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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Conscription is the compulsory military service for young men. When world war one first broke out‚ a number of people enlisted‚ in 1914 it was a rate at 10000 people per month. By the end of 1916 Australians realised World war one wasn’t going to end any time soon and gained more knowledge about battlefront conditions and the high rates of casualties. The number of men enlisting for war decreased to less then half‚ the Australian Imperial Force faced a shortage of men and consisting entirely of volunteers
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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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dates.”(Hemingway 185). The soldiers in World War 1 were fighting for the glory of their country and honor. However‚ the destruction and horrors that soon followed their actions made their reasons seem hollow. In comparison to World War 2‚ the situation for soldiers in World War 1 was much more grave because of chemical warfare‚ the influenza pandemic of 1918‚ and trench warfare. To begin with‚ chemical warfare aided in making the horrors of World War 1. Chemical Weapons can have varying effects
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In World War One there were many important technological advance. The advances changed and molded modern warfare heavily. Many of these were created to help solve a standstill in the war where nobody was really able to gain anything because of trench warfare. This caused many of the countries at war to try and engineer new weapons and other technology. Those weapons and technology not only played a major role in world war one but also in the world in general and future wars to come. One important
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The Great War Begins Otto von Bismarck The Triple Alliance = Italy‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary Central Powers = Germany and Austria-Hungary The Triple Entente = France‚ Russia‚ Britain Militarism Alsace and Lorraine “Powder keg” Start of Great War: conflict between Serbia & Austria-Hungary Archduke Francis Ferdinand Ultimatum Mobilize General Alfred von
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World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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World War I Opinion Essay Most wars can have a dramatic and lasting effect on those who are involved in it. This can easily be seen in the case of World War I and how it shaped the world economically and socially. When first learning of the war‚ Europeans were ready to take up arms for their country and not at all suspecting the kind of destruction that would occur. On the day that France declared war‚ Roland Doregeles describes in That Fabulous Day‚ “No more poor or rich‚ proletarians or
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Militarism is a key component to World War I as the countries began to compete for having the best military. Prince Bernhard Von Bulow said to the Reichstag “In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.” In the 1900s‚ the Germans could be either the destroyer or the destroyed. This caused people to want to build the military so their country would not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In
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lessons that we must take away from World War I are clear. War does not come with a sweet taste. There is death‚ blood and a lot of agony. War also comes with a great deal of stress at home. The man of the house is gone while the wife and kids are left to fend for themselves. Men go to war and come back different‚ some even suffering from PTSD. Most battle with the horrid things they did in war and if God will judge them. The weapons that were used in World War I were horrid to the human body. One
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