The Great War The Great War‚ also known as World War I‚ was a global war centered in Europe that began in July of 1914 and lasted until November of 1918. This war drew in all the worlds’ economics great powers‚ which were separated into two opposing alliances‚ the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were based off of the Triple Entente‚ The United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and the Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Austrian Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Many factors lead
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WORLD WAR ONE FIRSTS First war to be fought on 3 continents. First industrialised conflict. First use of chlorine & mustard gas. First use of the flame thrower. First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes. First use of x-ray in the military. First use of a blood bank. First use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers. First four-star general‚ General John J. Pershing First use of trillion in estimating war costs. First commissioning of war art for propaganda. First use
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The Causes of World War I World War I is essentially much more complicated and complex than a simple list of causes. While there was a series of events that directly led to the fighting‚ the actual origin causes are much deeper and a part of continual debate and discussion. Ultimately‚ countries all over Europe made joint defense agreements that would pull them into battle. Therefore‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. Before World War 1‚ the following
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main trends in the birth and death rates in the UK since 1900 As the population of a country increases‚ there will be certain factors affecting the people of that country; the birth rate‚ and the death rate are two of the major demographic trends. Since 1900 the UK has changed greatly‚ as has the demography of the country. The Birth rate - the number of live births per 1000 of the population per year originally was fairly high due to the fact that child labour was legal in Victorian England‚
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The Impact of World War I: American society‚ European Society‚ and European Politics After World War I‚ America went under many social changes that sculpted American society today. There were both short-term and long-term social effects of World War I. Short-term effects were peace between countries‚ the decrease of population‚ and riots. World War I ended in November 1918 and it was said to be “the war to end all wars.” This meant that peace would last between each country for very long
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June 28 the best est war in man kind broke out was knows has War World 1.No one really know what was the causes of war. My beliefs that cause the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife ( Austria-Hungry president ). That maybe the alliance‚ militarism‚ and nationalism the three underlying cause of world war 1. With these three aforementioned item it made the war world 1 a blood thirstiest‚ and pain hungry wars of all times. Alliance was an important part
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the aggressive preparation for war. European states wanted to build up their military‚ but empire neighbors were reluctant to sit by and watch the build up of a military so neighboring empires feel forced to also build up their military. In the History book it states‚ “European armies doubled in size between 1890 and 1914.” From this I can suppose that‚ Europe wanted to make their army stronger than any other army‚ so they could defend themselves when they went to war. I can compare this to when Hitler
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Why is the Divorce Rate So High? Intro to Sociology April 25‚ 2006 A question that has been plaguing sociologists for years is the issue of high divorce rates. Since the 80’s there has been an extremely high rate of divorce in our country. In statistics I found from 2004 the percentage of divorce was at 47(NCHS). This question has been studied vigorously‚ sociologist have looked in every direction for one solid reason that our divorce rate is so high‚ even compared to other developed countries
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War is expensive. When World War One was over‚ Germany had sunk over 37 billion US dollars (estimated) . Only 6% of this was paid for by taxes ; borrowing covered the rest. This act of borrowing put Germany in a precarious spot before the war was even underway. By the time the war was over‚ Germany was even worse off. Not only was their national debt at record highs‚ but also they were forced to pay immense war reparations‚ and national pride was at an all time low. Together‚ this caused the perfect
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Did Germany have the sole responsibility for World War One? The First World War lasted for four years and resulted in the catastrophic deaths of millions. Germany is responsible for it‚ there’s no doubt in it. Yet whether Germany should be held the sole responsibility for World War one is something that led to endless debates among people for ages. In my point of view‚ all participating countries should be held responsible‚ only to different scale. I agree that Germany should be held a greater proportion
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