place took hold was during and after the First World War. World War 1 was declared August in 1914. This meant Australia‚ part of the British Empire‚ sent 332 000 men to fight for their freedom‚ leaving many more women to become the breadwinners of their families. During the war‚ Australian women were not permitted to serve in the military‚ except for nurses. The many women not qualified to nurse‚ wanted a more active role in the war‚ however‚ were discarded by government regulations. A group of women
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n World War 1 there were a lot of battles Canada participated in. These many battles made Canada a stronger nation that it is today. The battles that Canada participated in were; Battle of the Somme‚ Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of Passchendaele. Out of these battles‚ the capture of Vimy Ridge by Canadian forces in World War 1 was the most significant moment in Canadian history. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started on Easter Monday April 9th to the 12th of April‚ 1917
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When World War 1 ended‚ there was many casualties and damages throughout the four years. Most importantly‚ it left a doubt on who caused World War 1 and who was going to pay for the damages made. To settle this arguement there was a conference that united twenty seven countries and excluded 5 countries‚ Russia and the Central Power‚ called the Paris Peace Conference . The conference took place in Paris‚ France in June 28‚ 1919. In the conference‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created to end conflict
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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In the history of the world there have only been two World Wars‚ both these conflicts were different and distinct from each other. The years prior to World War one was a time of peace and growing prosperity for Europeans. The economy and industrialization was growing that got rid of hardships‚ which added excitements to human life. This was the age of new advanced technology and modernization in Europe. Europe’s wealth depended on two things‚ first its industrial power and the second upon its domination
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World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war‚ over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914‚ Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support
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After of the devastation of the World War I‚ victorious western powers imposed a series of hard treaties on the defeated countries. These treaties deprived the central powers as Germany of important territories and imposed significant compensations payments where Germany and its Allies had to accept all responsibility of the war. The United states policy brought to united states political‚ social and economic changes. After of WWI‚ Wilson found a solution to keep the peace between countries‚ so the
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World War 1 was inevitable. Throughout generations‚ wars happened all across the globe‚ between countries‚ cities‚ and even small ones between families. A war that was spread across every major country was bound to happen‚ one way or another. World War 1 had many rising causes that would eventually have started a war‚ such as Militarism in countries and Alliances between great powers and world leaders‚ the immediate cause was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria. What happened during this
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The Great War lasted from June‚ 1914 - November‚ 1918. Many countries that participated in the Great War were imperialists‚ and there were many reasons why the war started in the first place. One reason was because there were multiple pieces of evidence showing the small nation‚ Serbia‚ gave the assassinator the weapons to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary and the heir to the throne. His assassination triggered the outbreak of World War I. This first political
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World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914
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