What caused the First World War? Historians have many theories about how the First World War started‚ although most believe that there were three fuses and one spark! The first world war broke out in 1914 and involved mainly Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ France and Britain. Most of the causes were long-term‚ such as the rivalry of the European countries‚ however there was one short term cause which triggered the start of the chaos that was the First World War. The first fuse was that of empires
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World War II was the deadly war in history because ‚ It cost a lot money‚ damaged‚ killed more people than world war I‚ and caused more far-reaching changes than any other war in history. World War Two was a fight against evil‚ the totalitarian‚ racist‚ militaristic German state‚ headed by Adolf Hitler. “It was a war against an enemy of unspeakable evil” meaning it was so evil that there’s no word to describe it. How did the United States become involved in World War 2? reason why U.S. entered in
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Music during World War II The music during World War II was one of the most well-known and popular music eras of all times. Following the Great Depression‚ the 1930’s era called the “swing era” (Young & Young‚ 2008)‚ was full of big bands‚ large dance halls and jitterbug-like beats that kept people on the dance floor. But little did America know that by the early 1940’s‚ their musical interests and tastes were soon going to change from upbeat tunes‚ to songs about war and love anthems. This
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The basic causes of World War II were nationalistic tensions‚ unresolved issues‚ and resentments resulting from the First World War and the interwar period in Europe‚ plus the effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s. The culmination of events that led to the outbreak of war are generally understood to be the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the 1937 invasion of the Republic of China by the Empire of Japan. These military aggressions were the decisions made by authoritarian ruling
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CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY Episode #30: America in WWI What were the years and costs of World War I? It lasted from 1914 to 1918 and costs the lives of an estimated 10 million soldiers What side of the war was the U.S. on when the war broke out? When the war broke out‚ America remained neutral‚ but many Americans sided with the British. What factors led to the U.S. officially entering the war? The factors were: Germans’ decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917‚ the interception
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World War 2 Records & Newspapers World War 2 officially started on September 1‚ 1939‚ after Germany invaded Poland‚ and it continued until 1945 when both Japan and Germany surrendered. 16 million American soldiers served in World War 2‚ along with the civilian supporters that worked behind the scenes for the war effort. World War 2 records are comprehensive and contain information about the various military branches‚ as well as data on the civilian units that helped with the war. These types
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World War II Effects on America More Americans died in World War II than in World War I and the Korean War combined (Robert Kuttner). During World War II‚ there were over sixty nations involved (Gibson). Even though this war lasted from 1939 to 1945‚ the Americans did not enter the war until 1941. This war cost America 296 billion dollars or 4‚114 billion dollars in today’s economy. World War II affected America socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Many people faced social effects during
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shattered homes...?”This was the question that Earl Beck voiced after he saw the ruins that were Post World War II Germany. How could one come out‚ with a sense of starting over after what Germany went through? One could get through times of uncertainty and chaos with a sort of “safe place.” Usually these places were an actual city or house‚ the family‚ or retreating into their minds. Now not all the “safe places” were the same: they seem to differentiate between adults and children‚ and‚
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Key People of World War One ➢ Britain |Military | |Political | | |Name |Description |Name |Description | |Sir Douglas Haig |British Commander-in-chief 1915-1918. |Herbert Asquith |British
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MOVIE NOTES Part: 1 - Was a war of firsts- first use of chemical weapons‚ mass bombardments‚ genocide‚ new technology - The war ‘coloured what happened before and what will happen after’ - Many took up arms‚ reached the battlefield; everyone became a soldier (at heart or in actual). Most believed a war would rebuild the world and purify the riffraff. - Wilfred Owen- a soldier who was optimistic about the war; believed it would be over soon and had no danger to begin with since he saw all of the
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