“The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they
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Sample Paper Edit Voice Over Video/Stills Names from long ago... Still Image of Stretcher carriers Title : Vimy Ridge ...and far away lands. Still Image of Men walking on Duck boards Title : Ypres Why should we remember? Still Image of bombed landscape Title : Passchendaele It was the first World War‚ The Great War they called it.... Rows of soldiers marching in formation ...and Patriotic Canadians answered Britain’s Call. Image of recruitment poster with British Flag But none of
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Otto von Bismarck became the Prime Minister of Prussia in 1862 and began his campaign for unifying Germany the same year. He managed to unify his country and become Chancellor of Germany in 1871 after years of war and political turmoil. This unification along with the other actions by Bismarck make him fairly responsible for starting WWI but nowhere near entirely at fault. These other actions include creation of strong nationalism in both Germany and other countries as a consequence‚ build up of
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Turrets were also known as artillery units. These turrets were regularly used throughout WWI in many battles including Passchendaele. Most turrets were different with most being able to fire shrapnel. Shrapnel was dangerous as it shoots out hot pieces of metal after an explosion towards enemy trenches. Thousands of soldiers died as a result of shrapnel wound. When tanks were brought into the battle to attempt to fight‚ they simply got stuck in the thick mud and that caused little effect to attack
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In 1914‚ WWI began with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand. . This lead to a battle between the central powers and the allied powers. Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were the countries that made up the central powers. The allied powers consisted of countries such as Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. As an outcome‚ their were drastic changes in the countries politically‚ economically culturally
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World War 1‚ also known as the “ Great War ”‚ was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in Europe in the Western Front (England‚Belgium‚ France‚ and west Germany)‚ the Eastern Front (Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and the east of Germany) and finally the Italian Front (Italy and Austria).The first world war was between
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A series of war crimes were perpetrated against the people of Belgium in the early months of WWI‚ which were referred to at the time as “the rape of little Belgium.” In August 1914 several large flanks of German soldiers marched into Belgium‚ seizing command of major urban centers like Liège‚ Leuven‚ and Andenne. They subsequently wreaked havoc. In the weeks immediately proceeding the seizure of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised
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What Caused World War 1? During World War 1‚ there were many things that caused it. Imperialism is a structure where a powerful nation takes over or controls over someone‚ something‚ or a place and utilizes one or many colonies. During World War 1‚ Britain was one of the world’s most powerful nation that anyone could ever imagine. Britain took over in the late 1800’s over; Canada‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Burma‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Hong Kong and other Pacific and Caribbean Islands‚ South Africa‚ Rhodesia
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On April 6‚ 1917 America officially joined the war‚ with a vote of eighty-two to six in the Senate and three hundred seventy-three to fifty in the House of Representatives (social). America went from neutrality to war within three years. When America claimed to be neutral‚ they also accounted neutral rights to fund either side through loans. The Allied powers ( Britain‚ France and Russia) borrowed two point five billion dollars‚ while the Central powers only borrowed twenty-seven million dollars
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In the early twentieth century‚ tensions that had been rising in European countries were reaching a messy discharge in the way of war. Hostile alliances that split the nations‚ upturned nationalist and militaristic sentiments. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ in 1914‚ was the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually
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