component of World War I‚ and there were three main parts of this system the neutral countries‚ the triple alliance‚ and the triple entente. The alliance system rapidly escalated a strictly limited war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Why? Because what started with two countries turned out to be a full-blown war involving around eight countries. That quadruples the amount of time‚ lives‚ money‚ food‚ supplies and so much more that were lost. It seems that each country fought this war for their own
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country can establish and retain a state of ‘Total War’ inevitably leads to victory. In World War 1‚ the allied forces ability to achieve this resulted in their success. The production of munitions and American funding‚ resource allocation and the British Blockade‚ gave the allies a clear advantage on the home front. The utilization of the superior weaponry and manpower as well as improved tactics on the battlefront gave the allies an upper hand in this war of attrition. The final loss of German morale
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Which was more important for the failure of the League of Nations Membership of the league One of the main reasons for the failures of the league was membership‚ the reason this was such a big problem is that the USA did not join the USSR did not join and neither did Germany . The USA (Woodrow Wilson) thought up the idea but it did not make it through Congress (this is like the houses of parliament for this country‚ they all get together and
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Mrs. Metzgar H.S.E. 4 Period 3 5-1-14 Nobody Wins in a War In 1914‚ a Serbian nationalist assassinated the arch duke of Austria-Hungary and it immediately triggered one of the most deadly wars in the history of mankind. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and being One of Serbia’s allies‚ Russia declared war on Germany. It created a domino effect and the war quickly became the first World War. The central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungry and the Ottoman Empire. On the other side
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transformed into one of the most powerful‚ dangerous‚ and influential political parties that the world has ever seen. To understand this phenomenon and the exponential expansion that Nazi party experienced one must look back to the beginning of the 20th century. The First World War left the nation of Germany in ruins. The aftermath and the widespread distraught of WW1 completely changed the German society. The economic‚ political‚ and social consequences of the war drastically impacted
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World War I‚ which is otherwise known as the ’Great War‚’ has been the subject of debate between historians and history enthusiasts alike for over a century. There is no definitive evidence as to who was directly responsible for the outbreak of war among the Powers. The questions I have to ask myself are‚ “Who instigated the War to end all Wars?” and‚ “Who fired the first shot?” In this essay I will answer these questions to the best of my ability‚ as well as sharing my own thoughts and opinions
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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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Austria-Hungary was the power whose territorial ambitions played a large part in the coming of war in 1914. Although head of an increasingly fossilized and outdated regime‚ the Habsburg emperor Franz Josef was an expansionist. In 1914‚ his latest addition to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian Serbs resented Austrian rule and sought the protection of independent Serbia. It was one of these Bosnian Serb groups‚ the Black Hand‚ that assassinated the Crown Prince‚ Franz Ferdinand
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Canada’s Independence Following World War One Without the tragedies that occurred during World War One‚ Canada would not be the nation it is today. Following WW1‚ Canada was considered a major part of many of the battles especially Vimy Ridge‚ gaining Canada international respect. With that respect‚ strong bonds were established between Canada and the influential countries at that time. With this new gained confidence‚ Canada questioned the hold Britain still had on them‚ and decided it was time
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what extent was Hitler responsible for the Second World War?” ‘From the first day that he "seized power‚" January 30‚ 1933‚ Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler‚ a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority of the
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