Modern History Study: Reasons for stalemate on the Western Front: * Failure of the Schlieffen plan – Whilst the Schlieffen plan dealt with war on two fronts‚ its failure was instrumental to the stalemate on the Western Front. Germany fell short of achieving a quick and decisive victory over France and Britain in which they had hoped for. The German Army’s initial advance was halted by Belgium‚ who allowed Britain and Russia to mobilise their troops. * The Battle of the Marne – German
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a war to achieve its expansionist aims‚ which are referred to as Weltpolitik. This aggressive policy brought about the war because it was responsible for several major diplomatic crises that would eventually lead to war. Examples of these crises are the First Moroccan crisis of 1905-6‚ the Bosnian crisis of 1908-9‚ and the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911. In detail of the First Moroccan Crisis‚ Germany’s foreign policy‚ Weltpolitik made the German’s dissatisfied with its exclusion from world affairs
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War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front (217 Words) There was a clear expectation that WW1 would be a quick‚ offensive military war over by Christmas. Introduction of new technology such as munitions and tanks changed the structure of war as many were not prepared for modern warfare. Millions of men participated in war along with vast numbers of horses and later trucks‚ there was a great need for food and medical supplies however‚ it was hard to sustain. There were
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What do you need to revise? 1. Causes of World War 1 a) What were the two alliances in Europe in 1914? b) What effect did the Moroccan Crises of 1905 and 1911 and the Bosnian Crisis 1908–1909 have on the on the alliances? c) Why was there an arms race at the start of the 20th Century? d) Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914? e) How did this shooting trigger a World War? f) What was the Schieffen plan and how did this lead to War? g) Who was to blame for World War
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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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http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/05/17/chemical-warfare-ww1/ 4. Weapons of War- Tanks‚ Michael Duffy‚ Accessed September 21 2014‚ http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/tanks.htm 5. Weapons of War- Poison Gas‚ Michael Duffy‚ Accessed September 21‚ 2014 http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm 6. Naomi Pasachoff. Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1996. 7. Inventions That Flourished Thanks to WW1‚ Accessed September 21 2014 http://www.warhistoryonline
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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WORLD WAR 1 The cause of World War 1 was not only of the terrorist group‚ The Black Hand Gang‚ kill the Archduke of the Austro Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand. There were many causes of the Great War‚ like Militarism‚ Imperialism and Nationalism. This essay is going to be based on the cause of the Black Hand Gang. The Black Hand Gang was lead by Dragutin Dimitrijevic. The Black Hand objectives were Bosnia-Herzegovina independence from Austro-Hungary. They feared a war with Austro-Hungary and they
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AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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warfare‚ neither side capable of a decisive victory. President Woodrow Wilson was very aware that the causes of war were rarely clear and that the modern European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests should be threatened by a European war announcing on August 4th 1914‚ that America would be neutral in WW1. That neutrality was also extended to American bankers who could then lend money to both sides in
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