THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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C H A P T E R 2 2 War & the American State 1914–1920 Chapter Objectives: After you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of
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A totalitarian government can be defined as a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government. (britannica.com) All government activity is administered by one single person‚ a dictator‚ or by a small group of people who serve with loyalty to the dictator. Totalitarian dictatorships strive to be in control over all the aspects of private and public behavior by influencing all
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The Great War Begins Otto von Bismarck The Triple Alliance = Italy‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary Central Powers = Germany and Austria-Hungary The Triple Entente = France‚ Russia‚ Britain Militarism Alsace and Lorraine “Powder keg” Start of Great War: conflict between Serbia & Austria-Hungary Archduke Francis Ferdinand Ultimatum Mobilize General Alfred von
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Throughout the war the British fleets were superior. This was probably due to its large empire. 1914 The first naval battle was on August 28 when the British raided Heligoland Bight. British destroyers entered this German naval base and fired torpedoes but the Germans sent out cruiser ships‚ which were bigger and stronger. The destroyers retreated to open sea whilst being chased by the Germans and shot at by Battle ships. In September‚ submarine warfare began when German submarine U-9‚ sank 3 British
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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World War 1 was one of the most deadly wars ever recorded in the history of wars. The war began July 28‚ 1914. In this war two unions or two sides where formed. One team had the Allies which included the following countries: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States. The other team was called the Central Power‚ which included the following countries: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The spark that ignited this “Great War” was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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affairs by increasing the size of the military and issuing a warning to the Germans: Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight-carrying vessels‚ the Government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German Empire altogether (1). The Germans responded by temporally ceasing submarine warfare until 1917 when German Ambassador Berstorff
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Impact of World War 1 on Germans and African Americans In the year 1790‚ the United Sates Census counted approximately 375 thousand people of the German origin. The number of the Germans immigration later increased after the year 1815. The occurrence of World War 1 during this period led to the increase in anti-German sentiments causing the German community to become invisible (Fiebig-von 33). The Germans were often met with accusations of being sympathetic about the German Empire. The war turned out
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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