World War 1 also known as the Great War started on July 18‚ 1914 & ended November 11‚ 1918. WW1 left millions of people killed. WW1 was caused by MANIA. Mania is an acronym for Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ & Assassination. WW1 eventually led to the Great Depression. When the Great Depression hit‚ Adolf Hitler took advantage and attempted to rise to power. Militarism is what creates suspicions among European countries. Countries competed with each other to have the biggest and
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We all know the Nazis were defeated in WW2‚ but do you know the battle that led to the Allies finally defeating them? According to Michael Peck‚ an award-winning author with an MA in political science‚ The Battle of Moscow stopped Hitler’s army. One of the main reasons this battle is a big deal is the soviet union crippled Germany’s army and made it possible to defeat them‚ but this was not surprising considering the fact that the Soviet Union had 20 million soldiers and Germany only had 13 million
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1945-1950. Several well-planned actions helped the CCP became victorious in the Chinese Civil War: leadership‚ support of the people and support from outside help. This paper will give a slight history of the situation‚ and describe the main reasons why the CCP became victorious over the Nationalist Party. As per history‚ China was a country that was very divided. There were many districts‚ each with their own leaders and military. To bring the socioeconomic problems under control‚ the Chinese Nationalist
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Achilleas Sarantaris 2/10/11 | Republicans | Nationalists | Political Strengths/weaknesses | *Caballero’s rule weakened because Republicans were politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May
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Why Did the United States Enter World War I? Summary: A short overview of events that led to U.S. entry into World War I. Ensuring payment from the debt the Allies had built up with the U.S. and ensuring safety of U.S. shipping were two reasons for the U.S. entering the war. Although many Americans would have rather had the allies win the world war‚ they did not want them to win enough to join in and help them. The United states entered the war for two reasons: 1) To ensure payment from allies’
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Due to now iconic images of planes such as the Boeing B-17 and the Supermarine Spitfire‚ World War 2 is recognized as being a war where an important part transpired in the skies. Richard Overy’s book Why the Allies Won‚ uses chapter four to look into the changes instigated and achieved through Allied air warfare. Looking at the production methods and morals behind Allied fight in the sky‚ readers are able to understand the positive impacts that were instigated through the air war. In the beginning
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The Allies sought and tried to punish Germany for their involvement in WW1 by isolating them and forcing them to pay reparation for all damages caused during WW1. These punishments instead of teaching Germany a lesson would lead to a path of revenge and aggression and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Beginning with the end of WW1 and Allied forces closing in on German territory‚ Germany agreed to a ceasefire on November 11‚ 1918. With the war over Allied forces decided how to prevent this
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Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? The 14th October 1066 was to be a date that changed the course of British history. On that Saturday morning the Battle of Hastings was launched with an intensive bombardment of arrows fired from Norman archers towards the ranks of Harold’s army. William the Duke of Normandy and leader of the Norman troops advanced his army closer to the English line which was led by King Harold Godwinson. The previous English king Edward the Confessor had died without
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web of new views. As a result extremist views‚ such as communism‚ became widely supported‚ particularly in the industrial cities. Also‚ the German economy had suffered terribly during the war. Industrial output fell by over 40% between 1914 and 1918. WW1 negatively affected Germany by putting it in Social political and economic ruins. To begin with‚ After WWI Germany was socially affected. In document 3 they say “I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair‚ death‚ fear”. This quote
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There are a few reasons why the South lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the
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