warfare and outline the life in the trenches for the soldiers. The characteristics of trench warfare are that it was a static war due to the impregnability of a side’s frontline once trenches were dug. Within these trenches‚ soldiers lived and often died in conditions that began as horrendous‚ but as the war progressed the trenches developed into a comfortable living space. Often the soldiers were not alone as they lived alongside large rats and lice. For the soldiers in the trenches‚ there was a constant
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The Great War Professor Berk HST 152 Office Hours: MWF 3:00 - 5:00 Lippman 222 Class time: 10:30 - 11:35 This course covers the Great War (WWI)‚ the seminal event of the 20th century. T causes of the war‚ the evolution of the conflict‚ and the impact upon stat and society are topics tot be discussed. The Russian Revolutions of 1917‚ the Peace Settlement of Versailles‚ the rise of fascism in Italy and of the Nazi in Germany will also be covered. Several films will accompany the lectures and
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Before WW1‚ countries in Europe were going through industrial revolutions‚ many parts of Asia‚ South America and Africa had been colonised and world wealth was centred in Europe because of mass trading throughout the world. Many events‚ incidents and tension points led to the eruption of our very first world war. But the main trigger was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of the Empire of Austria-Hungary) on the 28 June 1914. One of the many causes of WW1 was
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Christmas. -Soldiers were persuaded to fight through propaganda (posters/information) which was used to make them believe that fighting in the war would be amazing. This was a lie. In reality‚ the war was horrible. -Soldiers fought in the Trenches. The trenches were infested with rats‚ frogs and lice. Living condit -Fought from 1914-1918 and between Germany and England/France/Belgium and other Allied countries. -World War 1 saw a complete change in the way wars were fought and the attitudes
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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about World War 1 Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about World War 1‚ trivia and information‚ including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about World War 1 are as follows: Fact 1 - Definition: World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers
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appealed were Conscientious Objectors. Despite the legacy of this group only 6‚000 were sent to prison. 35 received a death sentence but were reprieved immediately and given a ten year prison sentence instead. Who was to be blamed for ww1 and why? 1. Germany was to blame for WW1. Germany started all of the fights and caused a war. Many people sympathize with Germany
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untrue but a brilliant way for the British government to make people hate the Germans even more. German Newspaper headlines -English soldiers put plague germs in German wells. -German prisoners blinded by their Allied Captors. Women during WW1 While the men were fighting someone had to do their jobs so this usually fell to the women. Some of the jobs they were given were; nurses‚ working in munitions factories (which often turned their hair and skin yellow due to the chemicals)‚ in public
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BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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The Causes of WW1 * WW1 is known as the great war * There were preexisting tensions between France and Germany * 1 of the main causes of WW1 Nationalism‚ Nationalism is defined as the desire of people with similar cultures to have their own independent countries it is identified by intense devotion to one’s culture or nation. Do not confuse nationalism with patriotism. * Militarism‚ Militarism means the development of armed forces and using them as a tool of diplomacy * 1914 protest
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