The Gallipoli campaign was significant because it had the potential to influence the war and break the stalemate on the Western Front. The First Lord of Admirality Winston Churchill saw the potential for the campaign and pushed for it to become a reality. Russia was in desperate need of Supplies from its allies‚ Britain and France. However‚ Turkey had blockaded the Dardanelles Straits consequently preventing Britain and France’s help from reaching Russia. The Gallipoli campaign’s goals were to give
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The Pre WW1 Alliances Dreikaiserbund 1872 Also known as the League of the Three Emperors (1872) Bismarck’s aim for forming this League was to isolate France by making friends with Austria and Russia. The partners were Kaiser William I of Germany‚ Czar Alexander II of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. These three rulers agreed: (i) to maintain the existing territorial arrangements in Europe; (ii) to resist the spread of revolutionary (e.g. socialist) movements; and (iii) to consult one
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WEBSITES TO USE: * Hold down the control key & click on any of the links! • http://www.worldwar1.com/posters.htm • http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/military-maneuvers-world-war-i-recruiting-posters.html • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25237878 HONORS ONLY: Do the highlighted questions
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I was informed by some of the other troops that there was a stalemate. Arthur Currie‚ a Canadian General‚ had carefully orchestrated an attack that the Canadians would play a huge role in. The plan was rehearsed so often that even today I remember the intricacies of it. The creeping barrage‚ where artillery would fire
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Social Changes Of WW1 “ Ready! aye‚ ready! “ the soldiers were to say as the call for war came‚ but were they really that ready? As well‚ was the rest of the world ready? “ Back by Christmas “ they promised their loved ones who were filled with such pride and watched in awe as their brave boys set off for war. Most including Henri Bourassa‚ thought that this was an opportunity to unite the Canadians‚ French‚ and English. Little did they know the battles they‚ and the whole world were about to
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Causes of WW1 While there were many causes to WW1 such as imperialism‚ nationalism‚ alliances‚ and assassination‚ one cause that primarily stands out is militarism. Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Because militarism was so important to WW1‚ countries had to come up with a way to get people interested in war‚ which led to the use
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social‚ cultural and economic fields. For years after the war all countries were heavily burdened and advance remained impeded. However‚ the impacts of WW1 on World History had some important consequences like the evolution of capitalism‚ progress of women and some social equality. One basic change that proved to be very significant after WW1 was how it profoundly affected Capitalism. During the war economic systems were minutely controlled by the belligerent governments. For the first time states
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Barbarossa‚ D-Day‚ Final Solution‚ V-Day‚ Harry Truman‚ Manhattan Project‚ Trinity Test‚ Hiroshima‚ Nagasaki‚ VJ-Day Unit Seven: The World Since 1945 How did ‘The Marshall Plan’ further divide Western and Eastern Europe‚ and what were Stalin’s reasons for encouraging Eastern Europe to not accept US
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sense of nationalism and universally appealing theory of Social Darwinism. On July 28‚ the First World War begins after assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian minister‚ from the browning pistol. Generally speaking‚ weapon initiated the war. WW1 has showed that quality of weapons is by far more important factor than the number of troops in possession of a state. The First World War showed the dark side of civilization and triggered the inventions of revolutionary new ways of utilizing earlier
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IMPACT OF WW1 ON BRITAIN The effect that World War I had upon civilians was devastating. WWI was a war that affected civilians on an unprecedented scale. Civilians became a military target. The economic impact of WWI meant that there were shortages of all produce‚ most importantly food. Consequently‚ rationing of bread‚ tea‚ sugar and meat was introduced in 1918. This was widely welcomed by the British public‚ as a voluntary rationing system had been introduced a year before‚ and people were
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