Germany would fight their last major battle against the Allied Forces in the summer of 1918 in the Second Battle of the Marne. This was the last major offensive that Germany would fight in World War I. This battle was supposed to be the battle that turned the tide for Germany but‚ it ultimately led to their downfall. It began on the Month of July 15 and lasted until the 5th of August 1918 and it brought a comeback plan devised by Erich Lundendorff the Chief of Staff for Germany. The plan called
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Mirand Tafarshiku Anglo-American Civilization 20 April 16‚ 2013 Territory of the United States of America1 The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district situated in the North America. The USA has also several territories‚ islands mainly situated in the Pacific Ocean‚ which have differing degrees of autonomy.2 Incorporated unorganized territories Palmyra Atoll is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is an archipelago
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what they were to accomplish that day. The crew consisted of the foreman‚ a machine operator and a laborer on his second day of work with the company. They were going to dig a four-foot trench around the front of a home in a residential neighbor hood. The trench would be four to five feet deep and inside the trench they would put drainage tile to try to stop the flood of water in the homes basement. The contractor was new to the area and was not aware of the soil consistency in the area‚ which was
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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Lindsey Stegemoller April 23‚ 2012 Greene ENG102 The Great War The time was 1914. Europe was a thermometer with skyrocketing temperatures of tension. As countries began declaring war on each other in Europe‚ troops began to mobilize for what they thought would be a traditionally fought war: the British cavalry leading the Entente to a decisive victory. How were the European powers to know that this massive war would be fought entirely in the ground with surprise attacks and innovative technology
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Life in the trenches‚ during World War I‚ was a horrible experience for the soldiers of that time. Many soldiers were faced with death during these times. The sources of their deaths were either enemy attacks or their contraction of harmful diseases. Another major obstacle‚ in the trenches‚ was of the infestation of rats. Rats‚ either black or brown‚ were feared and were nuisances to the soldiers. Brown rats‚ especially‚ were detested due to their tendencies to feed on human remains‚ including the
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With World War I though‚ trench warfare was a dangerous place to be considering they were always at risk for disease or infection because they were in the poorest conditions. During World War I‚ the Black Plague was one of the most drastic plagues in history. The troops would try anything and everything to help the disease not run like a wild fire. Soldiers would use herbs to blow away bad smells of the sewer and clean the contaminated air. During the war‚ soldiers would
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Marina Abramović is considered to be an outstanding and controversial performance artist. In 1974 she performed one of her most memorable works called “Rhythm 0”. The performance lasted 6 hours‚ there where 72 different objects placed on a table. She also had the instructions on it‚ which stated “Instructions. there are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired. Performance. I am the Object. During this period‚ I take full responsibility”. At the beginning the audience was playful
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able to gain anything because of trench warfare. This caused many of the countries at war to try and engineer new weapons and other technology. Those weapons and technology not only played a major role in world war one but also in the world in general and future wars to come. One important factor in World War One was the emergence of trench warfare. Trench warfare was a type of land warfare where two sides would face using large trenches for cover and shelter. Trench warfare occurred when firepower
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fought on land are such as the Battle of the Somme‚ the Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Verdun. Tactics such as using trenches‚ artillery and vehicles were all used in an advance to defeat the enemy trench line on land. Trenches consisted of a fire trench‚ a support trench‚ a reserve trench and communication trenches which were joined. They were specifically built to provide protection against enemy gunfire whilst also providing a method of transportation for rations‚ water‚ ammunition and new
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