As Abraham Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily
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World War I‚ otherwise known as the Great War; a tragedy so big and so dangerous that no other word but “great” can describe it. This particular conflict took place between 1914-1918. Countries sent many troops all over Europe to fight‚ whether it be for the Central Powers or for the Allies. Although‚ America joined late into battle‚ in 1917‚ after much debate and controversy. This war impacted more than just the politics; it also had a major influence on literature and art. These works of literature
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During World War I weapons were developing and rapidly improving. New weapons and fighting techniques were being introduced‚ which caused more violent attacks. These new development in technology changed the way war was fought. As a result of this‚ there were more damage and kills than ever before. To start with‚ one invention that was made to assist in the war was barbed wire‚ In the 1860s the U.S. used barbed wire to pen cattle but more importantly used it to defend the front lines of trench
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Women’s role in the war was more than just supporting their husbands. When men went to war they left their jobs and the women took over them. With the women taking the men’s jobs‚ women started striking because they weren’t getting paid as much as the men were for doing the same job. Also women started going into war and helping in the hospitals and getting supplies. When war broke out women had a huge impact on taking over the jobs the men had. Women worked in factories‚ they did the farm work
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The end of World War I provided innovators the opportunity to develop new and improved military capabilities in relation to equipment‚ tactics and interoperability between services. However‚ several obstacles prevented military innovation therefore‚ creating friction along the process as the world prepared for World War II. Military politics‚ civil/military relations and lack of a strategic understanding are the most significant obstacles to effective innovation during the interwar period. Politics
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“Great War” (aka) World War one was very bloody‚ that the U.S. had to become involved in the war. It started in 1914 to 1919 (1919 was when it officially ended with the treaty of Versailles). It was with the Central Powers vs. the Allied Powers. The U.S. needed to become involved because they sent war supplies to the fighting nations and Great Britain started to block U.S. ships and President Wilson thought that war zones were illegal. The U.S. was one of the neutral nations of World War one until
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American and European strategies more than one would think‚ the role of food in World War 1 was important because a soldier needed something to eat obviously it wouldn’t sound like a good idea to fight a war on an empty stomach‚ especially not a war as big as World War 1 was turning out to be at the time. Food like peanuts were given to soldiers to eat‚ peanuts arent much of a great meal but it did give those fighting the war protein‚ protein gave them the energy to get up and go through all the harsh
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Excellent report. Covered all areas. How World War I and World War II influence fashion. Wars and social changes brought the last radical the type of clothing that seemed appropriate. Since World War I and World War II‚ men and women’s cloths have changed dramatically. The United States was one of the most involved countries in both of these wares. Industrial and social change was always around. Women’s clothes seen to have changed more during the time of war. A successful revolt by women against
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their country above all others is often labeled as a nationalist. However‚ in the time before the great war there were some cases of extreme nationalism in various countries. The "winning" powers of World War 1 believed that one of the causes of the war was nationalism‚ and therefor they tried to solve the issue of extreme nationalism. George Orwell gives insight into life in Europe after the war and how the actions of these "winning powers" had an impact negatively on nationalism. The Germanic states
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consequences that occurred at the end of both World Wars contributed to the dramatic shifts in nationalism and desire for independence during the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Many countries emerged out the fallen empires‚ empires such as the Weimar Republic and the Ottoman Empire. The desire for independence and the growth of individual and communal nationalism heavily impacted the worldview of ethnic and religious communities all over the world. Suddenly‚ collections of people were all asking
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