World War I‚ also known as the First World War or the Great War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations
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World War I World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise known as “The Great War”‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. It had many famous battles‚ such as the battle of The Somme‚ a battle of many casualties‚ especially for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France
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Leadership During The Great War Kaiser Wilhelm II was in charge of Germany. He was the oldest grandchild of British Queen Victoria. His ties to Britain would play an important role in his political views. He became the emperor of Germany in 1888 after the death of Frederick II. When he was crowned he set Germany onto a new course in foreign affairs. He supported Austria-Hungary. Wilhelm II was also the leader of the military. Wilhelm was forced to give his throne up on November 9‚ 1918. He lived
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Fall 2013 Civ-II Study Guide for the Final Exam Date and Time: 1:00-3:00pm‚ Friday‚ Dec. 13‚ 2013 Location: Our Classroom ================================================= Instructions: The final exam covers Part 6 and Part 7 (from Chapter 28 to Chapter 33) of the textbook. The slides we used in class have already been uploaded to ANGEL. To prepare for the exam‚ you must combine studying my slides with textbook reading. This exam will be somewhat different from the first two exams
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World War 1 was known as the great war where many countries from all around the world fought for.WW1 was caused Serbia because they killed the Austrian archduke called Franz Ferdinand which made Austria mad and Germany allies with Austria was one of the most chaotic wars in the whole world where many troops from 32 different countries were fighting for their country after that loss from Germany the main 3 US‚France‚and Great Britain decided to make a treaty where all the war was blamed on Germany
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Sheryln Patrick The American Economy during World War II HIS/145 November 2‚ 2008 Mr. Preston Rodrigue The American Economy during World War II World War II began in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland without a proper declaration of war. The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ creating heavy casualties and severe damage to the United States naval forces anchored there. (Tassava‚ C. Feb.10‚ 2008). In the attack
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The World War II was the deadliest war decades ago. As a result of this‚ the World War II took millions of lives during the battle. Such as‚ civilians also lost their lives due to this deadly war. However‚ there were two Presidents of the United States. The first President of the United States of America was Franklin D. Roosevelt when the World War II first started until his death in 1945. Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United States during the war. This essay will
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The decades following World War I consisted of European leadership averting conflicts that could lead to large-scale war. Accordingly‚ this concept was easily achieved prior to 1933 due to European leadership in countries of military might striving for peace in Europe. Following Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933‚ Germany disregarded the provisions of the Versailles treaty without challenge. Germany re-occupied the Rhineland in 1936 and annexed Austria in the spring of 1938 without confrontation
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Weapons of World War 2 The Karabiner 98k was a German rifle introduced into general service in 1898. It was manufactured by the Mauser armory in huge quantities until it became obsolete after WWII. The 98K is a bolt action rifle that holds five rounds of 7.9mm on a stripper clip. It was the primary German infantry rifle in both world wars‚ and was noted for its excellent accuracy and effective range of 800 meters. For this reason it continued to be used with a telescopic sight as
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World War Two‚ a war that changed the entire world‚ began‚ ominously‚ with the German invasion of Poland. It was the most costly war‚ in terms of human lives lost. It is estimated that about 55 million people died in the European theater during World War II. Globally a total of over 60 million people died in WWII and of those 60 million‚ more were civilian than soldiers. The war lasted for more than five years‚ and more than seventy countries were involved in the war. The catalyst‚ however‚ was the
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