The end of World War I had a powerful impact on the world. This was because the War not only changed how war was fought with the use of technology such as poisonous gases‚ tanks and machine guns. The War also changed the power structure of Europe due to the collapse of the British Empire because of debt‚ The Bolsheviks overthrowing Czar Nicholas of Russia thus ending the Russian Empire‚ the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Sykes-Picot Treaty which redrew the borders of the Middle East and has resulted
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War I‚ also known as the “Great War‚" was a global conflict that caused many changes in political‚ economic‚ and social structures worldwide. It also provided women with new opportunities and roles in European society. It helped change traditional gender roles‚ which paved the path for advances in women’s rights. Prior to World War I‚ women’s rights were limited‚ and their primary role was to work at home. However‚ during the war‚ their rights expanded by gaining the role of now working at jobs traditionally
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Since the United States entered the war late‚ it did not accrue loans‚ and it did not suffer from any physical destruction. During the war‚ the United States provided loans to the allies‚ which the allies then used to buy supplies from America. World War I shifted world economic dominance from Britain to America. While the rest of the world was rebuilding from the devastation of the war‚ the American economy flourished. The 1920s were economically prosperous because of the growth of new industries
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and the US‚ against Germany. After the horrific event of WWI‚ many damages were made. This treaty made Germany pay reparations and take full blame for the war. Germany was very frustrated since they were given no voice towards this agreement. On account of this‚ Hitler rose to power to destroy this treaty‚ leading to World War Two. The Treaty of Versailles caused World War Two because Germany had a limited army‚ they were forced to pay unknown consequences‚ and Hitler wanted to show the world that Germany
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World War I has a considerable impact on the geopolitical development of the world. After the end of World War I‚ spheres of influence of leading world powers have changed consistently‚ reducing the impact of Germany and its allies and destroying the Ottoman Empire as the dominant power in the Middle Eastern region. However‚ the effects of World War I on the Middle East had proved to be quite different from what the local population had expected because instead of liberation and expanding the territory
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Technology greatly affected the way in which wars were fought‚ especially in World War I. The inventions of the repeating machine gun‚ the development of poison gas‚ and the introduction of the first tanks caused armies to fight using the bunkering method. This allowed men to huddle in trenches along what are called skirmish lines and throw‚ lob‚ and fire by other means weapons to cause damage while men were protected by about 4 to 5 feet deep earth. This caused men to fight in rear or echelon columns
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Alliances During World War 1 Although there were many underlying reasons for the European nations to break out in war‚ the early days of the fighting between Serbia and Austria caused the expansion of the war‚ along with the alliances which failed to remain peace and actually contributed to the war. Also‚ the possibility of remaining neutral and prepared is always another alternative‚ rather than forming allies that may require the nation to enter a war. A war between Serbia and Austria caused
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Although the Vietnam War happened many years ago‚ it affected The United States then and it still affects us now; that is why it’s important for all Americans to know the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War brings forth many questions for Americans who didn’t live through it. Many are unsure of why we were there‚ how we were involved‚ what were the conflicts‚ and how it still affects us. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was questioned by many Americans‚ but how exactly
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The causes of the world war were 4; the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Arms Race‚ Alliances and the Empire. I think that the most important cause is the Alliances‚ because if other countries didn’t start coming into Austria-Hungary’s war with Serbia‚ it wouldn’t have turned into a major war. The first link is from Box 3: ‘Countries wanted a big empire because they gave countries more power‚ money and prestige’‚ to Box 1: ‘Countries in Europe were competing over who had the biggest empire’
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World War I broke out in 1914‚ but the United States did not join the conflict until 1917. The regimes involved in the war did much to present their cause as the just or virtuous cause. Many posters stressed patriotism or staunchness toward one’s nation. Nationalism was a prevalent theme in World War I posters. Nationalism is extreme pride in one’s nation‚ or the conception that one’s nation is superior to others. European nations emboldened nationalism in regime-sponsored posters by appealing to
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