civilians alike were killed‚ and with no one great end-result for any of the central powers‚ it goes to show the uselessness of war. It is unmistakable to see these facts after reading All Quiet On the Western Front‚ a novel labeling the horrors of WW1 for what they are. The book is of a young soldiers experience in the trenches‚ and the indignities he suffered for the illusion of glory in battle. Overall‚ what can be said about the dismay‚ the terror that is evident in not just this war‚ but any
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand‚ a Serbian group set up to fight for the unification of all South Slav territories that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Two months after the shooting Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ setting off the next chain of events that brought into account the alliance system. In 1938‚ a year before the start of WW2‚ Hitler was growing ever more confident due to the lack of
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contact with them. Artillery is another example. WW1 introduced many new automatic weapons including machine guns and automatic rifles. Lastly Barbed wire was another example which is also used today for protection. Barbed wire was first created by a farmer on Illinois in 1874. Its original purpose was to control his flocks; however during the beginning of the First World War‚ it was used to slow down enemy soldiers by blo9cking the trenches. How did women get involved in the war effort abroad? Please
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TO WHAT EXTENT DID THE RESULTS OF WW1 INFLUENCE THE OUTBREAK OF WW2? INTRO: World War 1 ended with the Versailles Treaty in 1919. The peace-making process was extremely complex and even now it is doubtful whether any perfect solution to organising the post-war European order could have been found. After the settlement many international matters still remained unresolved and many countries were dissatisfied. To what extent did the results of WW1 determine the outbreak of another‚ big war ~20 years
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“I think a lot of women said‚ screw that noise. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom‚ they had a taste of making their own money‚ a taste of spending their own money‚ making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right here in World War Two.” This quote said by Dellie Hahne‚ a former school teacher‚ shows people how strong and powerful these women were in World War II. During WWII‚ women were able to enter the workforce because most of the working men left
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The Causes of WW1 * WW1 is known as the great war * There were preexisting tensions between France and Germany * 1 of the main causes of WW1 Nationalism‚ Nationalism is defined as the desire of people with similar cultures to have their own independent countries it is identified by intense devotion to one’s culture or nation. Do not confuse nationalism with patriotism. * Militarism‚ Militarism means the development of armed forces and using them as a tool of diplomacy * 1914 protest
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How was the perception of women changed throughout the Second World War? World War Two (WW2) broke out in 1939 and would have great effect on the Australian Home Front. The impact was particularly felt by women and their role in society changed to a significant extent. These changes are clearly evident from many factors that took place during the course of the war although‚ the most significant changes were due to the introduction of women to the predominantly male orientated workforce‚ fashion
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what extent do you agree? World War 2 (WW2) was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and it originated from early conflict within Europe. It involved many of the leading powers of the World including the great powers and became the most widespread war in history. The ending of WW2 led to three very important effects: social‚ political and economic; that greatly shaped the post-war world. I disagree that economic effects was the most important effect of WW2 because it did not last very long and
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examples of these headlines are: -“Belgium child’s hands cut off by Germans” -“Germans crucify Canadian officer” Anyone caught spreading the truth would be arrested. Propaganda aimed at Women While the men were fighting it was left to the women to do the men’s jobs and treat injured soldiers. To get the women to do this propaganda was used. Untrue stories: “Monks in Antwerp were being forced to ring bells to celebrate the Germans invading the city. The monks refused to do this so were
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The malevolent utilization of unrestricted submarine warfare by the German navy was unequivocally a breach of the rules of war. In early 1915‚ Germany controversially declared the waters surrounding Britain a war zone and threatened to sink all merchant ships approaching Britain even those from neutral countries. It was irrational to believe neutral countries would halt trade with Britain as that would result in huge economic losses. Several merchant ships including the British ship Lusitania were
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