World war one was one of the most deadliest wars in world history. The war was sparked because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Soon after war was declared‚ allies of the nations got involved. This dragged most of Europe into the Great War. Eventually‚ the United States joins the conflict with the Allied Nations. In 1918‚ world war one finally ended. The assassination of the Archduke played an important role in starting the war. In 1914‚ the groups of people under Austria-Hungary
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Between the years of 1914 and 1918‚ the world was filled with chaos and bloodshed. This time period is known as World War I. World War I was a battle between the Allies and the Central Powers‚ both of whom had a strong sense of nationalistic pride. For a number of reasons‚ the nations on each side resented the other‚ and desired to win the war in order to gain certain advantages. However‚ what was initially thought to be a brief quarrel heightened into total warfare. Every nation experienced immense
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traded with people we could trust‚ accepted people and did not get into wars that did not involve us. Even though we came from Europe‚ why get into the fights that they frequently go into? On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was killed‚ forcing countries to pick a side. The assassination of Franz and the forcing of choosing a side would ignite one of the largest and deadliest wars in history. Although the world was at war‚ America tried to remain neutral and stay out of
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I believe that World War I had the greatest impact on the twentieth century. It was also known as the Great War. If it were not for World War I‚ there would not have even been a World War II. World War I was the start of the domino effect of many tragedies to come. Everything that happened later on in the century afterwards‚ was in one way or another result of World War I. In August 1914‚ almost everyone believed that the war would be over in a couple of weeks‚ but the war lasted until 1918. I believed
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World War One Study Sheet Franz Ferdinand The archduke of Austria‚ nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph‚ and heir to the Habsburg throne. Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on June 28‚ 1914‚ by Serbian militant Gavrilo Princip‚ is widely considered the unofficial start of World War I. Schlieffen Plan A German military plan‚ formulated in 1905‚ Germany’s strategic vulnerability‚ sandwiched between its allied rivals‚ led to the development of the audacious (and incredibly expensive) Schlieffen
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Introduction In 1917 America entered World War one. By doing this America played a grave role in conquering Germany and ushering peace to Europe. However‚ the Great War also meant that the US would change dramatically through historical issues and changes which resulted in American society. Industries had started to realise that it was not as simple as it was before to abstract the immigrants. As the country developed and became more successful it attracted outsiders who were searching for chances
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Every person in the world has known the story about the World War I and the consequences that the World War I brought to the world. The World War I started in Europe‚ and even though President Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep America to be impartial in thought as well as action‚ but after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to the Congress about joining the World War I. And the reason why was the United States of America involved in the World War I whether for the advantages of
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Militarism played a humongous role in World War 1 because‚ since people became more nationalistic over their home countries‚ they wished to prove superiority and dominance through their armament forces. Due to the Russian’s increasing army size‚ the Germans felt forced to increase spending on their own army so as to be undoubtedly superior to the Russians. The Germans also believed that strong navy and army forces were necessary to survive as a country and as an imperial power (2). Soon enough‚ the Germans
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main cause of Japan joining World War 2 is because they wanted to expand their territory. Short Background of Japan’s involvement in WWII (500 words): Japan participated in World War 2 and was part of the Axis Powers. Before World War 2‚ Japan had struggled and wanted to expand their territory. There are many reasons for this‚ one of which was to establish itself and gain equality with the Western Powers. Japan wanted to be considered as an equal amongst the Western powers which had conquered and controlled
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World War One‚ which is often referred to as The Great War‚ began July 28th‚ 1914‚ and ended on June 28th‚ 1919. The Great War‚ originating in Europe‚ was the first conflict labeled as total war in the world’s history‚ and it involved over 32 different nations around the globe. The Great War was unrestricted in terms of the weapons used‚ as well as the combatants involved. Not only soldiers‚ but civilians and regular working people were deeply involved in World War One. From manufacturing munitions
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