motives that in the end started World War I start? Did it start because of an assassination or did it start because of nationalism and imperialism? On June 28‚ the archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire died along with his wife as well. The assassination basically sparked WWI and because of this the Austrian government was extremely angry. The Austrian government demanded apologies of some kind and this is how WWI started. On July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of their actions
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The Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria‚Hungary faced off against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia.World War 1 began in 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. Modern technology included in the war resulted in more than 41 million casualties and 9 million deaths by the end of the war in November of 1918. But why did World War One start in the first place? And What ended It? was it Germany or was it everyone else? Who was responsible for this global conflict? A
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April 6‚ 1917‚ the day that the United States entered in a war with the world. In the early years of World War 1 the United States wasn’t involved. The war itself started on July 28‚ 1914. The main countries involved at the start of the war were Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ and Italy on the Allied side. The Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. The war started because Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
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The 1930’s and 40’s‚ both‚ influence history significantly. The Holocaust and World War II hold great responsibility for the significance of these notorious time periods. The Holocaust continues to be a vast part of America’s history today. It seems that Nazi propaganda is what sparked the commencement of the Holocaust. In anticipation of the mass murder‚ Jews and other classifications were confronted with discrimination and anti-semitic preconception. Nazi propaganda is one of particular things
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Pre-World War 1‚ also known as the Great War‚ there were the Balkan Wars. The Balkans consisted of two wars that were fought because Russia wanted access to ports that they could use to avoid their enemy‚ the Ottoman Empire. The some of the results of these wars included Serbia being freed and Bosnia becoming a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire. These results would eventually lead to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark”
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Holocaust Document Analysis With the end of World War I‚ came the down fall of Germany. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles forced Germans to take blame for the war and pay large reparation to the victorious countries. Germany lost everything they owned and spiraled downhill. With the whole country down in the slums‚ any sight of hope sparked a wild fire; the emergence of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party did just that. Hitler‚ a German Nationalist‚ began rising to power due to his promises to
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Source C shows a group of German soldiers positioned in a trench in northern France. The soldiers in the trench are holding a heavy machine gun and have an advanced gas mask over their faces. This tells me that they are prepared for a gas attack. This photo was taken three years into the war which tells me that gas attacks became more frequent and therefore they felt the need to improve the gas masks to be more prepared. The source is German‚ and on one hand it is good because it shows us the features
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The Underlying Causes Of World War 1 World War 1‚ a.k.a ¨The Great War was one of the most tragic wars in history. The generation that went through World War 1 was nicknamed ¨The lost Generation¨ because of 4 years gone to waste on the war. But what was the underlying cause of World War 1? There are many beliefs on reasons World War 1 happened and these are 3 primary causes. Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ and alliances are debatable reasons for the cause of The Great War but what sticks out the most out
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Calculus in Warfare Introduction Throughout the all of human history‚ one aspect truly stands out as definitive of human political interaction: war. From the story of Abraham militantly freeing his nephew Lot from the hands of a coalition of Mesopotamian kings to modern nuclear war threats between North Korea and the West‚ war has ever been one of the defining characteristics of human society and government. Furthermore‚ each society has specific ideas about war and how to effectively strategize
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Guerrilla Warfare The term guerrilla (Spanish‚ "little war") originated in the early 19th century during the Peninsular war when‚ after the defeat of Spain’s regular forces‚ Spanish irregulars and civilians rose up against the French occupying forces. The practice of guerrilla warfare‚ however‚ dates from antiquity; for example‚ the Bible tells of the Israelite conquest of Canaan‚ led by Joshua‚ involving harassment and ambush of the enemy. Later Jewish resistance to foreign rule was expressed
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