World War 1 was one of the bloodiest wars the world has ever seen. Ten million soldiers died on the battlefields and in the military hospitals; twenty million soldiers were wounded (Intro). At first‚ Europeans wanted a balanced power‚ but then alliances started to form. Many things caused World War 1 to happen but some things stuck out as big factors. Alliances‚ militarism‚ imperialism and nationalism were all underlying causes of World War 1. Alliances were one of the main causes of World War
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Australia Joining WW1 Australia joined the World War 1 because Australian wanted to help the motherland (Britain) out. Over 416‚809 men enlisted and 60‚000 were killed and 156‚000 were wounded‚ gassed or taken help prisoner. Australians also enlisted because they want to show pride and show to the females that they are brave. In the newspapers‚ political parties and sometimes churches advertise the males to join the war. Woman also rejected and abused men that did not get it to the AIF (Australian
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British propaganda during World War 1 During the First World War Government propaganda played a crucial role during war and it also played and important role in the nation’s culture and society. Propaganda took form of posters‚ paintings‚ photographs‚ books‚ articles‚ leaflets‚ pamphlets‚ and newspapers and sometimes letters. It targeted specific audience such as women‚ young men‚ rich people and factory owners. Britain had a unique system of propaganda which affected Germany‚ they had an strategy
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First World War has established an unforgettable memoir in the history books. World War 1 was a massacre of human life and an important event that determined the present state of the modern world. Yes‚ World War 1 was inevitable. The foundation of the causes of World War 1 can be traced back to several factors that were building up international tension to the ultimate result of war. In the 1900s‚ the European countries were extremely competitive in extending their influence around the world. Their
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World War I Soldier Paper HIS/120 U.S. HISTORY 1865 TO 1945 * * Analysis of the role played by American troops in the Second Battle of the Marne and subsequent engagements with the Germans * Although US troops assumed mainly a support role in this action‚ the battle came to be known as the beginning of the end for Germany. 85‚000 US troops participated‚ with 12‚000 casualties‚ gaining the praise of not only their own officers‚ but the French and British commanders as well
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Tanks in World War 1 Good morning fellow class mates and Mr Crowley‚ World War 1 was the most famous war of all time after it had started from the assassination of‚ Austrian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. After that it is believed that there was a holding amount of tension between the European empires after crossing each other’s borders in competition to see who the more superior country which they then let go of that tension and it began. Tanks were an unsuccessful piece of warfare
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There was not one single cause of World War 1; many chaotic events lead up to it. Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked the war‚ there were many other incidents that caused the tension that influenced his murder. Three major contributions gave rise to the war: imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and the new alliances. If these things had not happened‚ the war may not have occurred or may have turned out very differently. In the age of New Imperialism‚ from 1881 to 1914‚ European powers were
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World War 1 was a huge turning point in our world. “World War 1 was one of the deadliest conflicts in the history of the human race‚ in which over 16 million people died. The total number of both civilian and military casualties is estimated at around 37 million people. The war killed almost 7 million civilians and 10 million military personnel” (history on the net Staff)”. Before the war and at the beginning of the war‚ it was called “the great adventure”. “Many men left the shores of New Zealand
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and Effect on World War 1 World War One‚ a huge conflict that sparked in 1914 and lasting all the way until 1918. The war was between the world’s greatest powers as two opposing sides; the Central Powers and the Allies. It was a chain of events that had started this was which consist of key features such as imperialism‚ alliances‚ growth of militarism‚ crisis‚ and nationalism. It was the result of these accumulating factors that had eventually evoked war. The effects on World War One included
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Introduction The trenches of World War 1 are generally known as a fairly rough environment‚ but how far have people seen into what truly goes in such lifestyles? What the soldiers had to tolerate‚ mentally and physically‚ is rightly astonishing. Many soldiers have told stories and written journals of their personal struggle in the heat of trench warfare‚ eventually resulting in the creation of a vivid picture telling us of the dreaded life in the trenches. First hand experiences and secondary sources
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