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    According to a study done by USA TODAY in 1999, World War I was ranked eighth in the top one hundred news stories of the twentieth century. The First World War was and still is one of the most historical wars to go down in history, changing the world forever. It was the first time there was a global conflict and with the introduction of new technology, millions of soldiers and civilians lost their lives. The Great War would haunt and alter the world for decades, becoming a catalyst to so many historical

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    World War I was the first major war where technology was relied on more than the troops themselves. After what was called the “Second Industrial Revolution” most major countries started to create new technologies that in the end would pave the way for World War I. These technologies ranged from the most used everyday things all the way up to specific types of weaponry to be used in specific scenarios along the trenches. Most of these technologies of war, developed from common civilian or household

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    The World War 1 was the greatest war that has ever happened globally. The war lasted for approximately 4 years since it started in 1914 and ended in 1918.The war left over seventeen million people dead and about twenty million wounded. There are many controversies that tend to tell why and who started the war. A possible one suggested that bitter rivals of powers came into conflict hence the starting of the war. These rivals were Germany and Austria-Hungary who were on one side and France, Russia

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    Some may think war Is dumber and pointless but war shapes our world whether people want to admit it or not. But I know that war drastically affects the economy of all nations which is one reason I like history. Mainly the history about war. I remember a show I watched about World War 1 that called it the first modern war. Which it brought up several good points like how it was the first war to have airship raids, chemical warfare, submarines, and my favorite ….. tanks. While WWI was tragic it

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    World War I was the first major war in history, conflicts between the Europe itself and of course US. The war lasted four years, from the summer of 1914 to fall of 1918, there are a few causes that led to the war, and there is the immediate and the underlying cause of the war. The immediate cause would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sort of like a spark for the war, the underlying cause is the long term effect of the war that it would consist, would be the military power, imperialism

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    The First World War (WWI) Essay

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    The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916, written by Alistair Horne, All Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, and the many letters written by soldiers give several different and similar views of World War 1. The letters written by the soldiers talk about his or her individual problems and how they miss and love his or her families. In The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916, Alistair Horne writes day to day stories about the Battle of Verdun and of soldiers discussing his or her feelings at

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    World war ll was one of the worst wars it lasted a total of six years starting at September 1, 1939 and ending September 2, 1945 the war took place in Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa and Horn of Africa, briefly North and South America. World War ll was far more much expensive it damaged lots of properties and killed many more people including 1.5 million children during the Holocaust more than 80% of those children were Jewish the other

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    World War Two was a devastating and disruptive War for people living in Europe. In 1939 Germany Invaded Poland and thus set Europe on the course to War. The people who lived in these countries often faced similar problems, challenges, and hardships. Dora Kilmer was born in 1924 whose father was a deep sea fisherman who lived in Plymouth England according to the interview Dora says they always knew war was coming to England and that they were digging air raid shelters. For citizens in Both Germany

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    The building up of weapons and armed forces in Europe was a key point in the years leading up to the war as it reminded the countries of their alliance systems. The personal desires of each country propelled them to seek the aid of alliances as they believed that if they chose to help their allies, the allies would stand by them—in the end, it was not about selflessness but wholly about self-interest. The puzzle of why the alliances chose to assist each other in a conflict-ridden atmosphere becomes

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    Document Analysis Questions - World War I The Experience of World War I 1. What was the mood at the outset of the war, and what caused it? At the outset of the war was that all of the people were excited, they wanted action therefore praising the army, the people were very nationalistic. The war was caused by a buildup of nationalist ideas and growing tensions between countries. The people were bored and nationalism inspired the people to start wars. 2. What were the main· features of trench warfare

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