Trench warfare was a land warfare where troops would dig and use trenches to protect themselves against enemy’s small arms fire and shelter against artillery (Graham‚ 2004). World War I saw the use of tanks‚ aircrafts‚ machine guns and U-boats. However‚
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in World War 1 soldiers had blot rifles‚ grenades‚ pistols and heavy machine guns. In World War 2 had blot action or semi-automatic rifles‚ submachine guns‚ grenades‚ pistols‚ machine. Also‚ pistols‚ lighter‚ machine guns and automatic rifles. In ww1 soldiers walked everywhere by feet or sometimes horse. The ww2 soldiers walked considerably less and usually ride a truck to the combat zone. The alliance system help cause world war 1 by the number that is expanded of countries. The
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If you can’t beat em‚ join em! o Powerful senators like Henry Cabot Lodge said that if America was to be a world player we needed to become imperialistic like England‚ Germany‚ and France. Teddy Roosevelt was an imperialist “living the vigorous life.” o It was our burden to educate the world about democracy and Christianity. o *We needed sea-power; a navy to protect our vital interests. (Alfred Thayer Mayan) The Importance of Sea-Power in History 1890 o Projection of American Power.
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working class to reduce crime * School was compulsory (attend from the age of 6 &16) * Upper Class Housing * Good extensive education * Went to private ‘finishing schools’ or home schooled – personal tutors * Working Life * Working Class * Many hours‚ bad conditions and little pay * Women = Factories‚ carers/nurses‚ mining * Men = Bakers/butchers‚ at banks‚ politics‚ miners * Upper Class * Earned more money and did less hours
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Germans introduced the use chemical gasses as an weapon in war. Poison gas was the most feared out of all technology weapons in WW1. The gasses could burn skin‚ blind‚ or destroy your lungs if you happen to breathed in. Back then they had crude face masks to protect people in war from the poisonous gas floating in the air. Poison gas was easier during WW1 all they had to do was throw the poisonous gas bomb. “ A poison gas attack meant soldiers having to put on crude gas masks
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n the latter half of the 19th century an arms race began to Develop ‚ this in itself was causing tensions In Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm II had rid himself of Bismark and his conservative foreign policy of diplomacy and avoidance of conflict‚ with a rash and belligerent quest for glory. The facts that the rulers of Great Britain ‚ Germany and Russia were first cousins did nothing to reduce the levels of tension. National security was a critical issue for all the major states‚ the developing tensions
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Censorship in Britain during World War 1 "The first casualty of War is Truth" Introduction: The importance of the press in the British culture dates long before the era of broadcasted media it goes back to the time when newspapers were first introduced in the 15 century. Newspaper circulated in every corner of the country and citizens had access to either a national or local daily newspaper‚ and even in small country villages pages from the local newspaper would
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Austin Lynch Mrs. Barriga Us History II Honors January 16‚ 2015 DBQ: What was the underlying cause of World War I? There were many causes of World War I‚ but the three most important causes were militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. World War I started in 1914‚ and it started off when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This was a global war centered in Europe which started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. After World War I ended more than
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The economic impact of First World War on the UK The First World War saw a decline of economic production in Britain‚ with a major reallocation to munitions. It forced Britain to use up it is financial reserves and borrow large sums from the U.S. Shipments of American raw materials and food allowed Britain to feed itself and its army while maintaining her productivity. The essay will discuss the main effect on Britain’s economic after the First World War and how politician leaders deal with the
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WOMEN IN THE WAR In the present day Australian armed forces‚ women are trained to use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they
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