Chapter 29 Reading Questions What effects did World War I and the Treaty of Versailles have on Europe? World War I left European countries with huge debts and decreased amounts of land for crop production. The massive loss of life due to the war massively decreased the European workforce and forced European economies to rely on imports from settler societies and the U.S. Additional economic pressures placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles made the political situation there particularly
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Describe British rule in India at the end of the First World War. At the end of the First World War‚ British rule in India was dominant compared with Indian rule. The British is controlling a population of about 300‚000‚000 people and more than two-thirds of India in the early nineteen hundreds. The rest is ruled under Maharajah’s which are Indian Princes. Out of the various colonies the British had‚ India was named the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ because of its vast amounts of resources‚ labour and
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Why Did The First World War Break Out in 1914? Well there are many reasons why the First World War broke out in 1914. Firstly the war began when someone shot 1 bullet and then the whole war started. In this essay I will be talking about why the world war broke in 1914 and what are the causes of this war. The answer to this question is that the war began because of Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚ Alliances and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It was like a domino effect. (Source 5)
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The Great War affected almost everyone in the world. Tensions continued to rise in Europe until everything exploded. World War 1 began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Serbia. After Austria-Hungary decided Serbia was responsible for the assassination rather than the Black Hand members‚ other countries began to get involved‚ and eventually the Great War began. This was supposed to be a short war‚ however it lasted longer than most countries thought it would
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French Military Refusing to Fight during World War I Did you know that over 1‚357‚800 French citizens died during the course of World War I? I guarantee you didn’t! But did you know that a majority of these deaths were because of a certain country that basically demolished the French military and France as a whole even when they were one of the most powerful countries in the beginning of World War I! Can you guess the country that wiped them out? Well.. if you didn’t it’s the Germans! The Germans
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Online 112 Section #90151 Essay Exam Two World War II World WarII was very different in comparison to World War I. It presented differentchallenges for the Americans that were not presented during the First WorldWar. This was the first time that two capable and determined enemy nationsfaced America simultaneously. The two enemies Nazi Germany and Japan at thistime were not nations to be looked down upon. Nazi Germany had the potentialtechnological capability to launch devastating
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Introduction World War 1 was like nothing that had ever happened in the world before. Although it was inevitable‚ the horrific loss of life was pointless. Almost no-one except the politicians ruling agreed with it‚ which has been proven by soldier’s diaries‚ and most famously the football match between the British and the Germans on Christmas Day 1914. All-in-all‚ World War 1 resulted in a revolution in infantry tactics which fundamentally altered how wars were fought. The armies which clashed in
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How did the First World War change British society? The Great War involved most of the adult population either ’head on’ or discretely. On average‚ 6 million men served in Britain’s armed forces during the course of the war. Many millions of innocent civilians had their lives affects to the overall changes‚ both economic and social that the war caused or added to. The impact of the war varied greatly between the different regions of the sommunity. There were many differences and considerations
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The soldiers that fought during World War I faced many difficulties during the war. These difficulties included day to day combat‚ little or no food for days at a time‚ health issues that arose from the poor conditions‚ and having to deal with the mental strain of the war. Your average person either knows or has heard of these difficulties‚ but the average person probably doesn’t know about the problems these soldiers face upon their return home. The main problem for returning soldiers is what we
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the First World War How did women contribute to the war effort? Suffragist and suffragette member took men’s places in jobs when the men went overseas to fight. Hundreds and thousands of women were employed in munitions factories‚ in the transport system (conductors on buses and trams)‚ employed as labourers on farms‚ as nurses and in offices a secretaries and receptionists. This was a crucial part of the war effort as it kept the country going. How were civilians affected by the war? During the
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