Diary Entries: Harold Henry Abbott Enlistment: 10th March 1915 I can not believe I have actually done it. I have officially enlisted myself to fight for Australia in the war two days ago‚ it still quite has not sunken in what I have done. To be quite honest I was reluctant in my mind to do it at first. Reason being is I am quite comfortable back home with my job of being a Brushmaker. But I knew that if I did not enlist myself my family would have been delivered a white feather. Which is symbolic
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wars together‚ such as the French and Indian war of 1754 which ended up in total victory. But as time passes‚ things began to change in this relationship of theirs. These changes led to a need of the American Revolution. Even though there are many causes‚ three that I will be discussing about that caused the American Revolution is the Stamp Act‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and the Intolerable Act. The enforcement of Stamp Act was a huge movement towards the American Revolution. After the French and Indian
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To what extent did Australian’s enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother Country’? There are many reasons to why Australian’s went to war in the 1914; everyone had different reasons for applying for this life- threatening job. Some went for the thrill‚ to get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers
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‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914’. How far do you agree with this judgement? Many historians argue that the reason for Germany going to war was due to the aggressive behaviour of Germany in the build up to the war. Throughout this essay I will be addressing this issue looking at whether Germany was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. There are many factors which contribute to the outbreak of the war from
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Although many men did enlist for war‚ there were many who strongly objected. In the beginning of the First World War‚ there were so many enlistments that the recruitment officers were forced to reject people. Nonetheless‚ as the war went on‚ casualty rates increased and the number of men volunteering to enlist declined. This quote by Prime Minister Billy Hughes expresses the emotion of majority of Australian people at the time. “The conscription issue is the greatest issue ever put before a free
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I as Germany blame England as being responsible for starting World War One because they started Imperialism. Imperialism led to alliances‚ nationalism‚ and militarism. To begin with‚ the Treaty of Versailles says that England’s Queen Victoria caused the Scramble for Africa. Knowing this‚ England basically forced me to create alliances because I felt that England was going to become too powerful and be too threatening. England created tensions because of their need to feel superior which is why it
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April 26th 1915 There isn’t much to be seen from the ships as we are so far out‚ but from what was coming back from the landing‚ not much was to be imagined. Wounded men were pouring off the sets of rowboats being pulled by the steamboats. Many of the soldiers were unrecognisable. My thoughts went out to my little brother who had been so excited to enlist‚ but it wasn’t the case anymore. I had heard one of the captains talking about the thousands of men who had already lost their lives to the
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World War One remaining 9‚906‚000 fighter’s dead‚ 21‚219‚000 trooper’s injured and 7‚750‚000 officers missing. It was a contention between the Allied Powers (France‚ Russia‚ Britain‚ Italy and the United States)‚ and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three primary driver of the war were the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ boundless militarism and monetary dominion. The primary reason for World War One occurred on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian
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Why Did the United States Enter World War I? Summary: A short overview of events that led to U.S. entry into World War I. Ensuring payment from the debt the Allies had built up with the U.S. and ensuring safety of U.S. shipping were two reasons for the U.S. entering the war. Although many Americans would have rather had the allies win the world war‚ they did not want them to win enough to join in and help them. The United states entered the war for two reasons: 1) To ensure payment from allies’
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Throughout WWI‚ Britain had various changes on its Homefront‚ the most prevalent being the change of food. At the beginning of the war‚ food was plentiful and delectable‚ as evident in Source A‚ and saw little decline in quality or price. However‚ this didn’t last long‚ as additional men began to sign up for the war (an approximate 750‚000 in one month)‚ thus causing a need for a steady supply of food‚ and causing the prices of bread and meat to increase slowly‚ as the army began to consume large
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