Weapons: There were different kinds of weapons used in WW1. Firstly‚ there was the rifle and it was a bolt-action rifle. It was the most used gun by the soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds altogether could be fired in a minute and a person that was standing 1400-1500 metres away could possibly be killed by it so this shows how powerful it was. Also‚ another weapon that was frequently used was machine guns. A disadvantage to them was that they needed 4-6 men to use them so this could be
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The plan then was to completely knock France out of the war in a little over a month‚ and return back to Germany to face Russia. This plan was ridiculously risky‚ yet the German officials decided to revolve their entire war schedule around this Schlieffen Plan. They invaded neutral Belgium without
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on France‚ Britain declares war on Germany‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. • Immediate: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Assassinated by a member of the “Black Hand”‚ a Serbian nationalist group‚ Austria declared war on July 28‚ 1914‚ causing Russia to declare war on Germany since they agreed to help Austria in the event of war. After that a web of alliances began to tangle bringing in more countries to the war then required.) • Long: Militarism (Glorifying ones military‚ building
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revise? 1. Causes of World War 1 a) What were the two alliances in Europe in 1914? b) What effect did the Moroccan Crises of 1905 and 1911 and the Bosnian Crisis 1908–1909 have on the on the alliances? c) Why was there an arms race at the start of the 20th Century? d) Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914? e) How did this shooting trigger a World War? f) What was the Schieffen plan and how did this lead to War? g) Who was to blame for World War I? 2. Peacemaking and
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World War 1 began on June 28‚ 1914 and officially ended five years later on June 28‚ 1919. It should be considered the first modern war because it was the start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style
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BREAK‚ BREAK‚ BREAK (1834) Break‚ break‚ break‚ [s1] On thy cold gray stones[s2] ‚ O Sea! [s3] And I would that my tongue could utter [s4] The thoughts that arise in me[s5] . (Unable to articulate the deep emotion – anger and resentment at nature) O[s6] ‚ well for the fisherman’s boy‚ That he shouts with his sister at play! O‚ well for the sailor lad‚ That he sings in his boat on the bay! [s7] (what he sees – he sees time passing – focus on the play of the youth
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“To what extent did modernism represent a complete break with the architecture of antiquity?” The ancients found the importance for the physical and symbolic forms of architecture however they were more informed regarding the role in which architecture plays on human behaviour than we would be nowadays. They believed that high quality public architecture created a sense of public pride which created a responsibly for the people to maintain and protect their common spaces. The architecture was used
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The English Civil War 1A. one of the reasons for the outbreak of the civil war was that the English style prayer books were issued to St Giles Cathedral‚ Edinburgh. Charles did this to try and strengthen his religion north of the border. The reaction to this from the Presbyterian Scotland was terrible‚ they staged a massive riot. This riot stared a full scale revolt in Calvinist Scotland. An army was formed by Alexander Leslie and went into England. The king tried to raise an army but the puritans
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Despite the horrors of WW1‚ many inventions of the war had an overall positive effect on the scientific world. Through science the medical industry was improved greatly. But the big deal was the new technology. War technology saw many great advances during the time period of WW1. Overall science and technology saw great improvements throughout the war‚ WW1 produced incredibly difficult challenges for doctors‚ surgeons‚ and nurses. With the war going on‚ old and new medical problems were presenting
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killed millions. Roham Asgari History 10 Mr. Keeler December 15‚ 2012 Asgari 1 When the death of Francis Ferdinand marked the beginning of WW1 as a "war to end all wars” It also began‚ the first War that where the newest and most lethal machines were experimented upon the newly armed troops. Only through these lethal and logical experiments did strategists understand the fatal that weapons were capable of. When the weapons were unleashed‚ tens of thousands could be killed each hour or even
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