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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In World War One the weapons that they used were machine guns‚ poison gas‚ and tanks. BOOM! BAM! The dreadful sounds of the dangerous guns in WW1. Those sounds are the scariest things anyone has ever heard! It was never different back then because when people heard those shots they were terrified. Most likely if you were out in the open you were the first to be killed. Then the houses‚ and more. The last place they would need to check is underground. It would take days even weeks to hunt down every
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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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WW2 DOGFIGHTS In a dogfight a pilot is tested to the highest degree on how well he can maneuver his plane away from his opponent and position himself in a position that allows himself to destroy his opponent. By the definition of a dogfight it is any fight between warring fighter planes‚ which means it is not always a one on one situation that you will encounter. Any little advantage that you can obtain over your opponent is immensely crucial but some deciding factors are typically air speed‚ experience
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Although the citizens faced many hardships similar to the soldiers‚ the overall effects were significantly different than the soldiers because they did not face the same struggles and were not directly influenced to the same extent. The primary differences between the civilians and the soldiers were the views about the war and the different roles each component of society had to fill. When the soldiers left‚ the
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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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otherwise been available. With a large majority of US men having to fight in Europe‚ there was a drastic amount of men to work in factories. The women who were available to work answered this. By 1945‚ one third of all industrial workers were women. Propaganda images began to symbolize the change from the women working at home to the women working in factories. By working in the factories they gained a higher income but it was not equal to men. When the war ended many women were forced out of the factories
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