BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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The Great War Professor Berk HST 152 Office Hours: MWF 3:00 - 5:00 Lippman 222 Class time: 10:30 - 11:35 This course covers the Great War (WWI)‚ the seminal event of the 20th century. T causes of the war‚ the evolution of the conflict‚ and the impact upon stat and society are topics tot be discussed. The Russian Revolutions of 1917‚ the Peace Settlement of Versailles‚ the rise of fascism in Italy and of the Nazi in Germany will also be covered. Several films will accompany the lectures and
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The Causes of WW1 * WW1 is known as the great war * There were preexisting tensions between France and Germany * 1 of the main causes of WW1 Nationalism‚ Nationalism is defined as the desire of people with similar cultures to have their own independent countries it is identified by intense devotion to one’s culture or nation. Do not confuse nationalism with patriotism. * Militarism‚ Militarism means the development of armed forces and using them as a tool of diplomacy * 1914 protest
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innovation in weapons technology but also revolutionized the way in which warfare in general was conducted. This invention pushed warfare past the stage of stagnant battles of attrition. It allowed armies to break down the extreme defensive constructs of trench warfare and therefore greatly reduced the casualties involved in exchanging frontal assaults against fortified machine guns. Although the effects were not greatly realized during WWI‚ the advancements made in tank technology were immeasurably important
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Europe that started what is now called World War 1 (WW1). This war did not just spring up out of nowhere there many causes involved that started this vast conflict. The immediate cause of WW1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was killed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo (Mulligan). The main cause of WW1 is M.A.I.N which represents militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism (Danzer 579). And a contributing factor of WW1 is escalating tension in the Balkan region. Because
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Factors of WW1 The First World War‚ was a war centred in Europe that began on 28 July‚ 1914 and lasted until and ended on 11 November‚ 1918. One of the major event in the human history which was fought mostly by soldiers in trenches but later introduced the machine gun‚ poison gas‚ tanks and other weapons into battle which also helped humans to advance the technology for destruction of each other. Human curiosity and creatives ideas that helped us to be more civilized like industrialization
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if it was handled correctly. This war only caused many casualties and economic problems for countries which could of easily been avoided. 1st paragraph - Alliances were a major cause of the conflicts between countries in WW1 The original disagreement was between Serbia and Austria-Hungry over the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. A Serb terrorist group were the ones to kill Ferdinand even though Austria-Hungry assumed it was the Serbian government who did the
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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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Causes of World War One Isaiah Puryear Mr. Noble 4th 3-25-13 World War One had many key players‚ countries and empires being Great Britain‚ France‚ German‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. Some of the key battles of WW1 were the battle of Marne 1914-1918‚ battle of Ypres 1914‚1915 and 1917‚the battle of Somme 1916‚ battle of Cambria and the famous battle of Verdun 1916. The two sides of the war were the triple Alliance consisting of the central European empires being Germany‚ Austria-Hungary
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Describe the nature of trench warfare and outline the life in the trenches for the soldiers. The characteristics of trench warfare are that it was a static war due to the impregnability of a side’s frontline once trenches were dug. Within these trenches‚ soldiers lived and often died in conditions that began as horrendous‚ but as the war progressed the trenches developed into a comfortable living space. Often the soldiers were not alone as they lived alongside large rats and lice. For the soldiers
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