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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A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY EttaJane Bechtel Stevens-Henager College HIS2203 American Civilization OCTOBER 16‚ 2010 Prof. T. A Comparison/ Contrast of WWI and WWII 1. Wars do not start over night. WWI and WWII were more than 20 years‚ each‚ in the making. Countries began lining up long before they began to fight. The larger countries started gobbling up the smaller ones around them. They
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Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army‚ making war seem like it was ideal. For example‚ in document 1 it says‚ "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another example
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Aftermath of WWI Leads to WWII Prior to the First World War‚ Europe was the world center of industry and capital. Massive death‚ destruction‚ and resentment after World War I left most countries unable to recover to a normal existence and damaged the world economy. The economic collapse and the political instability caused by World War I eventually led to the rise of fascism in Europe. Forceful dictators in Italy‚ Germany‚ and Japan took advantage of these problems to seize power by territorial
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Women spies-Mata Hari Mata Hari is one of the most recognized spies of WWI. Mata Hari was no ordinary spy. Mata was a women who used her sexual appeal and prostitute lifestyle to play the government and government officials during WWI. Mata Hari‚ was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle stage name‚ she began preforming as a promiscuous dancer when she moved to Paris. During the time of WWI Mata was a courtesan to many high ranking military officials. As a Dutch subject Mata was able to cross national
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I believe WWI was inevitable because there were too many issues‚ which were build up for decades and any crisis would have triggered a war. One of the main reasons the war was inevitable was the strong want of power. Germany was confident that it can become a major power and was ready to the whatever it takes to become one. Germany wanted to fight to get more powerful and to control more things. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia wanted similar things. This resulted in the major european powers building
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Battle Strategies of the First World War A battle strategy is a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim or a tactic used to direct military operations and movements in war or battle. In World War I‚ battle strategies were often planned with the idea of wearing down the enemy’s supply of troops and equipment allowing the enemy to become more vulnerable to a later attack. Battle strategies were used to deploy aircraft in the sky‚ direct soldiers and vehicles on land
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Was life in the trenches “Hell On Earth” in WW1? In this essay I will be discussing the different points that are pro and con to the statement that life in the trenches as hell on earth during the first world war‚ there are many points arguing both ways but I will be concentrating mostly on the main points. I will talk about the conditions of living‚ moral‚ sleeping to name just a few. Life in the trenches was a filthy thing with constant rain and boots churning up the ground. There was mud
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Germany‚ in particular‚ bore the most afterwar consequence; the Treaty of Versailles placed full blame for causing World War I (WWI) on Germany’s shoulders. However‚ it was unjust to force Germany to assume sole responsibility for triggering World War I. Other powers in Europe played roles equally significant to that of Germany in giving rise to the four factors leading to WWI: imperialism‚ militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances (Plante‚Yvette‚ Miller‚ & Falk‚ pp.41). Imperialism‚ the
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war of ideologies and of survival. But both events have their similarities and differences - how and why they started‚ troop experiences and how they ended and what and why we remember them are some examples . The British Gallipoli campaign of WWI was the scene of the first major fighting by Australian soldiers. Devised by the British. The plan was intended to push enemy forces to Turkey’s capital‚ for Turkey to capitulate which would bring the war to an early end. The forces comprised Australian
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