World War 1 – Was this an "unnecessary war"? There are conflicting views on this topic as the subject is a complex one. However‚ it is true that it was a war that could have been avoided. It can be argued that WW1 was inevitable in the circumstances‚ but if we look at the very root cause of the war was limited and could have been controlled. It was a series of events that triggered a massive‚ global war. The organ of the conflict was disagreement between Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s on how to handle
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n World War 1 there were a lot of battles Canada participated in. These many battles made Canada a stronger nation that it is today. The battles that Canada participated in were; Battle of the Somme‚ Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of Passchendaele. Out of these battles‚ the capture of Vimy Ridge by Canadian forces in World War 1 was the most significant moment in Canadian history. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started on Easter Monday April 9th to the 12th of April‚ 1917
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World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War
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of poverty changed the world. It’s true. The uprising of communism and states of war to become equal never came without a price. War was what the people thought would solve everything. But it only made more disagreements. More deaths and despair to grow throughout the countries‚ and the situations to become more difficult. World War I only started because of the unfairness of others. The need to be the one of almighty power. This power consumed the mind and took over the world. And if you look at the
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World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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Suicide in the Trenches – an analysis What is the meaning of war? What is war like? How do soldiers feel in a war? Glorious? Depressed? This poem accurately shows the harsh but sadly true reality of war - death‚ suicide and depression. Indeed‚ as quoted by Sir Williams Henry - “Nobody in his right mind would enjoy war”. The point of view is third person. This is effective in showing one case of suicide‚ in third person observation‚ representing the depression and desire to quickly die in everyone
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World War I had many factors as to why it started. These consisted of colonization‚ militarisation‚ assassination‚ and alliances. Colonization came to be a negative factor due to all the countries in Europe fighting for land and wealth of goods. Militarisation was another one of the factors due to the rapid development of the dreadnoughts by Britain and Germany. Assassination‚ from the death of Archduke Ferdinand. Alliances cause tension between countries. After Ferdinand was assassinated‚ allies
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The Gobal War This paper will identify major historical turning points during War World II and through the 1970’s while analyzing the impact the war had on America’s current society‚ economy‚ politics and culture. I will also discuss why America in the late 1930’s wanted to stay out of the European conflict that became WWII‚ which is one of the greatest debates of all time. We examine the important role that women played in winning the war and what outcomes came from their hard work that impacted
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My dear Lucy‚ I know that I am not supposed to be writing to you right now but I just couldn’t help it; I need to express myself to you on everything that has been going on here in the trenches. The trenches are so cold at the moment; I wish it would stay this way though. It’s perfect right now‚ beautiful snowfall and this I am happy for‚ brings us back the old memories of me and you. Unfortunately it will not be like this forever‚ it will be summer in a while and that is going to be bad. I remember
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