World War I characterized as the "first modern war" . Advanced machine guns‚ bombs‚ tanks‚ attack aircraft and submarines were widely used in the First War. It is also accepted as the first "total war" ‚ where most of the nations mobilised all resources for the war. The map of Europe has been changed by 1919‚ as big empires brought to the end and new countries‚ nations were formed. Involvement of the USA in the war arose the country as the world’s new economic power. Soviet Russia was formed. The
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This war began as the Romans moved over to Sicily to acquire territory. Between 264 BC and 241 BC is when the first war happened. The first few battles were ashore. With the Battle of Agrigentum‚ the Carthage armed forces had to learn and adapt. Ultimately‚ they chose to utilize their naval forces. However‚ the Romans had manufactured many ships with advancements that aided them in combat and‚ in consequence‚ defeated the Carthaginian naval forces. The result of the First Punic War was a resonating
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I By 1914‚ the powder keg that was the imperial alliances had been given a crucial spark; the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a series of war declarations that would eventually grow into the most devastating war the world had ever experienced. The assassination wasn’t the only reason. Several other causes‚ such as the M.A.I.N. causes (militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ nationalism)‚ the crises‚ and the annexation of Bosnia‚ had built
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The First World War had a profound impact upon British society. It swept away much of the old Victorian and Edwardian order and established many of the features we associate with modern 20th century Britain. Their triumph of winning the First World War changed Britain’s economy and society as they knew it‚ and with the countless casualties and the massive destruction the war had on Britain the return to peacetime conditions was not a soft landing. So how did the First World War change the economy
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techniques and devices to evoke the sense of World War One. Words such as ‘beggars’‚ ‘children’ and ‘boys’ refers to the soldiers. In the first verse‚ ‘Bent double‚ like old beggars under sack‚ knocked-kneed‚ coughing like hags‚ we cursed through sludge’‚ ‘like’ indicates that it’s the use of simile and ‘old beggars’ is hyperbole of soldiers’ fatigue. ‘Knocked-knee’ is the use of alliteration. ‘His hanging face‚ like a devil’s sick of sin;’ is a visible image of the war. He depicts the pain of the death to
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involvement in the Vietnam War was the event/action that caused Australian society to change. The Vietnam War was the major push or an impetus for change in Australia and gave the new counterculture great momentum that eventually helped the counterculture to challenge the government and contribute to change in Australia. The result was a dramatic change in Australia’s society‚ irrevocably changing the once conservative culture to today’s modern multi-cultural society. The Vietnam War was the spark that brought
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Known as the Great War‚ World War I was one of the first armed conflicts that shaped global history. For the first time in history‚ practically every world power was embroiled in war. The Great War brought death and destruction‚ like no one had ever seen and it startled the citizens of each country drowning in conflict. Patriotic sentiments soared and men lined up for military service. Unfortunately‚ the pride and nationalism wasn’t of as pure origin as it seemed to the citizens. Propaganda seeped
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Life in the trenches during the First World War took many forms‚ and varied widely from sector to sector and from front to front. Undoubtedly‚ it was entirely unexpected for those eager thousands who signed up for war in August 1914. Indeed‚ the Great War - a phrase coined even before it had begun - was expected to be a relatively short affair and‚ as with most wars‚ one of great movement. The First World War was typified however by its lack of movement‚ the years of stalemate exemplified on the
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World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War
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World War Ⅰ was a war that affected the whole world‚ it caused many countries to go bankrupt and created more than one new rivalry between countries in the process. Eighteen different countries involved in World War I‚ and that is not counting all of the colonies belonging to the involved countries that were forced to give financial and/or militaristic support. There were situations that led up to and caused World War I but three of the main reasons were Balkan nationalism‚ entangling alliances‚
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