Micah Kelley Mr. Richardson 6th Period US History 18 December 2012 1. Reasons for the Outbreak of WWI * The Alliance System: The formation of the German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building
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individuals. The war is now described a devastating period of time where battles were won and lost‚ where soldiers marched to protect their family and country‚ where heroes were made and lives were lost. Gallipoli was not just Australia’s first ww1 battle it was Australia’s first battle as a united nation. It is a battle that has left a permanent imprint in our nation.
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Austria-Hungary on one side and Allies consisting of many nations like Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia with Italy joining later. Italy had been a member of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. However‚ the Italians joined the other side after accusing their former partners of unjustly starting the war. (Doc. 3) The cause of all this havoc was the rivalries between nations in Europe that sparked the war. The tension between countries was matched by tension within countries. Especially
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deadliest disease. Once you got this disease you had more of a chance to die because your body could not take any food or water. This disease was caused by bad hygiene and the filthiness of the trenches. Influenza took only three days for them to die after they got this disease. This disease killed over 15 million soldiers during war. The symptoms were headaches‚ sore
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World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War‚ the Great War‚ and the War to End All Wars) was a global war which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.[2] Over 40 million casualties resulted‚ including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.[3] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 to 1918.[4] The act which is considered to have triggered the succession of events which led to war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz
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Wilson had run for re-election in 1916 on a very popular promise to keep the United States out of the European war‚ he had to handle the telegram very carefully. Wilson did not publicize it at first‚ only releasing the message to the press in March after weeks of German attacks on American ships had
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The First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November in 1918. More than 9 million soldiers were killed. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations involved. None of this though would have never happened if not for the ideologies of the 19th century.With nationalism‚ militarism and alliances came pride‚ fear and chaos which eventually
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“Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples‚ and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will‚ not by the will of their people. “ President Woodrow Wilson spoke these words to set the tone for the war his country was going to fight in. Wilson had to make this speech for justify his reasoning to enter the current war that
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contribution to the European theatre was a single battalion‚ Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry‚ which was in the line by December 1914. Within two months‚ its soldiers had established a reputation for Canadians as skilled hand-to-hand fighters after conducting the first trench raid. At about the same time‚ the Canadian 1st Division arrived and‚ during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915‚ it too made a name for itself. There‚ the Canadians twice stemmed a German onslaught during the first
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would settle worldly issues controlled by the great powers. Wilson finally gained a conquest at the table when Old World diplomats agreed in 1919. They were to create the League Covenant‚ which was the main component to the final peace treaty. But after this was done President Wilson was urged back home to serious hostility. Directed by Lodge‚ the irreconcilables and the Battalion of Death destined the treaty and it’s envisioned foreign entanglements‚ particularly with France. So the effect of all
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