had a plan for peace in the war known as the Fourteen Points. It was also called “Peace Without Victory.” The plan meant to prevent international problems from causing another war. To promote his plan for peace‚ Wilson visited Paris‚ London‚ Milan‚ and Rome in Europe. However‚ the Allies were against Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The Allies wanted to punish Germany for the war. One idea of Wilson’s peace plan was an end to secret treaties. One issue that caused World War I that was addressed in that
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What was the most important cause of World War 1 On Sunday 28th June‚ 1914‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ and his wife‚ were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ part of a Serbian Terrorist Group‚ called the Black Hand at Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovnia. This event and the tension between Europe was a trigger that set off declarations of war and resulted in World War 1. Tensions had been building up in Europe for decades through Nationalism‚ Imperialism
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Militarism‚ Colonialism‚ and Alliances were the underlying causes of World War 1. Alliances were of great value in this war. Mainly whoever had the most people or most advanced weapons would defeat their enemy. With tensions high and the want for more land‚ World War I broke out. Militarism is the act of a nation building a large military. European countries started building up their armies and navies starting in 1890 to 1914(document C). Britain focused on mainly building up its Navy‚ though
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livWorld war I can be blamed on a combination of three events or idea’s and characteristic of the time. One of the events that caused the first world war was the large amount of alliances the world over. The treaties of the time conflicted with the growing popularity of imperialism. In the general populace resides the third cause‚ as the conflict between alliance and growth is not enough without people to fight for the country at war that is were militarism comes in. The countries of the world had been
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World War 1 was considered to be a very brutal and most destructive war ever in human history that begun in Europe in August 1914. It was the very first war that included nations in it. According to a historian Sydney Bradshaw Fay; who says “it was a complex assortment of causes‚ notably imperialism‚ militarism‚ and alliances that pushed Europe into a war”. Where historians like Fritz Fischer and Niall Ferguson blamed one country particularly. According to a historian Eric Hobsbawm; who dint find
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dates.”(Hemingway 185). The soldiers in World War 1 were fighting for the glory of their country and honor. However‚ the destruction and horrors that soon followed their actions made their reasons seem hollow. In comparison to World War 2‚ the situation for soldiers in World War 1 was much more grave because of chemical warfare‚ the influenza pandemic of 1918‚ and trench warfare. To begin with‚ chemical warfare aided in making the horrors of World War 1. Chemical Weapons can have varying effects
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Australia Joining WW1 Australia joined the World War 1 because Australian wanted to help the motherland (Britain) out. Over 416‚809 men enlisted and 60‚000 were killed and 156‚000 were wounded‚ gassed or taken help prisoner. Australians also enlisted because they want to show pride and show to the females that they are brave. In the newspapers‚ political parties and sometimes churches advertise the males to join the war. Woman also rejected and abused men that did not get it to the AIF (Australian
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and Effect on World War 1 World War One‚ a huge conflict that sparked in 1914 and lasting all the way until 1918. The war was between the world’s greatest powers as two opposing sides; the Central Powers and the Allies. It was a chain of events that had started this was which consist of key features such as imperialism‚ alliances‚ growth of militarism‚ crisis‚ and nationalism. It was the result of these accumulating factors that had eventually evoked war. The effects on World War One included
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Horrors Of World War 1 War is a horrible phenomenon‚ war is caused by conflict which usually turns into death. All Quiet On The Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” both have many instances of Horrors Of War including what happened in the trenches with the rats and the Mustard Gas that was spread out in World War 1. In World War 1 soldiers would throw grenades full of Mustard Gas and threw the grenade across the enemy lines. During the war people would scream “GAS! Gas! Quick‚ boys!--An ecstasy
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Introduction The trenches of World War 1 are generally known as a fairly rough environment‚ but how far have people seen into what truly goes in such lifestyles? What the soldiers had to tolerate‚ mentally and physically‚ is rightly astonishing. Many soldiers have told stories and written journals of their personal struggle in the heat of trench warfare‚ eventually resulting in the creation of a vivid picture telling us of the dreaded life in the trenches. First hand experiences and secondary sources
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