HHIs7 Source based World war one‚ a great European war‚ nations conflicted and divided‚ aligning themselves with their own allies. World war one war one was a war not born from profound causes but triggered by a continents own insolence‚ competition and whom a nation was allied with. Each of the European nations had their own goals and motives as to why they did what they did. Some fought to preserve the interests that best served their nation‚ some fought to retaliate
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WORLD WAR ONE FIRSTS First war to be fought on 3 continents. First industrialised conflict. First use of chlorine & mustard gas. First use of the flame thrower. First tank battle. First use of mass airplanes. First use of x-ray in the military. First use of a blood bank. First use of guide dogs by blinded soldiers. First four-star general‚ General John J. Pershing First use of trillion in estimating war costs. First commissioning of war art for propaganda. First use
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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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Weapons of World War I Machine Guns: They needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns. Large field guns had a long range and could deliver devastating blows to the enemy but needed up to 12 men to work them. They fired shells which exploded on impact. Gases: The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle of Ypres in 1915. Chlorine gas causes a burning sensation in the throat
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Diary at War Written by Steve Fallon Alexandra Davies March 12‚ 1915 Right now I’m sitting in one of the trenches‚ and I’m watching a rat eat on of the mouldy sandwiches. All around me is a deathly silence‚ and I can even hear the rat’s breath. I must admit I’m very scared‚ so scared that I can hardly function anymore. Mom told me before I left just under a year ago that this would happen‚ but I was determined to do my country proud. Today has been pretty rough. The dead are still
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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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Causes and Origins of World War One Who was guilty? Germany * Invasion of belgium (Self protection) * Signing the blank cheque with Austria 6th July 1914 to go to war with Serbia (Justification might be‚ self protection because they were encircled) * 1870‚ Germany also wanted to create an empire like Britain * Needed to go through Belgium into France so that they’d beat France before the Russians arrived‚ in this case they’d be able to cope with the Russians (Schlieffen Plan)
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enemies causing war to happen. The Alliance system was when the leaders wanted to make treaties with other countries to expand their power. For example the Three Emperors’ League (1873 Ger‚ A-H‚ Rus.)‚ Dual Alliance (1879 Ger. & A-H)‚ and the Triple Alliance (1882 Ger‚ A-H‚ It). Imperialism only made Colonial Rivalries in Africa worse (1914). Mass politics was used to make people join the war and help fight for their country. They used Intellectual Context in such a way they made the war look good
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