. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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230 Jack Heyburn 2/2/12 The First World War is generally accepted to be the first conflict to bring warfare to a global scale. The four years of worldwide hostilities were brought on by a synergism of both domestic and international issues. Although both factors played a significant role in the outbreak of war‚ the international issues contributed more to the eruption of conflict than did the domestic. The international landscape leading up to World War I was marked by imperialism‚ high economic
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Holocaust What do you think about when you think about the Second World War? Do you think of all the lives that was taken or do you remember the speaker and leader Adolph Hitler and all of his many deeds? For me there is one thought that keeps tricking my mind: why did the Jews deserve such destiny? During the Second World War six millions Jews died‚ some were isolated and killed in the death camps and others suffered another painful death. The Nazis hated the Jews so much that they literally wanted
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the aggressive preparation for war. European states wanted to build up their military‚ but empire neighbors were reluctant to sit by and watch the build up of a military so neighboring empires feel forced to also build up their military. In the History book it states‚ “European armies doubled in size between 1890 and 1914.” From this I can suppose that‚ Europe wanted to make their army stronger than any other army‚ so they could defend themselves when they went to war. I can compare this to when Hitler
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Conscription is the compulsory military service for young men. When world war one first broke out‚ a number of people enlisted‚ in 1914 it was a rate at 10000 people per month. By the end of 1916 Australians realised World war one wasn’t going to end any time soon and gained more knowledge about battlefront conditions and the high rates of casualties. The number of men enlisting for war decreased to less then half‚ the Australian Imperial Force faced a shortage of men and consisting entirely of volunteers
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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Women and the First World War World War 1 had a massive effect on all sides of human life and almost everyone in Europe felt some change as a consequence. One group for whom it is often described as a true turning point‚ largely in employment and enfranchisement (voting)‚ were women. Women’s reactions Women‚ like men‚ were divided in their reactions to war‚ with some championing the cause and others worried by it. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies‚ a spearhead for women’s right
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Tuesday‚ 25 September 2012 "Was World War 1 Germany’s fault? This is a widely debated topic and at first sight it can seem like Germany caused the war. It is said that Germany purposefully triggered World War One by escalating the crisis by several historians by propaganda and nationalism. However I think Germany was not the sole responsibility of the war; even today people debate about which nation has the burden of this. In the months leading up to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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should have been if she had not tragically been messed up by the effect of war” (Wilfred). World War 1 was a devil’s playground‚ torturing the evil from the good in the lives of human. War has affected many lives in humbling families oppressed near bloodstreams of disintegrating rivers. War was initiated from the hardships of other nations hunting for potential in their liberty. Although assassination brought an immense impact to War however ‚ in addition ‚ the advancement of military power ‚ the forming
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The First World War began as a test of strength among the might nations of Europe. World War One‚ also known as the Great War‚ was different from all wars that had ever been experienced. It was so different from all the other wars because there were new technologies used (such as the machine gun)‚ poison gases and trench warfare. Thousands of men were killed from attacks‚ others died from fatal wounds or diseases‚ thousands others were never found again‚ presumed dead or taken prisoner. (See Appendix
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