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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Year 9 History NC Assessment: “From one war to another – Was Hitler totally to blame for WW2?” “Hitler was totally to blame for World War II. Do you agree?” World War Two began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany ’s invasion of Poland. Although the outbreak of war was triggered by Germany ’s invasion of Poland‚ the causes of the war were more complex. In 1919‚ Lloyd George of England‚ Orlando of Italy‚ Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the
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After WW2‚ Australia felt that the population was too small to defend itself in case of another event. It also felt that Australia needed an economic boost and an increase in the population was the way to do so. In a speech to parliament in 1944‚ Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell expresses the need for migrants; “…Only by filling this land can we establish a title to hold it” (House of Representatives‚ Debates‚ 1944‚ vol. HR177‚ p.935). The Chifley Labor government’s aim in the late 1940s was
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History Essay There were few valid reasons for the start of WW1. The reasons I am about to explain to you are IMPERIALISM‚ MILITARISM and ALLIANCES. WW1 started because the greed of other countries. Imperialism started to be a big factor in 1848 because a new‚ very big and very strong country called Germany was made. It was made up of Prussia‚ Oldenburg‚ Schaunburg-Lippe‚ Mecklenburg-sterhitz‚ Hessen‚ Hohenzollern and Waldeck. A few days after they became Germany‚ they attacked France
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History exam - WW2 What happened to the Jews? After Germany conquered Poland in 1939‚ the persecution reached terrifying new levels. Polish Jews were rounded up and forced to live in ghettoes‚ where disease and starvation were constant threats. Why were the Jews persucuted ? Also in 1933‚ the Nazis began to put into practice their racial ideology. The Nazis believed that the Germans were "racially superior" and that there was a struggle for survival between them and inferior races. They saw
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Evacuation was imperative in Britain in the war years for the safety of its people. It protected children from the devastation that war generated throughout Britain’s major cities. Had they stayed to face it‚ their lives would have been almost certainly ruined or often taken by air raids. Evacuation gave these children and Britain a future to look to after the war. However‚ there were problems facing the hosts and evacuees alike during these years. Evacuation uncovered many social ills and did not
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Propaganda has always been used as a way to influence the mind and acquire a certain reaction from it. The use of imagery to evoke emotion even has its own specific branch of psychology . Before World War II started‚ and even during the fight‚ the United States constructed various different types of advertisement to instill fear‚ guilt‚ hatred‚ paranoia‚ and silence from American citizens. Such images portray German soldiers and their allies (mostly the Japanese) as vicious sub-human beings who covet
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II * Treaty of Versailles In 1919‚ Lloyd George of England‚ Orlando of Italy‚ Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge. He wanted to be sure that Germany could never start another war again. The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s
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Japan and WWII One can say that Imperialism played a huge role for the happening of the Second World War. Japan wanted to become the one and only ruling power in Asia was a good example of imperialism excellence. In Europe it was the same thing also- The Nazi called themselves as socialists and it was their goal to gain control and accomplish all European countries and instill their theories and ideologies everywhere. This type of imperialism led to the events of the Second World War so much so
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During the Cold War‚ the competition between the United States and Soviet Union to become the most powerful nation affected other countries as well. The USSR spread communism to assert their power in other countries‚ both the US and the USSR fought each other indirectly when they got involved in other countries’ revolutions‚ and as a result of the Cold War‚ the world was divided between the Americans and the Soviets. In order to prove itself as being more powerful than the United States‚ the Soviet
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