1919 Britain reduced the working hours in major industries to a 48-hour week for industrial workers. Historians have debated whether this move depressed labour productivity and contributed to the slump. Scott and Spadavecchia argue that productivity was in some ways enhanced‚ especially through higher
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August 1914‚ the war broke out in Europe‚ but Wilson declared the US policy of neutrality. He urged Americans to be “impartial in thoughts‚ as well as action” (Keane). The United States welcomed millions of immigrants from both Allied and Central power nations. On 1914‚ it was impossible for America to speak with one voice on any matters and the authorities knew that the class tension can turn to be deadly. The neutrality thought was strong in many ethnicities‚ especially in Irish‚ Swedish and German
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HSC Modern History PART 1 – World War One 1. War on the Western Front The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Faults in the Schlieffen Plan - The Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s pre-war (1906) strategy in invading France in the event of an outbreak of war – aggressive and needed speed and surprise - Involved heading north into Belgium‚ then west to attack France’s fortified chateau’s from the rear - Plan to take Paris in 6 weeks to defeat France‚ then take on
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WWI Journal Entries/Letters Dear Ma Today at the shore‚ I was sucking in some coffin nails when a cricket ball exploded meters away from our platoon. The troops had a speechless expression on their dials. A few hundred meters a lot of stoushing was going on with the Abduls and us. We had to make three more A.N.Z.A.C soups yesterday. The amount of men they Abduls stole from us is unforgiveable. The majority of our men died from aunties right in front of our eyes and the few that survived had
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really that great. Despite everything I recall how excited I was going for the war. I still remember how I was reeking with curiosity to what’s to happen. But now I don’t know anymore. The trenches are very narrow‚ just room for me and Joe to push by one another. In front of each trench is a baricade made of sandbags‚ these are more or less bullet proof‚ but afford little protection from shell fire. We fill them up and they look after us. I know that sounds funny but it’s true.We don’t generally
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were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench warfare. It was so successful
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Services Co.‚ Ltd can compete with the first largest company‚ China Auto Rental Holdings Inc. and our services will be competitive in this market. In the environment analysis perspective‚ GDP of China was 7‚298‚147 million in 2011 and it has increased continuously‚ ranking as the second following the US. Chinese people think that a car has become more and more important role in their normal life than past. So we expect that the demand of a rent car will be high. In China‚ having a car is a symbol of
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Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and
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World War one was full of technological advances and I will be talking about three of them in my essay. Each of these advances was used by the Allies or the Central Powers. Both sides were extremely smart and has provided us with new ideas and inventions that we still use today. One tactic that was used was trench warfare. The soldiers would stand in the ground with high walls for protection. This provided shelter from gunfire. These walls were tall enough so everyone could stand behind them. One
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which reason was most common for local and colonial black Britons in joining the war effort in both wars. To provide evidence for why black people joined the British Armed Forces‚ primary sources from the given periods will be examined‚
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