grew and the need to control the air arose. - The war fostered the general public’s respect for aviation - Spawned a new generation of pilots and aircraft designers‚ who would go on to take human flight to the next level after the war. Prior to WW1: * In 1913 Roland Garros made the first cross Mediterranean flight‚ from the south of France to Tunisia. * In the summer of 1914‚ the airplane was less than 11 years old. Most airplanes of the time were slow and flimsy‚ with little power. While
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The Origins of World War I Edited by RICHARD F. HAMILTON Ohio State University HOLGER H. HERWIG University of Calgary published by the press syndicate of the university of cambridge The Pitt Building‚ Trumpington Street‚ Cambridge‚ United Kingdom cambridge university press The Edinburgh Building‚ Cambridge cb2 2ru‚ uk 40 West 20th Street‚ New York‚ ny 10011-4211‚ usa 477 Williamstown Road‚ Port Melbourne‚ vic 3207‚ Australia ´ Ruiz de Alarcon 13‚ 28014 Madrid‚ Spain Dock House
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The First World War began in August 1914. It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke‚ Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ on June 28‚ 1914 by Serbian revolutionary‚ Gavrilo Princip. This event was‚ however‚ simply the trigger that set off many declarations of war. The actual causes of the war are more complicated and are still debated by historians today. But there were two important causes that are truly believed to be the factors of World War One. The two underlying causes
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The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old ones were abolished‚ international organizations were established‚ and many new and old ideologies took a firm hold in people’s
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World war 1- diseases and women’s roles Even when the soldiers were not being attacked it was still very hard to survive during World War 1. During world war 1 the disease of the trenches started going around. The soldiers had to live in trenches that were built in the ground‚ these holes were filled with water. The soldiers had to stand in these holes almost all day which meant they had their feet wet and cold all the time. When it was time to rest they could finally take their shoes off the only
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Japan dominates For 6 months after Pearl Harbour‚ Japan reigned supreme in the Pacific and in South Asia. Japanese troops rolled back the British‚ Australians and Americans. The loss of Singapore in February 1942 meant that Britain’s key naval base in the Far East was in Japanese hands. Battle of Midway – June 1942 Japanese victories come to an end…the Americans began island hopping. The strategy was to avoid strongly defended enemy islands and isolate them from support. The re-conquest of the
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World War II a war that will never be forgotten. A war started Seventy Eight years ago due to the psychopathic maniac‚ Adolf Hitler‚ and The Axis Powers. Even before Germany started World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in 1939‚ World War II was being fought in the Pacific with the Japanese invasion of China two years earlier in 1937. These two countries‚ Germany and Japan‚ would soon join together to form the Axis Powers with the aid of Italy on September 27‚ 1940. This joining of power
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The advancement of medicine erupted with the discovery of vaccines that led to the control of diseases that currently improve the lives citizens in the United States. Today‚ heavily infected wounds are rarely seen thanks to the discovery of antibiotics and their widespread adoption throughout the 1940s. With modern practices‚ medical science has fought and won against the deadliest diseases of previous generations. However‚ our understanding of the treatment of wounds owes much to the experimentation
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In WW1‚ Germany was funding Lenin’s campaign so Russia would enter a revolution and thus leave the war. - The US entered WW1 because Germany sent a note to Mexico (that was intercepted) saying they would help Mexico get some original American land back (meaning they would declare war on the United States) if they helped Germany in WW1. - In WW1‚ Germany recruited black Americans into the Mexican army. (Black Americans in that time opposed America at war‚ majorly.) - In WW1‚ American military
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The First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November in 1918. More than 9 million soldiers were killed. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations involved. None of this though would have never happened if not for the ideologies of the 19th century.With nationalism‚ militarism and alliances came pride‚ fear and chaos which eventually
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