Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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What do you need to revise? 1. Causes of World War 1 a) What were the two alliances in Europe in 1914? b) What effect did the Moroccan Crises of 1905 and 1911 and the Bosnian Crisis 1908–1909 have on the on the alliances? c) Why was there an arms race at the start of the 20th Century? d) Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914? e) How did this shooting trigger a World War? f) What was the Schieffen plan and how did this lead to War? g) Who was to blame for World War
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WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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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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new variety of weapons was produced (machine guns‚ chemical w.‚ airplanes etc.)By Krupp’s and Skoda’s armament foundries. Militarism doesn’t consist a cause for the countries to battle each other‚ but its combination with other factors such as imperialism and nationalism created tension between the big powers. In order for the powers to build these massive militaries‚ they also needed enough economic power. In the end of the 19th century‚ almost all European powers (Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain
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Explain the Causes of World War One Introduction In this essay I am going to explain the long term and the short term causes of World War Ones or as others call it the War to end All Wars. I am going to divide my essay in to categories‚(Long term causes and short term causes)‚ and then in each category I will list the causes in order of importance‚(the most important being at the top‚ and the least at the bottom and so on‚ so fourth). I will make it clear all the way through my essay‚ which cause
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The Origins of World War I Edited by RICHARD F. HAMILTON Ohio State University HOLGER H. HERWIG University of Calgary published by the press syndicate of the university of cambridge The Pitt Building‚ Trumpington Street‚ Cambridge‚ United Kingdom cambridge university press The Edinburgh Building‚ Cambridge cb2 2ru‚ uk 40 West 20th Street‚ New York‚ ny 10011-4211‚ usa 477 Williamstown Road‚ Port Melbourne‚ vic 3207‚ Australia ´ Ruiz de Alarcon 13‚ 28014 Madrid‚ Spain Dock House
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of WW1 With 2 shots fired the Archduke of Austria was dead‚ causing World War 1‚ yet the true cause was much deeper. World War 1 lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. It was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen and to this day is the deadliest war with 10‚000‚000 dead in twice that wounded. What were the underlying causes of World War 1? First of all what does underlying mean underline is the unseen cause or bases of something. The three underlying causes of World War 1 were Imperialism‚ alliances
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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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European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests should be threatened by a European war announcing on August 4th 1914‚ that America would be neutral in WW1. That neutrality was also extended to American bankers who could then lend money to both sides in the war. However with the mounting probability
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