Long and Short Term Causes of World War 1 – Essay The quote embodied within the name Woodrow Wilson (U.S. President 1913-21) is that World War 1 (WW1 - 1914-1918) was ‘the war to end all war’. Indeed in its time‚ WW1 seemed as the war of the century. As a war felt throughout Europe and with the intervention of other non-European countries‚ it had various causes. These sparks that let off up to the start of the war are nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ the alliances at the time and the murder
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Nature of Life in the Trenches The nature of life in the trenches was a dangerous place. It was a place for the dead or for the survivors. Trenches were a front line which was dug metres underground‚ inside the trenches‚ were supplies‚ training areas‚ stores and mainly headquarters. The trenches were the main area to store arms of artillery and mortars. Life was hell for soldiers. Bearing the pain they went through‚ the diseases‚ the infections‚ the bad conditions living in‚ having to deal with
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Phillip Jones March 15‚ 2005 Essay #1 During World War I‚ trench warfare was very common. It was a newer technique in battles as in wars prior to the Great World War‚ fighting was less invasive and men merely marched at each other from opposite ends of fields and fought until only one side remained standing or a white flag was hung high in surrender. In fact in older wars‚ the fighting was far less dangerous to the point where battles were often times viewed by locals who
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PRO’S and CON’s For starters‚ the Paris Peace Treaty that ended WWI causing subjecting Germany to ruinous financial penalties and limited what they could do in the way of rearming themselves to‚ say‚ protect themselves from Russia. The outcome of this treaty started the settlement which elaborated in the peace treaties included payment of war reparations‚ commitment to minority rights and territorial adjustments including the end of the Italian Colonial Empire in Africa. The treaties allowed Italy
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The golden age of tanks was during WWII‚ this is because at this time tanks were superior and engineering had improved since WWI. People say WWII was most affected by tanks‚ because tanks gave shelter to people rushing behind one and it was a massive and powerful death machine in the front. Tanks were also used for safe transportation‚ and many missions needed a transported artillery weapon. People without anti-tank weaponry could not defend against these tank rushes. You would need a big impact
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The second strategic factor that influenced the outbreak of WWI was a pervasive sense of nationalism in France and Germany. Much of the French nationalism grew out of disdain for the Germans following the Franco-Prussian War when Germany annexed the Alsace-Lorraine region. Germany had not only taken a part of French territory‚ but had arrogantly paraded their success in the face of the French. The French had assured the inhabitants of the region that they would remain a part of the French nation
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It has been a while since I had written a letter to you. I hope all is well. I had promised earlier to write a letter about how things were going here at the front‚ however‚ I refrained from doing so because I did not want to cause alarm. The war is continuing without an end in sight‚ however‚ I have been assured that it will not be long before I can see you again. Life is quite interesting here at the front. My friends and I joined the war as a product of pride and glory. However‚ the trenches
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Leadership Style Leadership Style Introduction Leadership is a term that is heavily used in today’s society and is often times overlooked for its true meaning. In our text it is defined as “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Robbins‚ 01/2012‚ p. 368). After serving in the Marine Corps for five years I have seen many different leadership styles; some which were effective‚ and others that were not. The leader that had the most influence
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The World War I Battle of Verdun (Feb. 21-Nov. 26‚ 1916)‚ an unsuccessful German effort to take the offensive in the west‚ was one of the longest and bloodiest encounters of the war. Total casualties have been estimated at about 542‚000 French and about 434‚000 Germans. At the background‚ on June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist. The assassination soon triggered World
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Dear Robert‚ How are you son? How’s your mother? Tell her I’m fine that she doesn’t need to worry about me and that I will be home soon. It has already been a month since I’ve seen you. Thank you for the blanket and cookies that you gays sent me I really miss your mom’s cooking. Hopefully this letter will get to you. I wish I had never singled up to fight in the war. So my dear son don’t ever make the same mistake I’ve made just because I’ve became a Tommy doesn’t make you obligated to become a
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