The U.S entered WW1 for several reasons. The U.S entered for two main reasons: one was that the Germans had declared unlimited German submarine warfare and the Zimmermann note. The German had totally disregarded the international laws protecting neutral nation’s ships by sinking neutral ships. We warned the Germans one too many times and they did not take us seriously so in 1917 we finally had enough and we joined the war. The Germans had decided that they would sink any ship they wanted without
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By 1914‚ Europe was divided into two groupsthe Triple Entente‚ or Allied Powers‚ made up of Britain‚ Russia‚ and France‚ and the alliance between Germany and Austria (Italy was a part of this group‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ but only so on paper as they did not fully actively participate in World War I). Given each side’s past rivalries resulting from wars fought in the late 19th century‚ it is not surprising that both sides engaged in expansive colonization as well as a competitive arms race
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Every nation that has engaged in war has returned changed and diminished in various ways. Some costs were obvious‚ such as the immediate human and financial tolls. Some took longer to play out: emotional and psychological scars on those who survived‚ and the lingering fallout for a society that had many of its best and brightest torn from its midst forever. One of the most notorious of the time was the First World War. The Great War lasted four years‚ spanning from 1914 to 1918. The war was the result
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invented a few months before the war by English inventor Marten Hale. The grenade was very popular in world war one because of the popularity of trench warfare. Another thing that was invented before or during the war was poison gas‚ chemical warfare was very popular in the World War and gases were used mainly to clear large groups of men from a small part of trench quickly. The French first used tear gas in 1914‚ they filled small amounts in grenades and threw them in enemy trenches. Later in the war the
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Men saw it as their patriotic duty to enlist in the war effort and to fight in the First Great War. Within days men from all over Britain joined under Kitchener to form the New Armies. These men went to the nearest War Office or local authorities to enlist for three years or the duration of the war. By August nineth through the fifteenth 43‚354 men enlisted. On August 9th alone 1‚640 men enlisted to join the army. Local authorities gave support to the War Office in each town in Britain to enlist
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Was Russia’s poor performance in WW1 the main reason for the fall of the Tsar in the February Revolution of 1917? Russia’s poor performance in the war was an extremely important factor because it led to the Tsar becoming more unpopular. At the beginning of the war‚ there was a strong sense of patriotisms in Russia due to the excellent war performance. The decline in Russia’s war performance caused morale in the army and country to decrease. The situation of the war was made worse by the fact that
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World War 1 caused millions of deaths in Europe‚ killing nearly an entire generation of Europeans. It ended the reigning empires in Germany‚ Austria Hungary and Russia. It also caused Russia to turn communism and help it become a totalitarian state. As the 19th century came to be‚ tensions in Europe began to rise. Though many things seemed to be seen as what started the war; Imperialism and nationalism were the main cause WWI. Imperialism could be seen as a good cause of WWI because it created
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The impact of volunteering and conscription on Britain during the First World War Volunteering and conscription both played very big roles in the lives of the British population during the war‚ and for a long time after it was over. The war itself had a huge impact on both society and the economy of Britain‚ so it is not surprising that volunteering and conscription both had a profound impact on the British people. The war broke out on the 3rd of August 1914‚ and Britain only had a small professional
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President William McKinley once said‚ “Our differences are policies; our agreements‚ principles.” These noticeable differences clearly stand out in World War One propaganda. Subtle differences included color variation‚ differing fonts‚ and poster size; glaring differences included languages‚ graphics‚ and text used in the propaganda (Kaminski). Each country’s propaganda sparked hopes to win the Great War. Persuasive appeals‚ graphics‚ and audience-specific propaganda worked synergistically to alter
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World War 1 was a military conflict involving European nations‚ and other nations across the world‚ which lasted from August 1914 to November 1918. It was first centered in Europe between the nations and the tensions between Serbia and Austria. Many innocent citizens died during this significant war. The major causes of World War I are militarism: building up an army and weapons to be prepared for wars‚ alliances: close association of nations‚ imperialism: one nation controlling another‚ and nationalism:
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