World War I‚ also known as the First World War or the Great War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations
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When the First World War ended in 1918‚ many nations started to do reparations on the land‚ economy‚ and the political government. The war had damaged millions of people who wanted to see change in the nations. One of the major reparations began in Paris in 1919. This became known as the famous Treaty of Versailles. This event in 1919‚ led to many authors publishing books‚ articles‚ and other methods critiquing about the Peace talks during this time. In the book Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed
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Fiume Occupation was the most important consequence of The First War in the period 1915-20 The First World War did not a have a good impact on Italy. The reasons for this were many but the people of Italy blamed the liberal government at the time. The cost of war had been great and the Italian people had to deal with the aftermath and the many internal problems cause by the war. People in Italy started to doubt the liberal government and wonder whether going into the war was worth it as they
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The Versailles Treaty was a treaty that was made to create peace and was signed after WWI. The treaty said that Germany was totally responsible for the war and also blamed for starting it. The war caused a lot of damages and according to The Versailles Treaty‚ they needed to fix what they ruined. Of course the Germans didn’t agree with this treaty because they said it was unfair and too cruel. There were different punishments that the Germans had to suffer from. The punishments include taking away
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The Change of Gender Roles During the First World War When the First World War began in 1914‚ there was much discussion regarding the proper gender roles for British men and women. For men‚ the course of action seemed clear that they should enlist and fight. Yet‚ many men struggled under the pressure of warfare. For women‚ it was unclear how they should be involved in the war effort. Many men wanted the women to keep their traditional gender roles of taking care of the household. However‚ the lack
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events of world war one the main European powers had made a series of alliances. The Triple alliance included Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy(later switching sides once the war starts) and the Ottoman empire. The Triple Entente included Britain‚ France‚ and Russia (1914-1917). These Alliances stated that in the event that one nation would be under attack‚ the other nation would aid them. These alliances systems set the groundwork for the events that would follow effectively dragging all European nations
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The first Europeans to establish roots in India since the fall of the Roman Empire were the Protuguese. Led by Vasco da Gama’s landing at Calicut in 1498‚ they established themselves along the Malabar Coast‚ trading with the rest of the subcontinent from there. (The Portuguese maintained some holdings in India as late as 1961.) In 1600‚ the British East India Company was given the right to a monopoly to trade with India. While the company’s primary objective was to get spices from Indonesia (East
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World War 1 did not begin until 1914‚ but its roots date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. During these times Europeans were rising in achievement in many areas including science‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ and the arts. With these accomplishments‚ there was an unfortunate build up of jealousy‚ hatred‚ and competition between European nations. So many of these cases existed that World War 1 was truly inevitable. The basic causes were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and militarism‚ which all brought
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years 1933-1945. This can be evident through the rules and legislations women had to abide by and by the way that people viewed women’s role in society. Nazism also impacted upon the youth of Germany during this time period. The invention of the Hitler Youth organisation impacted the daily activities and role of the youth. The political life of Germany was also impacted upon once the Nazis came to power. This can be shown through the fact that Germany went from having a democratic Government and once
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The First World War‚ a conflict that impacted civilization and the way humans see it‚ initiated the 20th century. Furthermore‚ it changed the course of history‚ influencing all countries around the world in various ways. After World War I‚ political policies and economic systems started changing drastically worldwide. Countries in North America and East Asia both experienced similar transformations in their political position in the globe‚ but separated paths when the effects of the war forced them
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