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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During the Civil War‚ 1861 through 1877‚ the North and South separated and both strengthened in different areas. The North increased in industrialized areas and the South increased with a countryside area. Due to these conflicts‚ the vicious Civil War was started. The sectional antagonism reduced slowly around the end of the 19th century‚ which makes the quote true. The American Civil War was the greatest war in history. Three million fought and over six-hundred thousand people lost their lives
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jobs stateside and in every stage of war. By 1945 there were more than 100‚000 Wacs and 6‚000 female officers. In the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service also known as WAVES‚ in August 3‚ 1942. The training program for WAVES was a harsh 12 week 8 hours a day. The first class had 644 women with a maximum of 1‚250 graduates. By fall 1942 there were 10‚000 WAVES in active service. WWII in Europe women were also very important‚ men were sent into war without a choice. To keep the countries
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It is somewhat ironic to discover that the pharmacophore of phosphoramide drugs currently used as antitumor agents was originally utilized for the purpose of chemical warfare‚ most prominently so in World War I. Sulfur mustard‚ the precursor to phosphoramide drugs‚ was employed to great effect as a wounding agent in the characteristic trench warfare of WWI; Being a dense gas‚ sulfur mustard settled in trenches and created persistent environmental hazards for troops. Exposure to sulfur mustard‚
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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‚ Romania‚ Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ and Finland to reassume their responsibilities as sovereign states
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Dogs played a vital part in World War One as did the complicated trenches expanded throughout the Western Front. From the article written by Chris N Truman‚ “Dogs in World War One”‚ an estimated 53‚000 dogs were utilized by 1918 for specific missions depending on the dog’s size‚ intelligence and trainability. These roles included sentry dogs‚ scout dogs‚ messenger dogs‚ casualty dogs‚ and mascot. Sentry dogs patrolled using a short leash and a firm hand. They were trained to accompany usually
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At the end of World War‚ I‚ with the Central powers defeated‚ the Allies met in Paris to discuss the terms of peace. This led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In the treaty Germany was forced to let go of a lot of land. The land taken away from them was; Alsace-Lorraine which was given to the French‚ Eupen and Malmedy given to the Belgians‚ Northern Schleswig given to Denmark‚ Hultschin given to Czechoslovakia and West Prussia‚ Possen and Upper Silesia given to Polland (Versailles‚ 2018)
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After the war Italy was left humiliated‚ as not only did it fail to get the lands that it wanted‚ but Italy failed in its second purpose for joining the war‚ which was to unite the people. Therefore Italy suffered what can be called a “Mutilated Victory”‚ which was a term invented by Gabriele D’Annunzio. The term ”Mutilated Victory” can be best defined as the aftermath of the First World War for the Italy‚ this term was invented by Gabriele D’Annunzio as a result of Italy not gaining all the lands
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What caused the first Arab-Israeli War? All throughout the early decades of the 20th century there had been tension between rival Jews and Arabs as they both believed the land of Palestine belonged to them. But on 14th May 1948 Ben Gurion announced the newly formed state of Israel and that is the main reason to what was the cause of the ‘War on Independence’. After the First World War Britain was given mandatory powers over Palestine as the countries of the Western World believed the
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On 2nd August 1990‚ Iraq launched an invasion of Kuwait‚ leading to a seven month occupation of Kuwait. The invasion was rebuked by the west as United States- led coalition forces pushed the Iraqi military out of Kuwait‚ resulting in the First Gulf War. Although the western world condemned Iraq for its occupation of Kuwait by accusing it of human rights violation and breaking International Law‚ historical evidence of the political and the socio- economic struggle between the two countries shows that
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