Did you ever wonder what weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench
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Dogs played a vital part in World War One as did the complicated trenches expanded throughout the Western Front. From the article written by Chris N Truman‚ “Dogs in World War One”‚ an estimated 53‚000 dogs were utilized by 1918 for specific missions depending on the dog’s size‚ intelligence and trainability. These roles included sentry dogs‚ scout dogs‚ messenger dogs‚ casualty dogs‚ and mascot. Sentry dogs patrolled using a short leash and a firm hand. They were trained to accompany usually
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It is somewhat ironic to discover that the pharmacophore of phosphoramide drugs currently used as antitumor agents was originally utilized for the purpose of chemical warfare‚ most prominently so in World War I. Sulfur mustard‚ the precursor to phosphoramide drugs‚ was employed to great effect as a wounding agent in the characteristic trench warfare of WWI; Being a dense gas‚ sulfur mustard settled in trenches and created persistent environmental hazards for troops. Exposure to sulfur mustard‚
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So it’s my first day on the battlefield it’s September 16 1916. Yesterday was the first day that the British and French used their tanks they are slow but can take somewhat of a beating and do some major damage to the germans. Well i could not finish yesterday’s entry we had to take cover because the germans started to bombard us with artillery fire and we lost about 30 people in about two minutes and we found their body covered in rats this morning. So today we are going to use the tanks and artillery
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adjustment were perceived as a major injustice and a betrayal by the Western Powers. However‚ this sympathy had been eroded by Finland’s cooperation. Next‚ Wilson’s Fourteen Points‚ Wilsons fourteen points were a decent attempt at peace and restitution after the Great War; however‚ it inherited many problems with the Wilsons agenda. These problems were caused by many things‚ including Allied bias‚ American ambition‚ and Western European dominance. While trying to fix many problems in Europe‚ the Fourteen
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hence other various reasons as well. September 1914 was when trench warfare began and ended in August 1918. In the area of the River Somme on the Western Front‚ the ground is deathly and is easily tunnelled. The trench sides would dissolve easily after rain so the ideas would have to be changed and wood‚ sandbags or any other suitable material would have to be a substitute of dirt. Trenches were never built to be straight for a reason‚ in case an enemy ever jumped into the trench they could have
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Was World War I inevitable? When studying the causes of World War I at a glance it is easy to see how one can come to the conclusion that World War I was inevitable. This is due primarily to Germany’s role in situation. Their growing nation was blossoming in both industrialism and extreme nationalism‚ making it one of the world’s most influential empires at the time of war break out. Along with this‚ they wanted a war‚ they had the forces to bring higher status to their name‚ so why not. In 1914
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What factors were involved in starting the Great War? The time period leading up to World War I was the age of imperialism‚ a time when many countries in Western Europe were building up their empires throughout the world. They would oftentimes get into "disagreements" amongst themselves over who was to control certain areas of the world. The countries were jealous‚ suspicious and did not trust each other....... war was inevitable! World War I had roots in the following things: •• Alliance System:
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This essay intends to examine the reasons of participation in World War I & II regarding black Britons. In the main body of the essay‚ each of the wars will be discussed separately‚ in which it will focus on why black Africans‚ Caribbean’s and local black people served in the British armed forces‚ and to an extent‚ reasons for why they attempted to avoid war. To an ideal level‚ there will be an understanding of how much the attitudes of people changed between each world war. Furthermore‚ it will
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Nationalism is from the people. Patriotism is the act of one individual for their country. When given these two points‚ we can clearly believe that one is part of the other. Faith within the nationalism can cause things like hatred within the nations‚ like the quote from the source; “Nationalism‚ when hate for people other than your own comes first.” When nationalism is one’s identity‚ and a part of one’s nation‚ the way an individual thinks about other countries‚ becomes the way they treat the other
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