Memory‚ Sites of Mourning‚ the authors discuss how the Great War required all people to reevaluate what was important in their lives. Although Winter made valid points‚ especially about mourning‚ Eksteins’ Rites of Spring properly explains how the trench warfare experience so drastically transformed the mindset of postwar Europe. The changes of society were of more importance than the continuities of prewar Europe. According to Winter‚ the mourning process is a key factor in society’s ability to
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First Essay Assignment The United States owes most its success to imperialism. Imperialism is the action of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. One of the main causes of American Imperialism was that many Americans believed that the U.S as a country had to expand their power. One of the most historical wars of the 1890’s was the Spanish-American war. The victory was quite easy since Spain was kind of a weaker country. The winning result was the ownership
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the mass’ thoughts‚ much propaganda was used‚ and amongst them‚ some posters pictured Germans and their allies as inhumane savages‚ as well as the idea that Germans had spies and saboteurs inside the US. Propaganda was used in several wars since the WW1 to ensure people have the knowledge the government want
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1914 a terrible year for me. July 20th 1914 I woke up‚ got out of my bed and went down to the living room mom and dad where up listening to the radio. Mom looks very sad I didn’t want to ask her what was wrong because I was scared I wouldn’t like it‚ so I waited for her to tell me on my own. I went and sat down with them when all the sudden mom said that daddy had to go off for a little while I asked why and she told me that he had to do his duty by serving in the war. My eyes filled with tears I
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My dearest Mother‚ I am missing you dearly and I hope everything is well. I am getting very home sick‚ life here is different than over there. I can hear sounds of the battlefield and it’s very frightening. We also get very little sleep and it is so cold here. The food is so plain; we rarely eat meat. We eat mostly beans‚ potatoes and soup. I’m getting so tired of it. Many of the things I see are very disturbing but it feels good to help these men. Some of them have talked to me about their families
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Militarism is one of the causes because it created tension within the countries. It is a policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army “on the ready” for war. According to The Origins of the First World War by Emilie Zola‚ she states that “War is life itself…It is only warlike nations which have prospered” (Doc. 1). This shows that war was incredibly important to people and made people believe that their country will do well if they clash with others. “We realize that without power‚ without a strong
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comments on the usefulness or the limitations of the source in terms of provenance or reliability or bias. e.g. It is useful because‚ although a newspaper photograph‚ it does reflect the fact that most Americans recognised the KKK as an everyday part of life. 3-5 Level 3: EITHER Developed explanation about the utility/limitations of the source using the source and own knowledge. e.g. It is useful for reflecting American attitudes towards the KKK. For many Americans the Klan
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they remember he no longer did the fun activities he did with his children before he was taken away like drawing‚ singing‚ and putting puppet shows on for them. This passage got my attention because this is similar to something that happened in my life but it’s not quite the same. It was about one or two years ago when my cousins moved back to Hawaii they were taller‚ more mature‚ and I didn’t know what they were interested in anymore. For a while they felt like strangers to me because I haven’t
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Grade 10: History Exam Notes Unit 1: Canada and WW1 Important Terms Militarism: A nation’s policy of enlisting‚ training‚ equipping‚ and maintaining armed forces ready for war. Alliances: A formal agreement of support and cooperation‚ usually economic or military terms. Imperialism: The building of empires taking over overseas territories. Nationalism: A strong attachment to one’s nation. Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain (Canada) Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Central
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Which technology was most effective during WW1 Machine guns were invented to cause a lot of casualties on both war fronts in World War One. Men who went over-the-top in trenches stood little chance when the enemy opened up with their machine guns. Machine guns were one of the main killers in the war and accounted for many thousands of deaths. This British machine gun is being fired by a team of two who are wearing early gas masks in case of a gas attack. To ensure that the machine gun’s barrel
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