The World War 1 was the first of the two “Great Wars” of the 20th century‚ which showed what a man could do to another. The first one‚ was lit by problems such as‚ alliances of European countries‚ imperialism‚ militarism and specially the assasination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinard in his visit to Bosnia. The murderer was a Serbian nationalist‚ and afterwards Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ the Austria-Hungary ally declared war on Russia‚ England
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World War III (abbreviated as WWIII‚ also known as the Third World War) is the hypothetical future successor to World War II (1939–1945). In fiction‚ the war is often suggested to be nuclear and extremely devastating in nature. This war is anticipated and planned for by military and civil authorities‚ and explored in fiction by many authors all around the world. Concepts range from purely conventional scenarios or a limited use of nuclear weapons to the destruction of the planet. With the development
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On April 2‚ 1917‚ President Woodrow Wilson asked a special session of Congress for a declaration of war against Germany‚ stating that "The world must be made safe for democracy." For three years‚ the United States had managed to remain neutral in World War I‚ which was wrecking widespread destruction on Western Europe. U.S. relations with Germany had deteriorated throughout that period‚ however‚ particularly as German submarines had torpedoed many American merchant vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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World War 1: The Great War World War 1‚ better known as "The Great War" started because of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand. On July 28‚ 1914 Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist‚ murdered the one appointed to the throne of Austria-Hungary to protest Habsburg rule of Bosnia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia prepared to defend its Slavic neighbors‚ and Germany declared war on Russia.
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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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people were killed because of technology‚ as more people died in WW2 than WW1.The technological advances in WW2 changed the battlefield completely as more deadly auxiliary was introduced. <br> <br>The technological advances since WW1 introduced such things as the atomic bomb and new and improved sea and air warfare. The atom bomb was a big part of WW2 as people could be killed from a bomb from a long distance. This bomb also covered a long area killing more people and people of the area bombed could
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World War II Effects on America More Americans died in World War II than in World War I and the Korean War combined (Robert Kuttner). During World War II‚ there were over sixty nations involved (Gibson). Even though this war lasted from 1939 to 1945‚ the Americans did not enter the war until 1941. This war cost America 296 billion dollars or 4‚114 billion dollars in today’s economy. World War II affected America socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Many people faced social effects during
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civilians during WWII Rationing There was a revolution‚ social revolution caused by the war which is changed buying habits and therefore the living habits; this had an impact on the British civilians as much as a bomb changed their town. Great Britain imported two thirds of the food it ate and it ate pretty well An example is Miss. Builder‚ an average British housewife; used to fill her market basket with her choice foods brought from all over the world she bought as much‚ she as anything she could
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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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When World War 1 ended‚ there was many casualties and damages throughout the four years. Most importantly‚ it left a doubt on who caused World War 1 and who was going to pay for the damages made. To settle this arguement there was a conference that united twenty seven countries and excluded 5 countries‚ Russia and the Central Power‚ called the Paris Peace Conference . The conference took place in Paris‚ France in June 28‚ 1919. In the conference‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created to end conflict
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