In 1914‚ WWI began with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand. . This lead to a battle between the central powers and the allied powers. Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were the countries that made up the central powers. The allied powers consisted of countries such as Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. As an outcome‚ their were drastic changes in the countries politically‚ economically culturally
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World War 1‚ also known as the “ Great War ”‚ was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in Europe in the Western Front (England‚Belgium‚ France‚ and west Germany)‚ the Eastern Front (Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and the east of Germany) and finally the Italian Front (Italy and Austria).The first world war was between
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A series of war crimes were perpetrated against the people of Belgium in the early months of WWI‚ which were referred to at the time as “the rape of little Belgium.” In August 1914 several large flanks of German soldiers marched into Belgium‚ seizing command of major urban centers like Liège‚ Leuven‚ and Andenne. They subsequently wreaked havoc. In the weeks immediately proceeding the seizure of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised
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When World War I erupted in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the United States remained a neutral country. However‚ due to the sinking of The Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Note‚ and the economic investments of the U.S.‚ the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 abandoning its neutrality. In early 1915‚ unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. This meant that all ships in the area would be attacked by the
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CONSCRIPTION CRISIS World War One broke out in 1914. As a loyal ally to Great Britain‚ Canada became involved instantly. Prime Minister Robert Borden declared that "when Great Britain is at war‚ Canada is at war‚ and there is no difference at all." (Historica). Some nations had more soldiers than Canada. Volunteers were becoming harder to find. When Borden returned home‚ he was convinced of the need to establish a forced conscription system. The system forced men into service
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This is the story of how America was thrust into World War One. Some believe that this was America’s fault for instigating the attacks of the ships by Germany by trading with other allied countries and giving financial assistance to them. Germany’s trust was also broken when America betrayed them in the Allied Blockade of Germany. Some believe that it was Germany’s fault and joining war was the only way that America could stay safe and that going to war was a decision that was forced upon them. (Source
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Imperialism is one of the main causes of the First World War. Imperialism is the increasing competition and desire for larger empires. The British empire was by far the largest of the empire in the late nineteenth century. Many leaders during this time saw a race to acquire the last territories open for colonization. This urgency to colonize led to several diplomatic incidents and fuelled rivalry between France‚ Germany‚ and Britain. In 1908‚ Austria-Hungary took over the province of Bosnia which
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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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War: Syrian Civil War and World War I What does World War I and the current ongoing‚ Syrian Civil War have in common? They are both considered to be total wars. What exactly is a total war? A total war is a war where every resource including all civilian and military personnel and a nation’s entire financial resource are used to get victory. Not only are the individuals in the army taking action‚ but so are the many innocent civilians as well. Both World War I and the Syrian Civil War have many similarities
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World War I that at the end led to great damaged on the economy and the government of the entire European nations. Therefore‚ among all the reasons that led to World War I‚ nationalism‚ usually have a positive effect‚ turn into an evil idea that brought over 5 millions men died in the war. (U.S. Department of Justice) One of the most important reasons why nationalism is a major cause of total war is that nationalism raised citizens’ desire of gaining independence and dominance (World War I – nationalism)
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