declared war on Germany. “When Britain is at war‚ Canada is at war‚” said Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfred Laurier in 1910.[1] His comments reflected the view of most Canadians at the time; an identity firmly planted in British sovereignty. Canadians did their part and made their contribution initially consisting of one division‚ later followed by three more‚ creating the first Canadian Corps. The performance of the Canadian Corps at the battles of Ypres and Somme during the war‚ instilled
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Total War: Syrian Civil War and World War I What does World War I and the current ongoing‚ Syrian Civil War have in common? They are both considered to be total wars. What exactly is a total war? A total war is a war where every resource including all civilian and military personnel and a nation’s entire financial resource are used to get victory. Not only are the individuals in the army taking action‚ but so are the many innocent civilians as well. Both World War I and the Syrian Civil War have
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World War I was a blow to the ideals of a “superior” Western civilization and to global socialism because advanced civilizations resorted to basic human nature. Before World War I‚ “…mankind seemed to have moved beyond the time when disputes were settled by war” (Foner 722)‚ with much of disputes between countries being settled with reason. The fact that issues could be resolved without violence in Western civilizations gave them an air of superiority—that violence was how uncivilized people solved
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WORLD WAR 1 A. MAJOR ALLIANCES FORMED DURING WW1 * Started by Germany * Triple Alliance/Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy / Turkey & Bulgaria * Triple Entente (treaty of friendship‚ not yet an alliance): Britain‚ France and Russia * Allies: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Serbia‚ USA B. MILITARISM * Attitude of powerful class of military leaders on their countries’ policies * Glorification of war and urged the build up of weapons and
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In this world‚ since its existence‚ there were so many things happen. Some were happened for a reason‚ some were not. Up until now‚ there are thousands of places on earth that people might look at them as the symbol of arts‚ source and origin of some cultures and also religions. These World Cultural heritages include tangible culture (such as buildings‚ monuments‚ landscapes‚ books‚ works of art‚ and artifacts)‚ intangible culture (such as folklore‚ traditions‚ language‚ and knowledge)‚ and natural
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World War I was one of the worst battles in the world’s history. It was fought from 1914 to 1918 which involved several allied forces trying to stop Germany and its allies from trying to dominate all of Europe. On August 4‚ 1914‚ Britain declared war on Germany and its allies because of the infringement they made on The Treaty of London of 1839. Legally being a member of the British Empire‚ Canada was involuntarily sent to war when Britain joined to fight. Canada helped immensely in the war but overall
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Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide was a horrible genocide that lasted between 1915 to 1923. During World War I‚ killing Armenians was the official policy of Ottoman rulers‚ who suspected Armenians of supporting Imperial Russia‚ one of their longest standing rivalries. The Armenian genocide was initiated by the Young Turks government of World War I. In 1915‚ over two hundred prominent‚ educated‚ and influential Armenian leaders of Constantinople were arrested and soon after were cruelly executed
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Germany played a major role in causing World War I and should mostly be blamed for it because German militarism forced other countries to join the war and fight back with full force‚ the Germans introduced new deadly technologies which increased the death toll and lead to further participation of other countries‚ even though the alliance system is what engendered Germany and other countries into the war‚ not Germany itself. Germany should be blamed for World War I because Germany’s militarism and arrogance
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The Battle of Verdun in World War was one of the most important battles of the Great War‚ taking place from February 21-November 26‚ 1916. It was an unsuccessful German offensive to take the west‚ and was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The total casualties were estimated to be 542‚000 French and 434‚000 Germans. On June 28‚ 1914‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist sparked the beginning the first World War. On this day he shot Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria and heir
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that led President Woodrow Wilson to declare war on Germany. The United States had not gotten involved with World War I for three years‚ holding a neutral option about the war. After these events however‚ on April 2‚ 1917‚ Wilson declared war on Germany thus having the United States become part of the Allies. With the war on the horizon‚ Wilson had to ensure that America was prepared for the war. This included having the American people support the war‚ reforming the armed forces‚ and making sure
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