remember? Still Image of bombed landscape Title : Passchendaele It was the first World War‚ The Great War they called it.... Rows of soldiers marching in formation ...and Patriotic Canadians answered Britain’s Call. Image of recruitment poster with British Flag But none of the eager recruits knew what awaited them overseas. Still image of happy soldiers waving from the back of a truck This was a new type of war Man carrying wounded comrade on his back through trench Developments in machine guns
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World War 1: Causes and Effects So what are the causes of World War One? You would automatically think that it’s some sort of complicated government problem only an expert could understand. But that’s not how it works. If you explain it the right way it’s way easier to understand. World War One had only four major causes being militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They sound like some pretty fancy words but they are really easy to understand. These are the four main causes of World
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World War I Test Study Guide Notes Central Powers (Triple Alliance) vs. Allies (Triple Entente): Who belonged to each? -Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary. They were known as central powers because their location was in the heart (center of Europe). Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined later -Allies: Great Britain‚ France and Russia. Japan and Italy joined later‚ although Italy was part of the Central Powers first. -Reason for rivalries: What were the main rivalries between
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air force crews who were at the time fighting the battle of Britain‚ the pivotal air battle with the german luftwaffe with britain excepting a german invasion. World war 1 was a war involving many large nations in all different parts of the world. There are many nations that were in the World War 1. The major allied powers in World War 1 were‚ The British Empire‚ France‚ and The Russian Empire. “These countries were formally linked by The London Pact‚ or more correctly known as‚ the Treaty of London
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his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ it was the tipping point that led to the Great War. But‚ what cause major factors to World War I were militarism‚ alliance‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Some of the country’s governments were greatly influenced by military leaders. During the war‚ there was an arm race to see who could compete to build large armies and navies. Few countries were dragged into war because of alliance pact‚ even when they were not the one affecting it. Others entered the
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World War I was a time of learning and knowledge improvement. However‚ much of the knowledge gained by the world’s leaders from this global conflict only served to increase the likelihood of the impending Second World War. One of the most important lessons learned from the first war is the fact that it instilled the importance of diplomacy over force (Allen 2014). Additionally‚ the leaders learned that war is unpredictable (Allen 2014). In theory‚ this would allow them to better prepare for future
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World War I‚ otherwise known as the Great War; a tragedy so big and so dangerous that no other word but “great” can describe it. This particular conflict took place between 1914-1918. Countries sent many troops all over Europe to fight‚ whether it be for the Central Powers or for the Allies. Although‚ America joined late into battle‚ in 1917‚ after much debate and controversy. This war impacted more than just the politics; it also had a major influence on literature and art. These works of literature
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Women’s role in the war was more than just supporting their husbands. When men went to war they left their jobs and the women took over them. With the women taking the men’s jobs‚ women started striking because they weren’t getting paid as much as the men were for doing the same job. Also women started going into war and helping in the hospitals and getting supplies. When war broke out women had a huge impact on taking over the jobs the men had. Women worked in factories‚ they did the farm work
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World War I 3.31.2014 End of New Imperialism Scramble of Africa complete: 1900s Civilizing mission questioned Redrawn borders lead to conflicts Fashoda Crisis Boer War World War I Challenges New Imperialism WWI: 1914-1918 Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria Entente: Britain‚ France‚ Russia Later: Japan‚ US Outbreak Assassination: Archduke Ferdinand‚ 6/28/1914 August‚ 1914: War Declarations Trench War fought in Europe War of attraction Entente wins but at great
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Woodrow Wilson delivered his now-famous War Message to Congress on April 4‚ 1917. Four days later‚ Congress declared war and the United States became a formal partner in the war to end all wars. As the Wilson administration was to discover‚ however‚ declaring war and making war were two very different propositions. The former required only an abstract statement of ideals and justifications and a two-thirds Congressional majority; the latter required the massive mobilization of virtually every sector
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