on the Western Front in the First World War have been overlooked. There are monuments and ceremonies all over the world recognizing the huge sacrifice that has been made by these remarkable individuals. The war is now described a devastating period of time where battles were won and lost‚ where soldiers marched to protect their family and country‚ where heroes were made and lives were lost. Gallipoli was not just Australia’s first ww1 battle it was Australia’s first battle as a united nation. It
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Santiuste Ms. Engelken US History I Honors May 13‚ 2011 The First Modern War While reading history‚ we typically see that wars were typically fought with soldiers in close- order formations with a musket that would be fired in unison on command. Everything changed after the American Civil War‚ a conflict to determine the fate of slaves in the Union‚ erupted. Today many historians consider the Civil War as the first modern war because it depended on: heavy industry‚ fast communication and transportation
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War on the Western Front * THE REASONS FOR THE STALEMATE ON THE WESTERN FRONT * War began August 14th * Both sides thought it would be a rapid war‚ ‘all over by Christmas’ and that their side would be victorious -> views were unrealistic Schlieffen Plan * Based on the idea that Germany would eventually have to fight France and Russia but should avoid fighting both at once * France would expect Germany to invade from the east‚ so would not be prepared for an invasion
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War on the Western Front Reasons for the Stalemate: The failure of the Schlieffen Plan – Russia mobilized faster than expected‚ forcing Germany to redirect some troops from France. The resistance of Belgium meant that the Germans were unable to pass through. Britain quickly entered the war in support of Belgium and sending the BEF. Germany experienced supply problems and failed to realise that once off the railways‚ the speed of the army was determined by foot‚ making the deadline of 42 days unrealistic
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There have been a copious amount of movements and wars that have changed the world. World War I was one of the changes that created the modern world. WWI changed how wars were fought and how they were dealt with‚ it also affected the world’s economy and mental health ideas. This was the war that contributed to the Russian Revolution and the Great Depression‚ not to mention the founding of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. WWI changed everything‚ how people thought and how they saw the world. The world
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WOMEN IN THE WAR In the present day Australian armed forces‚ women are trained to use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they
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statement two aspects of the war should be taken in consideration. During the First World War modern‚ heavier and weapons more lethal than ever before were used for the first time. Traditional weapons were redesigned‚ making each soldier deadlier than before. However old tactics going back to the 19th century were used to combat the enemies. The First World War is often referred to as "a 20th century war fought with 19th century tactics". It was the first "world" war in the true sense of the word
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In The Great War‚ men from the allied forces and the enemies fought together as what would be known as one of the bloodiest battles in history. The central powers of Europe fought to obtain power‚ though in the end‚ their efforts were fruitless‚ and though much was lost‚ not much was gained. Millions of soldiers and civilians alike were killed‚ and with no one great end-result for any of the central powers‚ it goes to show the uselessness of war. It is unmistakable to see these facts after reading
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War in the Modern World War has fascinated the minds of the greats throughout history. Its concepts and understandings have been passed on to us through the few surviving works of those‚ whose lives were touched by war‚ in an ancient archive. Some saw war as an ordinary‚ inevitable phenomenon that has a place among natural order of human lives (Jacob Walter)‚ while others interpreted it as devastating and terrible deviation from the natural order of things (W.T. Sherman). Over the course of
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Jason Friedkin Period 8 War has changed greatly from World War 2 to the Modern War in Afghanistan. One reason is because of the weapons today are much better and more modified. Also‚ soldiers today have more technology and they are trained better for what they do. One big difference is the reason why the two wars were fought. World War 2 and the War in Afghanistan were fought in very different ways. The weapons have changed greatly from both wars. First today‚ weapons are a lot faster and more
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