The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited
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The origins of World War One The Fritz Fisher thesis Fritz Fisher focuses on the Kaiser‚ Gottlieb von Jagow‚ Bethmann Hollweg and Helmut von Moltke. These four were the German leading figures at that time; Fischer is convinced that these people were responsible for the outbreak of World War One. Fischer’s three main claims were: 1. Germany was prepared to launch the First World War in order to become a great power. 2. Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary to start a war with Serbia‚ and continued
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Modern History Summary World War 1 1914-1919 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austrian throne‚ assassinated 28th June 1914‚ invoked war * July Crisis 1914 led to multiple Euro nations declaring war against each other‚ separated into Allied (Britain‚ France‚ Russia) and Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary) * Schlieffen Plan * Based on idea that Germany would have to fight France/Russia‚ didn’t want to fight them both at once * France would expect Germany to invade
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Warfare of World War 1 Contents Page 2: Introduction Page 3: Why did WW1 start? Page 4: Alliances‚ The Schlieffen Plan and why it went wrong Pages 5-9: Trench warfare Pages 10-11: Weapons Pages 12-14: Changes in WW1 Page 14-15: Battles on the Sea and in the Sky Page 16: Russia joining and U.S leaving Page 17: Conclusion and sources Introduction I decided to do my project on the warfare of World War 1 because I thought it would be interesting to research about how the war was fought
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An estimated 26 million animals are being used for scientific and commercial testing. Animal testing is painful and unnecessary. Testing is cruel‚ unreliable‚ and sometimes dangerous to not just animals‚ but humans too. Animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Sometimes animals are used to make makeup products and medications with cruel techniques. In these experiment some animals are forced to eat something‚ forced to inhale‚ or even food and water deprivation. Animal may also be used to study
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Anh Vu Unit 12B Objectives 4/12/14 1. There were several policy goals and tactics of Hitler that contributed to European history. One of them was the development of the “total state”. He did not simply want power for personal ambitions‚ but must larger ideological goals‚ such as the development of an Aryan racial state that would dominate Europe and possibly the entire world. This goal was one of the reasons Hitler carried out the massive expulsion of nearly six million Jews during the
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World War II: A Continuation of The Great War When the Great War came to an end with the signing of an armistice in the fall of 1918‚ the European counterparts of the Allied forces sought only to punish the German Empire to the harshest degree. With their determination to substantially debilitate Germany‚ The Treaty of Versaille decimated its army to an almost humiliating number‚ decreased the size of Germany‚ and forced the empire to pay an insurmountable amount in reparations for damages from the
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Excellent report. Covered all areas. How World War I and World War II influence fashion. Wars and social changes brought the last radical the type of clothing that seemed appropriate. Since World War I and World War II‚ men and women’s cloths have changed dramatically. The United States was one of the most involved countries in both of these wares. Industrial and social change was always around. Women’s clothes seen to have changed more during the time of war. A successful revolt by women against
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HISTORY CHAPTER 1-6 TREATIES/ PACTS/ AGREEMENTS Chapter 2: |Treaty: |Treaty of Versailles | |Countries involved: |The Big Three (Britain‚ France‚ USA) | | |Germany | |Aim/ |Territorial:
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Document Analysis Questions - World War I The Experience of World War I 1. What was the mood at the outset of the war‚ and what caused it? At the outset of the war was that all of the people were excited‚ they wanted action therefore praising the army‚ the people were very nationalistic. The war was caused by a buildup of nationalist ideas and growing tensions between countries. The people were bored and nationalism inspired the people to start wars. 2. What were the main· features of trench warfare
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