Causes of WW1 While there were many causes to WW1 such as imperialism‚ nationalism‚ alliances‚ and assassination‚ one cause that primarily stands out is militarism. Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Because militarism was so important to WW1‚ countries had to come up with a way to get people interested in war‚ which led to the use
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Ever since we were kids‚ we were told to be nice to women and to never hit them since they were fragile. We never questioned why as kids and did as we were told throughout our life. But as we began to age‚ we began to question why exactly we couldn’t hit women yet in other societies‚ husbands are expected to hit women if they ever disobeyed them. Such a question wasn’t so apparent back then but now with many people pushing for sexual equality‚ what’s the answer? During the 20th century‚ the United
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Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and
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Raphael Sousa ASAM 20 11-14-2011 Research Paper: Nisei in WW2 “Nisei: (n) a son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). As the United States was receiving their constant droves of immigrants from China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ the Philippines‚ there was one group of Asian-American immigrants (or not immigrants for that matter) that would stand out‚ the Japanese Nisei. The term Nisei comes from the literal
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Holocaust lasted for approximately 12 years. I am ashamed that such a heinous occurrence is a big part of my history. During this time WW2 also took place. I watched in agony as innocent Germans and others alike were massacred. With each death a part of me was lost that could never again be recovered. Up until this point I had already been facing the consequences of losing WW1 which included a ruined economy‚ pieces of my land being given to other countries‚ resentment from my people towards people of other
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The Pre WW1 Alliances Dreikaiserbund 1872 Also known as the League of the Three Emperors (1872) Bismarck’s aim for forming this League was to isolate France by making friends with Austria and Russia. The partners were Kaiser William I of Germany‚ Czar Alexander II of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. These three rulers agreed: (i) to maintain the existing territorial arrangements in Europe; (ii) to resist the spread of revolutionary (e.g. socialist) movements; and (iii) to consult one
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invasion of Poland in September 1939 was linked to the grievances expressed by Hitler and Mussolini about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler created a personal persona around his avowed “mission” to recue to German people from the shame of WW1 and to free Germany from the restrictions imposed by the Treaty. In Mein Kampf‚ Hitler wrote that ‘Germany would be a world power‚ or there would be no Germany’. Mussolini pledged to restore Italy to its former Imperial glory. He wanted to build a new
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aid‚ then it would have needed to be authorized first with a bunch of principles to follow. Gavrilo Princip‚ the Serbian nationalist‚ who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria could have missed his shot which would have avoided all of WW1. Princip maybe would’ve been arrested on sight‚ also expose the rest of the group who were attempted assassins. If Franz Ferdinand would’ve been alive‚ AH wouldn’t have gone to war with
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Role of women * Around federation women had very few rights * Women who stepped outside the stereotypes were unaccepted and rejected from society. * Employment was tough - were expected to be house mothers * In the late 19th century universities started excepting women – opening jobs: teaching‚ nursing‚ science‚ architecture. * Unequal pay (men and women) * World war 1 = female jobs in manufacturing * Upper class women DID NOT WORK * The majority of women in 1990’s
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All Allied Power contributed to making the Nazis power fall by supplied men and fought with honor to defeat the Nazis. Each Country gave something which made them a major contributor in WW2. The Soviet Union lost millions of men each battle. They lost the most soldiers and civilians in WW2. United States was the largest supplier of material. They were the reason allied power had material to fight each battle. Britain gave the most navy support . Their navy contributes to blocking the Germans from
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