WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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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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Analyse the Causes of WW1 There were a number of causes that played a key role for WW1; however the most significant was The Alliance System due to the fact that it had the most direct impact on the war. In this essay I will explain how this specific historical event was the main cause of WW1. On top of that I will talk about how the other causes effected the decisions made and their impact at the time. The Alliance System was the most significant cause of WW1 due to the fact that all the great
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BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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AICE Intl History Review for Test 1. Command Economy: The government will determine countries economic needs. The government tells people when they work and how much they get paid. 2. Collective Farming : all food grown goes to state to be redistributed. Everything that the farmers grow‚ goes strait to the government‚ and the government decides what to do with it. 3. Great Purge: 4. New Deal: Roosevelt’s program of government reform to improve economy. 5. Coalition Government: temporary multi-party
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Honors History DBQ World War 1 World War 1 or ‘The Great War’ was a conflict between the central and allied powers in 1914-1918. It took place mainly in Europe and Italy but was later expanded into France‚ Germany‚ and the South of Turkey. The causes of World War 1 are still debatable today. However‚ some points of the War are more important to note than others. Likewise‚ not only did the Serbians assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ but the development of militarism also proves to be a main
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alliance composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second association was made up by France‚ Great Britain‚ and Russia and were known as the Triple entente. These alliances may have been one cause of the outbreak of WW1. Therefore the underlying causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Militarism is defined as “a belief or desire that a government or people should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively.” In the London times History
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The Arms Race leading up to WW1 The great war of 1914 was one of the bloodiest conflicts modern man has yet experienced. Its consequences reached far from the battlefield and into the towns‚ homes and families of the soldiers. There are many arguable points one could debate regarding the origins of WW1 but much guilt resides on the part of the arms race. An arms race can best be described as one country adding a portion to its military then a neighboring country
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was a pretty much utopian view‚ as the militaries were growing unstoppably. This was causing competition between the big powers‚ because of the fear that one’s military force will get ahead from another’s power military. Moreover‚ the same time‚ technology of weapons was increased and new variety of weapons was produced (machine guns‚ chemical w.‚ airplanes etc.)By Krupp’s and Skoda’s armament foundries. Militarism doesn’t consist a cause for the countries to battle each other‚ but its combination
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