World War I World War I (also known as the First World War‚ Great War or War of Wars‚ abbreviated WWI) was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world ’s great powers‚[4] assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers.[5] More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars
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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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Congress for a declaration of war against Germany‚ stating that "The world must be made safe for democracy." For three years‚ the United States had managed to remain neutral in World War I‚ which was wrecking widespread destruction on Western Europe. U.S. relations with Germany had deteriorated throughout that period‚ however‚ particularly as German submarines had torpedoed many American merchant vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Congress adopted a declaration of war a few days later by a strong
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Introduction The start of World War II prompted countries to make large technological advances. With the war raging all around the world‚ and more and more countries entering the fray‚ it was especially important for governments to continue to develop new technologies to get a step up on their opponents. Many new weapons‚ vehicles‚ and ways of communication were developed and used against the Axis of Power. In today’s modern wars‚ many of these technologies have been improved and are still used
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World war 2: Assignment The World War 2 was lasted from 1939 to 1945; it was very brutal and destructive. There were two groups Russia‚ England‚ France‚ United States on the other hand there was Germany Italy‚ Japan. These groups were led by many leaders most of them were very famous because of several federal and democratic reasons. The leaders were joseph Stalin‚ Winston Churchill‚ Eduard Daladier‚ Franklin d‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Hirohito‚ respectively as the countries are written
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Arch Duke. Although Germany has a share in the responsibility of these factors‚ she was definitely not the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started the First World War. At the beginning of the 20th Century there was great imperialistic rivalry in Europe. This rivalry can be referred to as the "root" of all the major causes of World War I. Imperialism led to strained relationships between the powers (Germany often clashed
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Why America Entered World War II Many reasons‚ including that Nazi Germany was sinking American supply ships because the US was providing financial and military support to the Allied troops (England‚ France‚ China and Russia). Most importantly‚ Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ without a declaration of war or any warning that hostlities were being commenced‚ sinking most of the battle fleet. The day after the attack‚ December 7th‚ 1941‚ President Roosevelt went before the
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<b>The Drift Towards War</b><br>"Lead this people into war‚ and they ’ll forget there was ever such a thing as tolerance. To fight‚ you must be brutal and ruthless‚ and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fiber of national life‚ infecting the Congress‚ the courts‚ the policeman on the beat‚ the man in the street." <br><br>It is one of history ’s great ironies that Woodrow Wilson‚ who was re- elected as a peace candidate in 1916‚ led America into the first world war. With the help
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to the origins of the Second World War? (2011‚ 2) GERMANY: -Hitler exploited the German people’s disillusionment with the Treaty of Versailles in order to come to power. He promised that he would fix the economy and pay off reparations‚ as well as increase employment. -Hitler made the people believe that only his leadership was strong enough to lead Germany back towards greatness. The German people had little faith in their government at that point (they felt it was weak) and were therefore susceptible
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causes of World War 1 By isla Parren 9G The main cause of World War 1 World War 1 is one of the main events in history starting in 1914 and coming to a close at 1918‚ but the funny thing is knows one really sure how World War 1 started. Many historian still argue today about how it started and why it started but they all agree on multiply causes. Many people believe it was the alliance system that was main course of world war. Many people do believe there was three main reason World War 1 started
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