pre determined plan by Hitler? The mass murder of millions of Jews is one of the largest genocides recorded in European history. Many historians‚ such as Christopher Browning‚ have come to the conclusion that the Holocaust was the result of careful planning by Hitler and the Nazi party long before the Final Solution. Others like V.R Berghahn are of the opinion that the Holocaust was a consequence of several events‚ such as war‚ that Hitler had not anticipated. There is also a third opinion amongst
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million people were plunged into war. Ten million soldiers were mowed down by bullets‚ blown to pieces‚ incinerated‚ starved‚ devoured by rats and lice‚ killed by the epidemics that thrive on misery‚ 20 millions more were wounded. What lunacy took hold of the Austrians‚ Serbs‚ Russians‚ Germans‚ French‚ British‚ Italians‚ Terks‚ and the Americans? The survivors could count themselves lucky‚ but they had lost their youth or their face or their sanity. How did the world unleash such fury? The peoples
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World War one was a worldwide that was centered in Europe. The war began on the 28th of July 1914; this was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria who was a royal prince of Hungary and an archduke of Austria-Este. The war subsided over four years later on the 11th of November 1918. The war was fought by two conflicting alliances‚ these were the Triple Entente and this included the French republic‚ the British Empire and the Russian Empire (Italy later joined in 1915
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The Aftermath of World War One War often has a profound effect on the people that live through it. The very foundations of countless generations have been built on the experience of war. War has a tendency to divide some people and bond others together. There is always hatred for the enemy but there is no greater bond than that of comrades in war. This experience creates a culture of its own in which some people are included and others are outsiders. Those who fight in war‚ indeed mourn for those
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World War One dramatically transformed the lives of women in Britain. From a social and industrial aspect‚ women were given chances that they believed would never arise. From the years 1914 to 1918‚ the lifestyles of women were indeed turned upside down‚ as they were employed into a large‚ differentiating pool of jobs‚ their sense of freedom and independence increased. Due to the large numbers of men who were starting to leave to serve their part in the War‚ a lot of jobs were abandoned‚ and employing
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World War One was a brutal and deadly war that introduced the beginning of the modern war tactics. No one thought this First World War to blow up the way it did- most expected the war to end quickly‚ however‚ this clearly was an unrealistic expectation. Men and boys were eager to volunteer for war when it first began‚ unaware of the horrors that went along with the trench life and scarring moments on the battle field. Between the battles‚ travels‚ diseases‚ unsanitary living‚ and expansion on weapons
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World War One or ‘The Great War’ and its causes are still a hotly debated subject till today. There are many important causes and reasons for the war‚ some more important than others. Not only did the war cause a lot of disruption‚ chaos and death‚ it also set the scene for other wars to take place‚ which is one main reason why it was so significant in History. Many of the causes link and relate to each other and have different relative importance‚ when compared‚ to contributing to the outbreak of
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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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Causes of World War One There were many reasons why World War One broke out: imperialism was taken into effect‚ nationalism and unification of nations was very popular‚ alliances all over Europe were established and glorifying one’s military rapidly rose. World War One started in July of 1914‚ and lasted until November 1918. The primary cause of WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; however‚ alliances developed prior to the war and the glorification in country’s military made
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Women in World War One Shea Banting Before August 1914‚ women lived in a male- dominated society. It was WWI that was a crucial time for women. Women had the chance to prove that they were capable of more than cleaning‚ house chores and caring for their children. Many men were off to war‚ resulting in job opportunities lots of openings in employment. Women started to replace men. In 1917 it was surveyed that: -68% of women changed jobs since the war began -16% had moved out of domestic
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