During World War I weapons were developing and rapidly improving. New weapons and fighting techniques were being introduced‚ which caused more violent attacks. These new development in technology changed the way war was fought. As a result of this‚ there were more damage and kills than ever before. To start with‚ one invention that was made to assist in the war was barbed wire‚ In the 1860s the U.S. used barbed wire to pen cattle but more importantly used it to defend the front lines of trench
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Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history‚ but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines‚ never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the regular caucasian paratrooper. Due to segregation of the time period all African Americans were treated worse than prisoners. Then they got a break‚ and felt their calling as smokejumpers out in
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Women in North America‚ during World War One‚ had to face various problems and obstacles. However‚ the biggest problems women had to face during the World War One were political‚ social‚ and economical problems. Women were mistreated by men and did not feel like they had what was necessary to be as powerful as they wanted to be. Only after the war did Women get the rights they deserved. Furthermore‚ only after the war did women get recognized for their struggle and only then did people start to notice
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To serve during World War I‚ The Canadian nurse were made commissioned officers by the Royal Canadian Army before being sent overseas to serve during world war I‚ . Canada was the first country in the world to grant women this privilege. nurses were not dispatched to the casualty clearing stations near the front lines‚ where they would be exposed to shell fire. They were initially assigned to hospitals a safe distance away from the front lines. As the war continued‚ however‚ nurses were assigned
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World War 1 DBQ Prior to the start of World War 1‚ several countries in Europe were fixated on being the dominant country in Europe‚ seeking to hold the top position on the social hierarchy among the European nations. After the Age of Imperialism‚ many Europeans took great pride in their countries’ growth and prosperity. The most powerful countries in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were becoming wealthier due to the trade from African colonies‚ while other countries (without income
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The main proposals put across by Social Darwinism is that people in a society and societies themselves must compete for survival. Also‚ that some individuals within species are more predominant than others due to their inherited characteristics and favourable traits. Therefore‚ when these concepts progressed from the public view into European politics‚ it gave an all too easy motive for combatant nations to become aggressive. At the time which Social Darwinism became popular in politics‚ the
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“During World War I‚ while inspecting a certain area. General John J. Pershing found a project that was not going well‚ even though the second lieutenant in charge seemed to have a pretty good plan. General Pershing asked the lieutenant how much pay he received. On hearing the lieutenant’s reply of “141.67 per month‚ Sir‚†General Pershing said: “Just remember that you get $1.67 per month for making you plan and issuing the order‚ and $140.00 for seeing that it is carried out.†I
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World War I (1914-1918) In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident‚ leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I‚ which pitted Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The four
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The Impact of World War I: American society‚ European Society‚ and European Politics After World War I‚ America went under many social changes that sculpted American society today. There were both short-term and long-term social effects of World War I. Short-term effects were peace between countries‚ the decrease of population‚ and riots. World War I ended in November 1918 and it was said to be “the war to end all wars.” This meant that peace would last between each country for very long
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THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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