We all know that World War II made the structure of the world changed a lot. This war began in 1939 and ended in 1945. It is the longest war and also it is the grandest scale war during the world history. There were almost sixty countries involved in the war. Every country which took part in the war lost manpower and financial resources‚ and many people died of this war. On the other hand‚ the economic problem became one of the biggest problem during the war. Actually‚ the war cost about five trillion
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1 ) The specific incident that leads to the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand ‚ heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary in June 28 ‚1914 by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo ‚Bosnia . The purpose of the assassination was to trigger a massive Slavic revolt in the Slavic states of Bosnia and Herzegovina that would hopefully free Bosnia and Herzegovina from the rule of Austria-Hungary .Serbia and other Balkan States had already gained independence from the Ottoman rule
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Part 2 1. How did General Douglas MacArthur react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War? ~ General MacArthur was the Army’s Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers‚ Commander in Chief of the United States Command and the Far East‚ and Commanding General of the U.S Army and the Far East. So basically he was top dog‚ and he was there for a reason. He supervised Japan’s transition into a modern‚ democratic nation in WWII; also‚ he called the orders for the counterattack on
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WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 erupted in 1914. World War 1 had many countries involved but not all of them entered at the same time. There were many causes for the outbreak of World War 1. One cause of World War 1 was militarism. Militarism is the glorification of one countries military. Many countries were getting this militarism idea because they dreamed of war being glorious. Many people would soon find out that war is not good. Another thing that goes along with militarism and the outbreak for World
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World War 1 was different than any other wars that came before it by that it was the first war fought in on many continents‚ as well it was the first war where chemical weapons were used‚ and it was the first total war. The total number of casualties in World War 1 was 37 million. There were 9 million killed‚ 20 million wounded and others that weren’t were most likely dead. The expectations before the war started was a reason why the war began because people thought it was going to be a short‚ bloodless
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chain of events that led directly to the fighting‚ the actual root causes are much deeper. World War one left 9‚906‚000 soldiers dead‚ 21‚219‚000 soldiers wounded and 7‚750‚000 soldiers missing. It was a conflict between the Allied Powers (France‚ Russia‚ Britain‚ Italy and the United States)‚ and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three main causes of the war were the alliances of the European Powers‚ widespread militarism and economic imperialism. I believe
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did World War 1 Start? Mr Johnson Due date: Friday 18th of October 861 words By Matthew Chen World war 1 was ultimately caused by imperialism. Different nations wanted control over more land and to be the dominant nation in Europe. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie was a small but very powerful event that led to the beginning of a very long chain of events. Alliances between lots of different countries also contributed to World War 1. The
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This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses‚ see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). "WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). World War I | Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistiblesinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; aVickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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Congress for a declaration of war against Germany‚ stating that "The world must be made safe for democracy." For three years‚ the United States had managed to remain neutral in World War I‚ which was wrecking widespread destruction on Western Europe. U.S. relations with Germany had deteriorated throughout that period‚ however‚ particularly as German submarines had torpedoed many American merchant vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Congress adopted a declaration of war a few days later by a strong
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World War I World War I (also known as the First World War‚ Great War or War of Wars‚ abbreviated WWI) was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world ’s great powers‚[4] assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers.[5] More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars
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