World War I characterized as the "first modern war" . Advanced machine guns‚ bombs‚ tanks‚ attack aircraft and submarines were widely used in the First War. It is also accepted as the first "total war" ‚ where most of the nations mobilised all resources for the war. The map of Europe has been changed by 1919‚ as big empires brought to the end and new countries‚ nations were formed. Involvement of the USA in the war arose the country as the world’s new economic power. Soviet Russia was formed. The
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Life in the trenches during the First World War took many forms‚ and varied widely from sector to sector and from front to front. Undoubtedly‚ it was entirely unexpected for those eager thousands who signed up for war in August 1914. Indeed‚ the Great War - a phrase coined even before it had begun - was expected to be a relatively short affair and‚ as with most wars‚ one of great movement. The First World War was typified however by its lack of movement‚ the years of stalemate exemplified on the
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techniques and devices to evoke the sense of World War One. Words such as ‘beggars’‚ ‘children’ and ‘boys’ refers to the soldiers. In the first verse‚ ‘Bent double‚ like old beggars under sack‚ knocked-kneed‚ coughing like hags‚ we cursed through sludge’‚ ‘like’ indicates that it’s the use of simile and ‘old beggars’ is hyperbole of soldiers’ fatigue. ‘Knocked-knee’ is the use of alliteration. ‘His hanging face‚ like a devil’s sick of sin;’ is a visible image of the war. He depicts the pain of the death to
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have played various roles to help assist the country during different wars. This was true in early wars up into the present day. One war that women made a significant impact back home was in World War One. Women during this conflict made significant contributions to the war effort through the use of the Red Cross‚ education‚ and training opportunities. Women were involved in various projects in their hometowns to help the war effort. The same was true in Marietta‚ Ohio. Despite females not being
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of poverty changed the world. It’s true. The uprising of communism and states of war to become equal never came without a price. War was what the people thought would solve everything. But it only made more disagreements. More deaths and despair to grow throughout the countries‚ and the situations to become more difficult. World War I only started because of the unfairness of others. The need to be the one of almighty power. This power consumed the mind and took over the world. And if you look at the
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World War 1 and World War 2 were two devastating wars that took place in the early to mid 20th century. World War one being the battle between the Allied and Central Powers‚ and World war two being the battle between the Allied and Axis Powers. The spark that ignited World War One being the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The spark for World War Two being Germany’s assault on Poland. Thousands of young men were killed in the trenches and battlefields of these two conflicts and the world
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World War one was brought to its official end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. It was drawn up by the victors of the war‚ which included Great Britain‚ the United States‚ Italy‚ and France. The Big Four met in Versailles to compose a treaty that would hopefully bring about a peaceful end to the First World War- the first war of its kind. Germany‚ the main foe against the Allied Powers‚ and the loser of World War I‚ was not allowed to partake in the creation of the treaty. Even
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that I think the United States shouldn’t have entered World War I is if the Europeans would have settled their issues on their own‚ there would have been a tie in the end‚ or maybe Austria/Germany would have won. In that case Hitler would not have arisen and WWII would never have occurred‚ many Eastern European countries wouldn’t have suffered communism. The United States had no reason to get involved in the war. The only reason we went into the war was because we merely got caught in a sort of crossfire
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Wartime roles for women have changed greatly since World War I. In WWI‚ women were not drafted‚ and were not allowed to fight voluntarily. Today‚ women are allowed in the military‚ however‚ they are still not required to be drafted for war. “Selective Service continues to register only men‚ ages 18 through 25” (Selective Service System). Since World War I‚ women’s place in society has changed‚ which has caused their wartime roles to change. In WWI‚ the role of women was “providing support for male
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World war I I am going to discuss why men stayed in world war one. This was due to peer pressure or just something as simple as being bored. Keep in mine that most of the men that fought in the war were only around 18-25 years of age. At the beginning of the war the men that joined were all volunteers. There was a lot of pressure on men to stay in the war because if they were to come back they would be thought of as week selfish men. The men that would not join the war would be given white feathers
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