a two-front strategy. Fighting on two fronts meant Germany had to eliminate one opponent quickly‚ before taking on the other. It called for a strong right flank attack‚ to seize Belgium and cripple the French army by pre-empting its mobilization. After the attack‚ the German army would rush east by railroad and quickly destroy the slowly mobilizing Russian forces. France’s Plan XVII‚ envisioned a quick thrust into Germany’s industrial heartland‚ the Ruhr Valley. This would cripple Germany’s ability
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Was Germany to Blame for World War One? One hundred years after the brutal bloodshed of World War One‚ the conflict which involved almost every country in the world‚ is still known as “The Great War". The number of casualties in World War I‚ both military and civilian‚ totals to around 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. Around 9.7 million military personnel and 6.8 million civilians were killed‚ not to mention those who went missing or were never found. A question that still lingers
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relations between the US and Germany‚ the Sinking of the Lusitania additionally expanded hostile to German conclusion in America. In reaction to Britain’s bar‚ Germany swung to unhindered submarine fighting to shield products from achieving Britain. After the Sinking of the Lusitania‚ Germany guaranteed to stop unhindered submarine fighting yet inside short of what one year‚ they torpedoed another traveler deliver - the cross-English Channel ship Sussex. Once more‚ the Germans guaranteed not to assault
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per cent by November 1918. However‚ their pay was much less than men’s and they were treated poorly in many areas of work. The greatest restriction placed on women was that‚ due to the dilution agreements with the trade unions‚ when the men returned after the war they would automatically get their jobs back and so the women who had taken them were forced
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To what extent did Australian’s enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother Country’? There are many reasons to why Australian’s went to war in the 1914; everyone had different reasons for applying for this life- threatening job. Some went for the thrill‚ to get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers
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‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914’. How far do you agree with this judgement? Many historians argue that the reason for Germany going to war was due to the aggressive behaviour of Germany in the build up to the war. Throughout this essay I will be addressing this issue looking at whether Germany was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. There are many factors which contribute to the outbreak of the war from
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bread and meat to increase slowly‚ as the army began to consume large quantities of food. During 1915‚ Britain relied on importation of goods with 80% of wheat‚ 40% of meat and almost all sugar being imported‚ with this reliance becoming a hindrance after the German ‘U Boats’ began to attack British trade routs. Furthermore‚
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Why Did the United States Enter World War I? Summary: A short overview of events that led to U.S. entry into World War I. Ensuring payment from the debt the Allies had built up with the U.S. and ensuring safety of U.S. shipping were two reasons for the U.S. entering the war. Although many Americans would have rather had the allies win the world war‚ they did not want them to win enough to join in and help them. The United states entered the war for two reasons: 1) To ensure payment from allies’
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act 1908 - The conciliation and arbitration act 1904 - In 1904 the Australian parliament established the commonwealth court of conciliation and arbitration to conciliate and if‚ that failed arbitrate between unionists and employers in dispute. after the bitter strikes of the 1890s industrial harmony was high on the agenda of the new government. it was a part of the vision of creating a new society that left behind the ills of the old world and a belief that a fair society could be created. Conciliation
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alliances in Europe were on the one side the Triple Alliance between Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and Italy ‚ and on the other side‚ Great Britain ‚ France and Russia forming the Entente Cordial. It must be noted that‚ the Entente Cordial became anti-German after the two Moroccan crisis (1908 and 1911) ‚ because of Germany’s lack of diplomacy maters. The two crisis‚ raised the temperature in Europe‚ and made war more likely. In addition‚ Germany followed ‘Weltpolitik’‚ a form of nationalism ‚ that meant that
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