World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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Causes of WW1 essay outline Hook: Mr. Frip is advising that we use our specialized impact categories to highlight some of the longterm effects of the Great War. >Example: World War 1 was the cataclysmic event which would end the lives of 10 million young european men‚ therefore destroying an entire generation of Europeans. It would end the empires of Russia‚ Germany‚ and AustriaHungary. Russia would resort to communism‚ which would promptly outlaw religion and impose a totalitarian government
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which resulted in the Mines Act of 1842. The act set up an inspectorate for mines and collieries which resulted in many prosecutions and safety improvements‚ and by 1850‚ inspectors were able to enter and inspect premises at their discretion. Otto von Bismarck inaugurated the first social insurance legislation in 1883 and the first worker’s compensation law in 1884 – the first of their kind in the Western world. Similar acts followed in other countries‚ partly in response to labor unrest. Policy
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belief that Germany was unique‚ distinct from other European nations and was therefore destined to follow a different transition from Aristocracy to Democracy. This course could include violence if necessary; past German Chancellors such as Otto Von Bismarck who was famous for his Blood and Iron Speech during the unification of Germany are an example of that. Germany had a history of Authoritarianism and a strong belief in Militarism and the army. The days of the Kaiser and the Second Reich‚ during
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paranoid that the Germans would attack them and asked for an alliance with Germany. Bismarck was quick to sign the alliance since they wanted to stay on Russia’s good side so Germany’s troops would not have to be in two different places at once. Fighting a two front war would not do Germany any good since they’d have limited resources and they would have to divide their attention therefore giving them a blind spot. Bismarck agreed to the alliance to not only not have to fight a two front war but also to
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Friedrich Willhelm Nietzsche‚ a German Philosopher of the mid 1800`s was Born 1844 and died after a long medical condition that was thoroughly investigated but with no found result in 1900. Nietzsche is most renowned for challenging the moral integrity of Christianity in the late 1800’s despite having grown up with a background and family history of Lutheran ministers; where his Father‚ Uncles and Grandfathers were all Ministers. This philosopher was the most outspoken on topics such as power‚ pain
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Maximilian Otto Bismarck Caspari wrote of him: - “As to the transcendent military genius of Hannibal there cannot be two opinions. The man who for fifteen years could hold his ground in a hostile country against several powerful armies and a succession of able generals must have been a commander and a tactician of supreme capacity” Robert Garland - Though this claim may seem questionable to our post Hanibalic world‚ It was moreover the experience of the Second Punic War the first stimulated
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wealthy‚ and fit’ nations to dominate the less fit’ races of their colonies. Where Germany was concerned‚ Social Darwinism played a considerable role in their forgein policy as an up-coming power in Europe. In 1890‚ when the Kaiser forced PM Otto Von Bismarck to resign‚ his fairly cautious policy of Realpolitik resigned with him‚ leaving vacancy for the Social Darwinist induced Weltpolitik of the Kaiser. This world policy collided with all conservatism‚ Kaiser Wilhelm II and claimed that Germany
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Course: History 1401E Assignment: Final Essay Student: Yousif Arya Student number: 250697891 TA: Paul Z. Professor: Brock Millman Word count(excluding footnotes‚ title page‚ works cited): 2994 Question : What forces drove Europe’s imperial expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? You may‚ if you wish‚ focus on one of the major European powers. At the turn of the 20th century‚ the forces of “new imperialism” motivated European empires to seek territorial acquisition
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King Otto whent to his new king dom of Greece‚ and could not rule because he was underage and had to what 2 years so he can be king. thous 2 years where harsh for kingdom because the army was led to dissolution‚ many heroes of the Greek Revolution were arrested and many more were killed and people surfed to.while in Ottos rule a rebellion broke out and met up with Otto and ask for a political rights‚ Otto agreed and with draw.Soon Otto came back in to rule and tried to
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