The First World War‚ known to many as ‘The Great War’ was a war of vast proportions. Its origins were extremely complex‚ its impact on military operations was revolutionary and its extent of destruction was horrifying. In Australia‚ around 416‚809 men enlisted ‚ of whom more than 61‚532 were killed and 156‚000 wounded‚ gassed‚ or taken prisoner . A nation that had been meticulously built over 176 years was torn apart by a single war. But‚ as horrifying as ‘The Great War’ was‚ is it possible to select
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Many problems began for Germany when World War II began‚ but by the end of the war Germany was a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany found itself split between France‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ each country controlling a part. Berlin‚ which was surrounded by the Soviet Union‚ was also divided into four sections. The Soviet Union was in control of half of Germany‚ and it happened to be the East half of the Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the
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think the outcome of this war will be?” “I believe we will win because if we eliminate the jews then there is less of a threat to Germany.” 2. “Why did you want to become the dictator of Germany?” “I saw an opportunity to give people jobs that didn’t have one‚ and to fix what world war 1 brought to germany.” 3. “ How did you feel when the allies took away land from Germany?” “I personally didn’t like that the allies took away our territory and our land. So when Germany needed a leader‚ I stood up
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The Effects of the First World War There are many after effects of the First World War. One of the first effects is‚ that because the death toll was quite high for the war and the injured civilians and soldiers was also very high. The effect of this was that because most of the population was unemployed and all the injured civilians and soldiers were in hospital being treated‚ it was costing the government a lot of money to treat the injured people and the economy was getting damaged by this
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In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I (WWI). The Entente powers had prevailed‚ and the first intercontinental war had come to a close. An international desire for peace was evident‚ but it seemed that the opposite effect occurred. The increase in nationalism that WWI brought with it came a change in the way governments ruled their people. Ultimately‚ this era saw a contraction in civil rights worldwide because of the rise of socialism and fascism. The road to fascism begins
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Why did the United States enter World War I in 1917? On June 28th 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out
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started with the rise of Germany and its seek for a new found power. Otto von Bismarck wished to use it for good and to make German a strong‚ power country. He was doing a good job of that until the King‚ Kaiser Wilhelm‚ relieved him of the position and took control for himself. At this point there is a rivalry that is brewing between Germany and Great Britain. A Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip had been working for the organization which is recognized as the Black Hand(Wars for Democracy). In
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Why did the world go to war in 1914? In 28 July 1914‚ the war started which created over 37 million casualties and put people through blood‚ fear‚ which later named as World War 1 the war took 4 years‚ 3 months and 1 week‚ leaving memory to people during the world that they will never forget with the unpleasant sequel. Even though the war ended 1918‚ which is 96 years from now‚ but still there are a lot of hypothesis‚ theories‚ and even conspiracy theory about why did the world go to war in 1914
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Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation
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Austria and its allies‚ ultimately leading to war on a global scale. Within this political firestorm‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism grew at an astounding rate. European countries came to feel that expanding their territory was vital to winning the war. In addition to the desire for more territory‚ countries used their military might to foster a new sense of Nationalism. World War One ended on November 11‚ 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke
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