Germany was becoming a threat‚ breaking the Treaty of Versailles which did not allow them to build an army‚ but under Hitler they were building an army and had mad ideas. As it started gaining back land from which they lost in World War 1‚ neighbouring countries became alert of its aggressiveness. It was given the little land it wanted in hope that it would back down from other countries. But as how Winston Churchill anticipated‚ it did not. Germany began conquering nearby countries
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army‚ since it was seemingly impossible for the Germans to win a protracted defensive war against the french and Russians. They hoped to invade France‚ but to do so‚ they had to maneuver pass the french border‚ and invade Belgium. After that’s done‚ they would attack France. When they have succeeded‚ they would send the armed forces to deal with the Russians. Russia is the largest country in the world‚ which why it took the Russian army to mobilize for more than a week. The germans thought it would
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Why World War Developed in the Late Summer of 1914 World War I is the event where all the Eurasian empires went at war by a domino effect. What started as a local conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia became arguably the most important war in Europe. The Balkan states became the Great Powers’ way of starting a conflict that had been building up for decades. Although the guilt of the beginning of World War I is commonly attributed to the Great Powers‚ past tensions in the Balkan states made
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time where one is constantly worried to see if their family was coming home. This was the lives of millions of people in the early 1900s. During this time the world was becoming advanced in many ways. This was all possible due to one atrocious event: World War One. World War One was claimed to be the “war to end all wars.” Even though it didn’t end all wars‚ it did something much more colossal: it changed all wars. World War One changed all wars by developing new weapons‚ exploring new war tactics‚
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of the United States‚ his first words on the Vietnam War were “I’m not going to lose Vietnam. I’m not going to be the president who saw Southeast Asia become communist.” (CITE HERE) At the time‚ the United States was fighting to keep communism out of Southeast Asia. The main problem with President Johnson’s approach was sending bombs could carpet bomb miles of territory easily‚ Defoliants that killed jungles and humans alike‚ and ground fire power that was greater that any in history rather than sending
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How did World War I start? Sadly‚ it started because a few unruly Serbians and one Bosnian killed Archduke Frantz‚ who was from Austro-Hungary. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. So with that Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungary asked Germany for help because they feared Russia would help Serbia. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. Did animals play a part in World War I? yes‚ they did. Thankfully‚ pets helped raise the low morale
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signed by Germany‚ France‚ and Britain that ended the first World War after four years of fighting. While negotiations had not yet been made with the Treaty of Versailles‚ the fight had finally ended. While both sides of the conflict‚ the Allies and the Central powers‚ were sure that their nation had a guaranteed fast win with their technological advances and all‚ it was Germany who lost in the end. Germany had been fighting a two-front war‚ but they had defeated the Russian army on the Eastern Front
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World War One‚ also known as the Great War‚ began in Europe and lasted from July 28th‚ 1914 to November 11th‚ 1918. The war pulled in all the big economic countries. The war consisted of two opposing alliances: the Allies (consisted of the French 3rd Republic‚ the Russian Empire and the United Kingdom of Ireland and Great Britain) against the Main Powers of Austria-Hungary and Germany. Even though Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Austria-Hungary and Germany‚ they did not join the
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The event that sparked the outbreak of World War I is the simple but complex assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security
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Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian Wars? What impact did the wars have on Greece? A good portion of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two men: Alcibiades and the Spartan king‚ Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was very charismatic and the young people of Athens loved him. But he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and became something of a sociopath‚ not caring what his deeds resulted in. As stated before
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