a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed for the war so they owed millions
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The causes of World War I (Essay) The beginning of the 20th century was heavily influenced by the First World War. This war began in July 18‚ 1914 and ended four years later 11 November‚ 1914(Versailles Treaty). WWI was a ‘cruelty’ (blood lust) war as it left behind more than 10.000‚000 dead soldiers. In this essay I will present the main causes of WWI and analyze them in order to see how they lead to this war. With the term ‘causes’ we don’t refer only to the specific causation that finally
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The Holocaust was a terrible time for the world -- especially in Germany and the Nazi’s main targets: the Jews-- but lasted for YEARS with no say to stop from the government and/or the citizens of Germany or the WORLD. So‚ was the Holocaust the responsibility of the citizens or government and let this go on? The four sources given determines the answer: in Source A‚ The Diary of Anne Frank is the diary of a young‚ Jewish girl who had to go into hiding once the Nazis took over and were capturing the
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EMPATHY TASK. WW1 BY Manon Collins The fog still clung to the ground. We could barely see two feet in front of us. The men’s voices were loud and projected off into the fog were they became lost and tangled in ‘No Man’s Land’ The grey sun seemed to be making it’s way up over the broken backs of the hills. The silhouettes of the men suddenly became clear. Faces dirty with mud‚ blood or anything that could be found in the trenches. Shoes without soles‚ shirts without sleeves
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United States and WW1 By: Javeria Saba 802 August 1914 was a really important to remember. It was when the huge war began known as World War 1. The United States had a very hard time debating whether they should join the war or not. Eventually‚ in 1917‚ the Americans join the allies. There were people who were both for and against The United States involvement in World War I. In addition‚ this will also affect the Americans that were at home. Most people were for the United States entering
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My dearly beloved parents‚ I have not written to you in quite some time‚ but not a day goes by I am not thinking about you. Much time has passed‚ but I don’t suspect I’ll be home by Christmas. Our soldiers are exhausted. Days are spent walking knee deep in mud and worse‚ sometimes waist deep in mud. Many of the men need rest but there is a war that has just begun. My sleeps are less than one hour at a time but I am constantly interrupted by the violent images I have witnessed. The conditions
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MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany was neither pacified or conciliated
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internet. By subjecting them to lifelong exposure to such violent video games from “Are We Training Our Kids to Kill‚” “a child from South Carolina who was facing the death penalty” (489). Apparently the child and his friend decided it would be fun to rob the local convenience store. Eventually‚ the child pointed a snub-nosed .38 pistol at the clerk’s head and was killed. The interactive videogames has conditioned him to shoot a gun to kill. The child has spent hundreds of dollars on videogames learning
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS QUESTIONS 1. Who was Frederick’s father? Who was his mother and did he really have a relationship with her? Pages 16-17 Frederick’s father was a white man. Interestingly‚ Frederick’s father was also his slave master. His father did not acknowledge him as his son. His mother was named Harriet Bailey. Harriet was the daughter of Isaac and Betsey Bailey‚ who were both colored. Frederick never really saw his mother. The only time he did see her was at night and only for a short period
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towards an audience of young adult men. The reason on why I have implied this is that back in WW1 there were not enough enlistments from younger men‚ more and more middle-aged men were fighting and needing help in the field. I wanted to intrigue and persuade my audience into enlistment. In my propaganda piece‚ I have used a small variety of colours to intensify‚ darken and exaggerate certain elements. If I was wanting to enlist the first thing I would see is the man in the armchair‚ I have used dull
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