proved to be one of the most brutal and horrific wars the world will ever fight‚ with an estimated thirteen million deaths. The four main reasons why WW1 broke out were The Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ The Arms Race and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Overall‚ the most important cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. One cause of WW1 was the alliance system‚ which involved two main forces: The Triple Entente‚ consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia and The Triple Alliance consisting
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Vincent Frankini 12/11/13 Mrs. Coleman Internal Assessment Mathematics in an NFL Offense When my Teacher Mrs. Coleman told my class that we were going to be writing a 6-12 page paper on mathematics in real life‚ I was upset with the idea because I didn’t think I would be able to find any ideas that I would enjoy researching. At first‚ I thought long and hard about many different topics but weren’t able to come up with anything. This
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IMPACTS OF WW1 ON AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY Almost a century has passed but Australia still identifies strongly with the Anzac legend’ that emerged during the First World War. Entering the war as a small outpost of the British Empire‚ no one would have anticipated the courage and tenacity displayed by the Australian troops or the extent to which their war efforts would become the foundation of our national identity. While it lacked large numbers of troops to contribute to the British war effort‚
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Austria told Germany the problem and Germany declared war on Russia and its ally which was France. Germany went into Belgium and then Britain entered war on the Russian side. Australia went in too because it was allies with Britain. The effects of WW1 on America were wide ranging covering the political‚ economic and social impact the Great War had on the United States. Unlike the countries of Europe‚
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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necessary‚ or not even happening at all. He ruled Germany with an iron fist‚ using brutal force on whoever made the mistake of trying to retaliate against him‚ and would later cause the death of over 40 million people. Hitler used tactics such as propaganda and speeches to persuade his country that Jews were the root of all evil. He went to the extreme to eliminate anyone who was not of the “Aryan” race‚ and stopped at nothing to brainwash his people to go along with him. It is not certain why Hitler
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November 1918. The main powers involved were Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary. The war predominantly took place in Europe. What we want to know is‚ what was the hidden cause of WWI. Of the three most important causes of WW1‚ the main cause was militarism. Imperialism is not polite‚ nor should it be taken lightly into consideration as an important cause of World War 1. According to document D‚ Germans were not a fan of taking over another country‚ but everyone else has
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of the war in August 1914‚ people had no idea of the scale and length of the conflict they were to be involved in and people were eager to enlist in a war that they thought would be over by Christmas. -Soldiers were persuaded to fight through propaganda (posters/information) which was used to make them believe that fighting in the war would be amazing. This was a lie. In reality‚ the war was horrible. -Soldiers fought in the Trenches. The trenches were infested with rats‚ frogs and lice. Living
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The struggle of imperialism was correspondingly apart of the cause too because it set up the scene for other wars to take place. This is why imperialism is so substantial in history when we reference the Great War. These causes led to a world of propaganda‚ 8.5 million deaths‚ rationing of food‚ and higher taxes. One of the first causes of World War 1 began on July 28th‚ 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The cause of this was because in Sarajevo Serbian‚ nationalist assassinated
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did not die in the trenches‚ like the Spanish flue‚ typhus etc. The British were used to having an advantage of numbers (slaves mainly) but these proved useless when the tanks ‘got in the game’. Armistice 11th of November 1918 THE COST OF WW1 TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE Weakening of the Empire (trade disrupted‚ demands for self-govt.) Economy – geared to war‚ so complete restructuring needed -> Est. loss of ¼ of total British wealth (not imperial) - Lives (heyck): 750‚000 (mostly military;
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