Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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the biggest army‚ and it was the best trained and most powerful out of all armies involved in World War One. However Britain‚ being completely surrounded by water‚ had large powerful navy helped to keep the empire safe. Also‚ it wasn’t until after WW1 that Air Force really played its part‚ as planes were still rather early in development and could not fly from country to country and accurately bomb a target. All the countries began a "contest" for who was the best by doing all that stuff. They
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Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary. The war predominantly took place in Europe. What we want to know is‚ what was the hidden cause of WWI. Of the three most important causes of WW1‚ the main cause was militarism. Imperialism is not polite‚ nor should it be taken lightly into consideration as an important cause of World War 1. According to document D‚ Germans were not a fan of taking over another country‚ but everyone else has begun to Imperialize‚ “...the French have
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Underlying Meanings of Superstitions Superstition is thought to be a belief that does not have clear scientific or reasonable evidence to support it. But some superstitions were taught from parents to children orally for a long time. Many superstitions have underlying meanings that contain useful knowledge‚ so they may be worth telling. One famous Japanese superstition is related to lightning. “The god of lightning likes humans’ navel‚ so when you hear thunder‚ hide your navel in case he steals
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The Underlying message in Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sestina” Naming a poem after the form it uses may give off the impression of a more technical exercise‚ rather than a poem that achieves a very moving effect. In Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sestina”‚ however‚ she is able to find a surprising beauty in an otherwise difficult form. Bishop utilizes the rules that are laid out by this challenging form‚ and manipulates the six repeating words in a way that strengthens the message that she is attempting to portray
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WW1 Trench Warfare Assignment Part 1: * Trench Warfare - A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. An example would be in the Battle of Passchendaele and also through WW1 trench warfare was used. * “No Man’s Land” – The terrain between front lines of entrenched armies. An example would be in the battles of WW1 in the trenches there would be land between two fighting forces. * “Going over the Top” – Is a phrase that was used during WW1 and referenced
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untrue but a brilliant way for the British government to make people hate the Germans even more. German Newspaper headlines -English soldiers put plague germs in German wells. -German prisoners blinded by their Allied Captors. Women during WW1 While the men were fighting someone had to do their jobs so this usually fell to the women. Some of the jobs they were given were; nurses‚ working in munitions factories (which often turned their hair and skin yellow due to the chemicals)‚ in public
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World War 1 began on June 28‚ 1914 and officially ended five years later on June 28‚ 1919. It should be considered the first modern war because it was the start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style
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IMPACTS OF WW1 ON AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY Almost a century has passed but Australia still identifies strongly with the Anzac legend’ that emerged during the First World War. Entering the war as a small outpost of the British Empire‚ no one would have anticipated the courage and tenacity displayed by the Australian troops or the extent to which their war efforts would become the foundation of our national identity. While it lacked large numbers of troops to contribute to the British war effort‚
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INTRO - Replace william with wilhelm On August 28‚ 1914 the final straw was broken and WWI began. The war itself was the culmination of failed treaties‚ promisses and misguided leadership. Hard to choose what caused the war to start‚ but if anything i belive the Russian’s have the most impact on the war. In order to come to this conclusion we have to assesses the trials and tribulations each nation took to get the big stage in 1914. The 19th centry marked the age of the rise and fall of great eurpean
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