General von Moltke‚ to effectively deal with the situation as he was unable to control German strategy and virtually surrendered this to his individual commanding officers. Before the battle von Moltke even sent two corps from his army to the Eastern Front‚ thus severely weakening his chances of encircling Paris as directed by the Schlieffen Plan At the actual battle he ordered a general withdrawal of all armies to the River Aisne‚ 60 kilometers north of the Marne. Sir John French‚ the British commander
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My dearly beloved parents‚ I have not written to you in quite some time‚ but not a day goes by I am not thinking about you. Much time has passed‚ but I don’t suspect I’ll be home by Christmas. Our soldiers are exhausted. Days are spent walking knee deep in mud and worse‚ sometimes waist deep in mud. Many of the men need rest but there is a war that has just begun. My sleeps are less than one hour at a time but I am constantly interrupted by the violent images I have witnessed. The conditions
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The Arms Race leading up to WW1 The great war of 1914 was one of the bloodiest conflicts modern man has yet experienced. Its consequences reached far from the battlefield and into the towns‚ homes and families of the soldiers. There are many arguable points one could debate regarding the origins of WW1 but much guilt resides on the part of the arms race. An arms race can best be described as one country adding a portion to its military then a neighboring country
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Indian Institute of Hotel Management & Culinary Arts (Affiliated to Osmania University) Creating Culinary Competence FRONT OFFICE - I BHMCT I YEAR BCT CA I YEAR S. No CONTENT PAGE NO. 1. 2 3 4 5 Unit – I 1.1 Introduction‚ History & Evaluation 1.2 Classifications of Hotels 1.3 Duties & Responsibilities & Job Description-Principles Staff
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AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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“Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples‚ and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will‚ not by the will of their people. “ President Woodrow Wilson spoke these words to set the tone for the war his country was going to fight in. Wilson had to make this speech for justify his reasoning to enter the current war that
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Britain in the First world war ➢ When did World war One start? August 1914 ➢ Which country did Britain enter the war for? Belgium ➢ What was the BEF? British Expeditionary Force ➢ Why did the Schlieffen Plan not work? The resistance of the Belgians‚ BEF‚ and French stopped the Germans ➢ Why was it so important for the English to secure the channel ports in November 1914? The British were able to transport troops and supplies to France through these ports ➢ What was stalemate
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one side or the other. The fighting of the war mostly took place along several fronts that broadly encircled the European continent. The Western Front was marked by a system of trenches‚ breastworks‚ and fortifications separated by an area known as no man’s land.[5] These fortifications stretched 475 miles (more than 600 kilometers) [5] and precipitated a style of fighting known as trench warfare. On the Eastern Front‚ the vast eastern
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Scandinavian nations remained officially neutral among the European countries‚ though many of those provided financial and material support to one side or the other. The fighting of the war mostly took place along several fronts that broadly encircled the European continent. The Western Front was marked by a system of trenches‚ breastworks‚ and fortifications separated by an area known as no man’s land.[5] These fortifications stretched 475 miles (more than 600 kilometres)[5] and precipitated a
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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about World War 1 Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about World War 1‚ trivia and information‚ including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about World War 1 are as follows: Fact 1 - Definition: World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers
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