Micah Kelley Mr. Richardson 6th Period US History 18 December 2012 1. Reasons for the Outbreak of WWI * The Alliance System: The formation of the German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building
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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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An Assessment of Canada’s Role on the Battlefields of France and Belgium during the Great War During the course of the Great War‚ Canada’s role evolved from that of a minor player lending support to the British army to that of major contributor to battlefield success. Actions in early 1915 proved Canadian courage‚ but manpower was wasted in disastrous offensives. 1916 began no better‚ but a change in leadership and gained combat experience began to transform the Canadian Corps into a disciplined
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The causes of World War I included a growing rate of militarism‚ which was accompanied by an arms race. Also imperialism‚ as economics and fighting for colonies among the European nations were prevalent. Alliances such as The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente also started the war along side nationalism. The effects of the war included 8.5 million deaths just from soldiers‚ 16.1 million in total‚ higher taxes‚ rationing of food and other products‚ a propaganda war‚ and famine. Germany was blamed
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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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How lethal was technology of weapons during World War 1? The time period of 1914 to 1918 there were massive deathsrelated to technological advances of weapons. There were many technological developments that would make weapons more powerful and deadly. Technological advances would mean that winning the war would be impossible for both sides. As you might be wondering how could technological advances make winning the war more impossible to win. Well the most simple answer to this would be that the
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The Pride of Being a Woman Before WW1 in Canada‚ women were discriminated against‚ and were not considered being “persons.” However during the war while men were off fighting‚ women were given the opportunity to occupy many jobs‚ at which they found their sense of independence and pride. After WW1‚ women realized that they were just as strong as men and deserved to have equal right just as they did. Women decided to fight for their rights‚ and improve the roles of woman in Canada forever
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I did not realize until after reading the novel the big part of WW1 was how they fought the war‚ and that was done through trenches. The zig zagging of the trenches was such a huge part in the building of them‚ so that the enemy could not just shoot straight down the trench and wipe everyone out at one time. It was
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DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany
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EMPATHY TASK. WW1 BY Manon Collins The fog still clung to the ground. We could barely see two feet in front of us. The men’s voices were loud and projected off into the fog were they became lost and tangled in ‘No Man’s Land’ The grey sun seemed to be making it’s way up over the broken backs of the hills. The silhouettes of the men suddenly became clear. Faces dirty with mud‚ blood or anything that could be found in the trenches. Shoes without soles‚ shirts without sleeves
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