for those left behind? When war broke out in July 1914 710‚000 men were recruited to the army and by 1915 over 1 million had joined the armed forces. However‚ volunteer numbers were falling fast so conscription was introduced in 1916. This meant that all men aged 18-41 were required to fight at war unless they had a valid reason. With so many men at war‚ workers were needed on Britain’s home front; so women took on ‘men’s jobs’. Therefore‚ I think that during the war‚ the way women lived their lives
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trenches‚ along with the rest of the war‚ were filled with the fear of going head on into battle. Soldiers faced death along with infestation‚ incoming artillery and lack of supplies. WWI began as the result of a Serbian Nationalist assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. (www.history.com) “The assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later.” (www.history.com) The war began in 1914 and lasted until 1918
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impact‚ consequences and significance of the First World War and Second World War are compared. The First World War (WWI) was fought from 1914 to 1918 and the Second World War (WWII) was fought from 1939 to 1945. The First World War was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies were the countries who fought in the side of the Triple Entente whereas the Central Powers were those on the side of the Triple Alliance. The war spread throughout Europe and into the Far East
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Changes in Britain as a result of the First and Second World Wars War is a state of armed hostility between nations or parties within a nation and usually occurs as a result of a disagreement. It is a locomotive of history because it is a catalyst to change‚ forcing people to adjust their daily routines and lifestyles in the short term and quite usually in the long term too‚ as well as innovating technology and weaponry. After the Second World War‚ between 1945 and 1951‚ Clement Attlee of
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field kitchens. Today we are having a day in bed. We were within 150 yards of the American trenches‚ and both sides were firing day and night‚ so you can tell we had a lively time‚ bullets flying in all directions. They made me duck a bit at first‚ but I soon got used to them‚ and did not take much notice after we had been there a few hours. Our squadron was lucky. We had three fellows and one officer wounded‚ but
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The sight is horrible! Why are they fighting? I take in a breath that feels very painful. Hopefully this will end soon. I am so distracted by this fighting that I haven’t thought to ask myself why? Why am I sitting on a chair in the middle of a war zone? There’s got to be some good reason‚ but what? Suddenly I see a light. It is the headlight of a tank coming right at me! I have to move but I can’t! I am tied to the chair! "This has to be a dream!" I yell. The tank lights dim and the
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Richard Brown First draft of history essay Topic: Is it true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement
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Women’s Roles during WW1 World War 1 was a pivotal event that affected Canada in many ways. Not only for the men that fought for their country‚ but also for the thousands of women that contributed behind the soldiers of the front lines. It was a heavy change for them; going from dependant housewife to being employed at some of the largest industries and factories. World War 1 was centered on Europe and began in the summer of 1914 (Wikipedia). That summer changed the lives of many families in Europe
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In this essay I aim to discuss the economic effects of World War 1 that occurred in Europe in July 28 1914. It will outline the effects it brought in terms of increasing inflation‚ trade borrowings‚ regulations and tax Unemployment declined from 7.9 percent to 1.4 percent in this period‚ in part because workers
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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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