine guns during the war.” 1 The machine gun kept enemies from advancing but also proved to be a good offensive weapon as well. Attackers would use the machine gun to lay down suppressive fire on defenders. This essentially kept trench fighters pinned down until the
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WW2 DOGFIGHTS In a dogfight a pilot is tested to the highest degree on how well he can maneuver his plane away from his opponent and position himself in a position that allows himself to destroy his opponent. By the definition of a dogfight it is any fight between warring fighter planes‚ which means it is not always a one on one situation that you will encounter. Any little advantage that you can obtain over your opponent is immensely crucial but some deciding factors are typically air speed‚ experience
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During world war ii the media was a great resource for promoting a message and persuading an idea among people. Today people refer to the media- social media- as a way to connect and share mostly through some form of technology. However‚ the British government make use of posters and commercials to connect and share their message. With these types of propaganda they convinced people to join the war effort. Some of the persuasive techniques employed through propaganda include;Name calling‚ The Plain
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