Britain’s women during World War I was extraordinary‚ especially when seen from the vantage point of the contemporary western world in which we leave the particulars of war to the paid professionals. Our militaries have developed their capabilities to the point where volunteer help is rarely‚ if ever‚ needed. In contrast to our own contemporary situation‚ the flood of volunteers in 1914 to help with the war effort was immediate and necessary. Just hours after the official war declaration‚ social
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The First World War broke out in 1914. This originally involved Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many causes as to why the war started. One of the long term causes was the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ for example the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. There were
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Dual Alliance- World War 1 Gavrillo Princip- He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the parade in Sarajevo. MANIA- This is an acronym to help remember the 5 causes of World War 1. M-Militarism A-Alliances N-Nationalism I-Imperialism A-Assassination Nationalism William II Central Powers Invasion Gates- It was a nickname given to the route from Germany into France from Belgium and it was gone through so many times through the war it was nicknamed this. Trench Warfare- It was mainly
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World War One was a war that consisted of many casualties. In trench warfare‚ not all the casualties were from the opposing trench‚ they came from your own in the form of diseases and infections. These could travel via the water at the bottom of the trench‚ in seems of clothing‚ in the soldiers hair‚ or by animals that lived in the trenches along side the soldiers. The trenches were a very unsanitary place. So unsanitary everything is cleaned once a day and things are still able to be distributed
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The message that the propaganda is trying to convey is simply to fight in the war. Both posters convey a large image of their country or a symbol of it going into battle or standing victorious. This makes it look like the country on the poster is more powerful and will win. By placing a oversized eagle or a nazi standing victorious it conveys that the country has great power. By tricking the viewer the posters can be very convincing. The intended audience for the propaganda I have chosen would
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casualty clearing station – recovering from injuries caused by the devastating battles that happened on the Western Front. Until today‚ I cannot believe that I’m in France – a country that has been a mystery to me before I enlisted in the war. And being able to become one of the survivors – after two major battles in the trenches against the Huns – was a miracle to begin with. When we first set foot in the trench – an in-ground tunnel to protect ourselves from the enemy while fighting – I noticed that
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Dear Aunt Bessie In order for me to be better‚ I have to give the best and to give the best I am going to donate the money I have. All together it adds up to almost one million but its in three different groups; One hundred thousand for child labor‚ three hundred thousand for women’s right and six hundred thousand for the meat packing industry. I already have everything I need so why not help out others. First off no matter how much money you have‚ it can help anyone that is in need. Three
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time for not only American citizens‚ but the nation as a whole. After being burdened with economic issues and war reparations‚ America turned inward to focus on worsening situations at home. Americans viewed their involvement in World War I as the war to end wars‚ and when shocked to find this untrue‚ they lost support for having gotten involved in the first place. This lead to a lack of support in the idea of joining another war. This motivating America to stay out of World War II‚ many hoped appeasement
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Introduction: In the year of 1917‚ Europe remained in a position of war and stalemate. The whole of Europe had been pitched in a massive war for nearly three years‚ as Europe had been divided between the Central Powers Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and later the Ottoman Empire‚ and Triple Entente forces of Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. While the growing dissent and chaos within the Russian Empire had ensued with the aftermath of the February/March Revolution‚ the situation seemed to begin to lean
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As a result from all the protesting‚ lifestyles‚ families and friends were disturbed. The war split NZ into two sides - people who felt strongly that the war was a terrible mistake on behalf of NZ‚ and people who it didn’t effect very strongly. This caused some families to fall apart‚ because of their beliefs. For the people who weren’t effected as significantly‚ they just carried on with their normal day to day lives. The events didn’t effect them or bother them as much as it did to others. Some
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