To what extent did Australian’s enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother Country’? There are many reasons to why Australian’s went to war in the 1914; everyone had different reasons for applying for this life- threatening job. Some went for the thrill‚ to get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers
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Was Germany to Blame for World War One? One hundred years after the brutal bloodshed of World War One‚ the conflict which involved almost every country in the world‚ is still known as “The Great War". The number of casualties in World War I‚ both military and civilian‚ totals to around 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. Around 9.7 million military personnel and 6.8 million civilians were killed‚ not to mention those who went missing or were never found. A question that still lingers
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‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914’. How far do you agree with this judgement? Many historians argue that the reason for Germany going to war was due to the aggressive behaviour of Germany in the build up to the war. Throughout this essay I will be addressing this issue looking at whether Germany was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. There are many factors which contribute to the outbreak of the war from
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Although many men did enlist for war‚ there were many who strongly objected. In the beginning of the First World War‚ there were so many enlistments that the recruitment officers were forced to reject people. Nonetheless‚ as the war went on‚ casualty rates increased and the number of men volunteering to enlist declined. This quote by Prime Minister Billy Hughes expresses the emotion of majority of Australian people at the time. “The conscription issue is the greatest issue ever put before a free
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I as Germany blame England as being responsible for starting World War One because they started Imperialism. Imperialism led to alliances‚ nationalism‚ and militarism. To begin with‚ the Treaty of Versailles says that England’s Queen Victoria caused the Scramble for Africa. Knowing this‚ England basically forced me to create alliances because I felt that England was going to become too powerful and be too threatening. England created tensions because of their need to feel superior which is why it
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April 26th 1915 There isn’t much to be seen from the ships as we are so far out‚ but from what was coming back from the landing‚ not much was to be imagined. Wounded men were pouring off the sets of rowboats being pulled by the steamboats. Many of the soldiers were unrecognisable. My thoughts went out to my little brother who had been so excited to enlist‚ but it wasn’t the case anymore. I had heard one of the captains talking about the thousands of men who had already lost their lives to the
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World War One remaining 9‚906‚000 fighter’s dead‚ 21‚219‚000 trooper’s injured and 7‚750‚000 officers missing. It was a contention between the Allied Powers (France‚ Russia‚ Britain‚ Italy and the United States)‚ and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three primary driver of the war were the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ boundless militarism and monetary dominion. The primary reason for World War One occurred on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian
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Why Did Australia become involved in WW1? Australia became involved in World War One in August 1914’‚ as Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. At the time Andrew Fisher (future Australian prime minister) promised that Australia would stand behind their mother country. He believed this war to be a noble cause where Australians could demonstrate their loyalty. As Australia is still part of the British Empire‚ our loyalty was pressured into joining the war and fighting for what they
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Timeline of Events leading up to World War Two Taken from the Pearson Baccalaureate History Companion Causes of World War II in Europe: Failure of Collective Security Time Event Significance 1919 Treaty of Versailles Treaty of St Germain 1920 Establishment of the League of Nations Treaty of Rapallo between Germany and the USSR 1922 1923 French occupation of the Ruhr 1924 Introduction of the Dawes plan Locarno Treaties 1925 1926 1928 1929 1932 1933 Germany
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WW2 Big Ideas 1. War changes a society. Societies make good and bad decisions in a time of war.Political decisions have implications and consequences on future events. 2. The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of the U.S. as a super power. 3. The failures of post-World War I policies led to World War II. 4. World War II dealt a catastrophic blow to humanity. 5. Cultural‚ economic and political factors led to the rise of dictatorships. 6. World War II ended the Great Depression and
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