starting the First World War. In my opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively. Furthermore‚ Germany only declared war due to the alliance
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Was World War One a total war? Why? Why not? The First World War of 1914-1918‚ also known as the Great War‚ was the first total war in history. What began as a European struggle over the balance of power between the triple alliance of France‚ Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other‚ soon became a global conflict that involved the imperial powers of Europe‚ their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire‚ Japan and the United States
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While no war is a “good” war‚ sometimes to maintain the security that is necessary for the residents of the country war has to break out or be joined. In the case of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor‚ German U-Boats attacking our vessels‚ and Italy protecting the other two countries‚ these “evil” powers were indeed risking the safety of the citizens of the United States. As any parent would want to protect their children the best they could‚ Eisenhower knew that declaring war was the only way to
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War I‚ also known as the “Great War‚" was a global conflict that caused many changes in political‚ economic‚ and social structures worldwide. It also provided women with new opportunities and roles in European society. It helped change traditional gender roles‚ which paved the path for advances in women’s rights. Prior to World War I‚ women’s rights were limited‚ and their primary role was to work at home. However‚ during the war‚ their rights expanded by gaining the role of now working at jobs traditionally
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This movement culminated in the Spanish-American War‚ a conflict that began over freeing Cuba and ended with the highly controversial acquisition of the Philippines and other territories. The war signaled the arrival of the United States as a great power on the global scene. CHAPTER SUMMARY Various developments provoked the previously isolated United States to turn its attention overseas in the 1890s. Among the stimuli for the new imperialism were the desire for new economic markets‚ the sensa-tionalistic
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Modern World History Mr Brian Horneck May 25th‚ 2014 World War I: A tragic and unnecessary conflict The first half of the twentieth century was deeply scarred by two world conflicts that changed the course of humanity forever. The First World War‚ also known as “The Great War” was an unnecessary conflict which created great suffering and destruction all throughout the world. The assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ wrongly claimed to be the main cause of the conflict‚ was just
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RESPONSE DBQ - Imperialism: To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? By the year 1901‚ the United States possessed the third-largest navy in the world‚ a considerable overseas empire‚ and a burgeoning reputation as a world power. It had acquired this international precedence through its involvement in the fervent imperialism of the era; the
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Since the United States entered the war late‚ it did not accrue loans‚ and it did not suffer from any physical destruction. During the war‚ the United States provided loans to the allies‚ which the allies then used to buy supplies from America. World War I shifted world economic dominance from Britain to America. While the rest of the world was rebuilding from the devastation of the war‚ the American economy flourished. The 1920s were economically prosperous because of the growth of new industries
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New imperialism during the 19th century was fueled by the European desire to obtain resources to meet the needs of its newly industrialized society. The only way to do this was to push outward to unknown territory and gain control of its inhabitants and resources. Continents such as Africa and Asia were eventually explored. However‚ it was Africa that was found to be rich in many raw materials that would serve as catalysts to a bolstering European economy marked by industrialization. Though many
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To serve during World War I‚ The Canadian nurse were made commissioned officers by the Royal Canadian Army before being sent overseas to serve during world war I‚ . Canada was the first country in the world to grant women this privilege. nurses were not dispatched to the casualty clearing stations near the front lines‚ where they would be exposed to shell fire. They were initially assigned to hospitals a safe distance away from the front lines. As the war continued‚ however‚ nurses were assigned
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