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    World War I, at the time known as the Great War, was a global war that happened mainly in Europe where the Allied Powers, formed mainly by France, Great Britain, and Russia, were against the Central Powers, formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire. Someone who doesn’t have a thorough knowledge about the War would be quick to say the causes were economical or ideological or that the direct cause was the death of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary but it is more complicated

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    SUMMARY OF WARS Humanity was forever changed after the wars of the 20th century. World War I and World War II are known for the millions of military and civilian lives they took away. Horrific words such as concentration camps, slave labor and genocide are linked to the wars. They are also credited to causing nations to rapidly come up and develop brilliant new inventions, warfare tactics and revolutionary ideas that are still playing intricate roles in modern day societies. Both of these wars were accredited

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    in thehistory of the world were World War I and World War II. World War I occurred from 1914 to 1918. World War I was caused by militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism and assassination (MANIA). The first four causations were more of a build-up to it. Then, once the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, the buildup was sparked. This can be compared to pouring gasoline on the ground and then lighting it on fire. World War II occurred from 1939 to 1945.World War II was caused by the discontent

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    World War I Was A War

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    World War I was a war fought between the Allies and the Central Powers in 1914 through 1918. This was the first international war in the twentieth century and possibly the most deadliest war since. Every country was bringing out their finest advanced weaponry and their most strategic methods to succeed. All of the new advanced weaponry and strategies had a huge impact on the way the war was fought. The soldiers entered the war with horses and simple rifles, but left the war with tanks, flamethrowers

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    World War I Was A War

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    World War one was a war unlike any other before it in history, with trench warfare and chemical weapons the battlefield was foreign to even experienced veterans. It was also at this point in time that nationalism started to become bigger and bigger. Leading to the belief that the citizens of the countries involved in the war had to enlist or due their duty in order to make their family and country proud of them, otherwise they would bring shame to their family and country. For the enlisted men and

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    World War 1 was known as one of the most destructive wars of all time. The fighting between the Central Powers and the Allied Forces caused over 16 million casualties. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers were Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and the United States. The war began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and came to a halt in 1918 after the Allied Powers claimed victory. P

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    World War 1, also known as the “Great War” was a long, bloody war that raged on from 1914 until 1919 between many smaller European countries, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Turkey, Italy, France, China and finally the United States. In this paper, I will be examining the causes that led up to this global feud. The three factors that led to the war were Nationalism, Industrialism and Colonialism. However, in order to understand how each of these three factors played a huge role in starting World

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    Ann Reilly World History II World War I Essay At the turn of the 20th century, the nations of Europe had been largely at peace with one another for nearly 30 years due to efforts being made to ban war and achieve a permanent peace since the 19th century. Though Europeans believed that this progress would make war a thing of the past, rising tensions would cause a massive war that engulf Europe and spread across the globe. The boiling point ended up being Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against

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    World War I: A Total War

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    the First World War was an example of a total war. In order to understand whether World War I was a total war for the British Empire it is necessary to first define what a total war is. According to the Oxford Dictionary total war can be defined as, “A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.” From this definition two important characteristics of total war can be seen

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    World War I, also known as the Great War, was a Worldwide war which took place in Europe from 1914 to 1918. The cause of the World War I was on June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The revenge by Austria-Hungary against Serbia brought upon a repetition of events that set off a repetition of reaction to war declarations. Within a month

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