15: World War I and the Home Front World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was a global war centered around Europe. The first four years of “total war” that constituted World War I (1914-1918) changed the lives of not only the men who fought as soldiers‚ but the people who remained at home. Some effects of the Great War on the European home fronts during the first course of the war were nationalistic feelings‚ working women‚ dwindling food supplies‚ and the rise of socialism. When the war first
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Juliana Amenta 2/18/13 Mr. Zastrow Chemical Warfare During World War 1 The first World War has been reported to be one of the most brutal wars in the history of time for many reasons. One of those reasons was strategic usage of chemical warfare. Chemical gas was used on both sides of the line‚ which turned out to be fatal for many. World War I was mostly fought in the trenches‚ where soldiers lived in deep‚ v-shaped holes or underground bunkers. Both sides would occupy these trenches in order
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It is difficult for a soldier to recall and relate his or her experiences of war. During war‚ soldiers are often throw into a confronting and new experience where they quickly learn about the true hardship and struggle of warfare. Being deployed onto new a surrounding‚ unpredictable events can occur which may lead to detrimental effects on soldiers physically and more importantly mentally. Especially after returning from a war‚ a solder can show great signs of post dramatic stress due to the trauma
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World War I commenced in 1914 with violence and tensions throughout many European countries and ended in 1918 with high numbers of casualties. With the war and alliances‚ came the need for new technology and innovation for warfare. Since human progress is the ability to use innovation to benefit and protect oneself‚ it went to a minimal extent in World War I in indicating human progress. The utility of the trench warfare and the poison gas between countries did not benefit them in terms of victory
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World War I Chemical Warfare On April the 22‚ 1915 at the start of the Second Battle of the Ypres‚ the first poison gas attack and the first use of chlorine gas in a battlefield started‚ even though the Hague declaration and Convention forbade the use of poison weapons in the warfare. The Germans attacked France with the chlorine gas‚ but the French were not prepared at all for this attack. The effects of the chlorine gas to the soldiers was very severe; within seconds it destroyed their respiratory
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03.05 Assignment World War I brought enormous changes to warfare and to the lives of millions of people. Complete one of the following written assignments to show your understanding of these changes. Option A: Put yourself in the position of a U.S. soldier or American relief worker during World War I. Write a letter home of at least three paragraphs explaining where you are and how you came to be there. Describe what you see‚ what you smell‚ what you hear‚ and what surrounds you. Explain how
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World War I: German Ambition Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win‚ but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be‚ which angered them even more. The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But‚ it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So‚ after
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in the World Wars Right up to the outbreak of World War I‚ feminists on both sides pledged themselves to peace‚ in transnational women’s solidarity. Within months of the war’s outbreak‚ however‚ "all the major feminist groups of the belligerents had given a new pledge - to support their respective governments." Suddenly‚ campaigners for women’s suffrage became avid patriots and organizers of women in support of the war effort. Many of these feminists hoped that patriotic support of the war would enhance
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Revolutionary War. After they won their independence and the war‚ America developed into its own country. They developed their government and expanded westward. From 13 colonies to 50 states‚ America eventually became a global superpower and remains so today. However‚ all this couldn’t have happened out of nowhere. There had to be something that caused them to rise to where they are now. While some say their rise to power was pure luck‚ factors contributing to it were the Spanish-American War‚ Hawaii’s
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involvement in the First World War began after The British Empire entered the war against Germany on August 4‚ 1914 . When The Great War broke out‚ it was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Australia and many young men were rushing to sign up and to take arms. Having in mind that Australia was part of the British Empire‚ the moment Great Britain entered the war Australia became part of the conflict. Prior to looking back at the motives and numbers of Australia’s involvement in WWI‚ I would like just to
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