the First World War forced them to scrap this policy and increase the restrictions placed on civilians in order to successfully fight the war. They did this in a number of ways‚ and this answer will include: Conscription‚ Censorship‚ restrictions on women and food rationing. It will be argued that the most extensive increase in state control was food rationing. The most extensive increase in restrictions on civilians was rationing of food. Food had to be rationed due to the fact that German U-Boats
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souvenirs. Influential community leaders such as teachers also added their voice. Also commercial interest in the war effort was great and increased sales. -Through blockades‚ many civilians were not supplied anymore and many died. -Civilian women also became part of the working force since too many men were off fighting for their country. Government - More interventionist and directive in economy‚ labour relations‚ mass conscriptions‚ food rationing… -The government responsible for
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worse when it could have been facilely prevented. World War I was an atrocious‚ horrific‚ and destructive experience that terrified those who unfortunately became involved. World War I occurred unnecessarily at the cost of the lives of many men and women. First we will reconnoiter why our country felt the need to become involved in the First World War. Then we will tear apart the details of damage caused by this devastating confrontation. Finally we will paw through the reasons why World War I should
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Part I. Response Journal (four passages and responses = four points). Divide the book into four equal parts (four quarters)‚ and select four favorite passages‚ one from each of the four quarters of the book. Follow the guidelines shared for the grade 7-10 response journals (see above) in terms of format‚ length of responses‚ and content. Here is a sample response: Chapter/Page: “Evacuation Order No.19” page 6 Passage: "She wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. The sun was bright and she did
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Nationalism can be defined as the feeling that one’s nation (one’s people) is superior to other nations. This helped lead to WWI in two ways. First‚ nationalism can breed arrogance because it makes people feel superior. It can lead them to want to prove their superiority through fighting. It can also lead them to think that they will surely win any war because of their superiority. Second‚ nationalism helped lead to WWI because it caused conflict. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated because
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Different Ways of Fighting World War I was fought completely different than any war prior to it. Wars before the First World War were fought on horses in a gentlemen’s war. However‚ by the turn of the century‚ new technology had been invented which changed the ways of war drastically. By no means could World War I be considered a gentlemen’s war. In previous wars‚ enemies charged at you in open fields‚ and you would stay in place while the enemy was shooting directly at you. However‚ in this war
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WW2 Big Ideas 1. War changes a society. Societies make good and bad decisions in a time of war.Political decisions have implications and consequences on future events. 2. The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of the U.S. as a super power. 3. The failures of post-World War I policies led to World War II. 4. World War II dealt a catastrophic blow to humanity. 5. Cultural‚ economic and political factors led to the rise of dictatorships. 6. World War II ended the Great Depression and
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lasted as long as it did. Militarism is when an entire country is in love with the idea of war. Soldiers were considered to be very god-like‚ and citizens only focused on the favorable aspects of war: serving one’s country‚ being honored‚ and having women fall all over them. In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ both France’s and Germany’s armies had nearly doubled in size due to militarism. Germany was in competition with France to obtain Europe’s—some might even argue the world’s—largest army. Keeping
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Psych 540 Ms. McManus & Ms. Smith 9/28/2010 Women vs. Women: Bullying Broads A recent article on a website hosted by the ABC news show‚ Good Morning America‚ has brought a new workplace problem to light (Wild & Brady‚ 2009). This is the problem of women bosses bullying other women. Though this is probably not actually a new problem for our society‚ it is just recently being brought to attention because of one woman’s struggle with her female boss. The woman in the article attempted to sue
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Hitler expands:Rhineland‚ Austria‚ Sudetenland‚ In 1935 Hitler began to re arm Germany by rebuilding its military. All necessary war material were being manufactured in factories across Germany. As a result of world war one the Rhineland was to be a demilitarized zone‚ but in 1936 Hitler Ignored that rule and went ahead and sent troop into the Rhineland to give his Blitzkriek strategy a head start. Hitler incorporated the Sudetenland and austria in his reign of terror with little effort. There was
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