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    What were the causes of the first world war? Many people believe, that the First World War was caused by the assassination of the heir to the empire of Austria-Hungry, Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand. However, I believe, there were many other more important causes that could have started the war. For example: the rivalry of countries, the alliances (Triple Entente and Triple Alliance), the industries of Britain and Germany, Militarism, Rivalry and many more. Firstly, Germany was trying to expand

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    The First World War was one of the cruelest conflicts in our history in which more than 30 countries participated, millions of deaths were caused and, in consequence, it led to the two most terrible governments ever known, Hitler’s Nazism and Lenin’s communism. On June 1914, the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed with his wife by a Serbian secret group. This assassination changed the history of the XX century. Consequently, Austria-Hungary declared the war on Serbia before sending them

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    During the wars, Canada made a name for itself due to its contribution to both world war one and world war two. In the events of Canada's last hundred days, the battle of the Atlantic as well as The Normandy campaign, Canada played a crucial role in all of them. Canada ultimately helped the allied forces in their success. Near the end of world war 1, it was known as Canada's last hundred days because of the involvement the Canadians had in France. The Battle of Amiens was just the first string in

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    Trigger for the First World War. ”World War One started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This was the main trigger point but was also followed by a series of events.” (How Did World One Start Facts) Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Emperor Josef’s nephew. The assassination was planned by a group of terrorists called, “The Black Hand.” The man who shot Archduke is Gavrilo Princip a Bosnian Revolutionary. The assassination made was not only the main cause of the war but also cause

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    The First World War was a global war that started in Europe and lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was one of the deadliest war which caused many political changes including revolution in some of the countries involved. It all started when a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This was done in protest to Austria-Hungary having control over the region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. This caused Russia to get involved

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    The First World War The First World War began as a spark and exploded into a merciless blood bath of money, power, and land. The little spark began in the mountainous Balkans of southeastern Europe where small state-sized nations argued back and forth. For hundreds of years many of these small nations were held under the gripping powers of Turkey, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. It started in the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo. Bosnia was also a mini-nation of the Austria-Hungary Empire. On the

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    Question 1 WWI vs WWII WWI is also known as the First World War, The Great War, The European War, and The War of the Nations. It was fought primarily in Europe from the year 1914 to the year 1918 and lasted 4 years. There were two warring groups, the Allied Powers composed of France, Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy, and in the later years, the U.S.; and the Central Powers composed of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey. It was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of

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    When the First World War started, the war was being portrayed as an act of honour to one’s country. This war was propagandised as the war that will end all wars and young men were inspire, but also manipulated to fight for their country (Anon., 2010, p. 78). During this war, young men were exposed to brutal conditions and committed acts they never thought they would. This resulted in a loss of desire to live and preparation to die. This statement will be proven by referring to the anthology Minds

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    It has been said by many scholars that the true victor of the First World War was disease and illness. Statistics show that over one third of military related deaths were caused by a disease/illness of some sort. To put that in more of a numerical visual, there were about ten million casualties in the span of World War I, this is excluding civilians, only military personnel. Of that ten million, about two million deaths were caused by disease/illness (Nadège Mougel, 2009). This number could me more

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    The First World War, also known as the War to End All Wars, was an international armed conflict that started in July 1914 and ended after the defeat of the Central Powers in November 1918. In the record, World War One had set off political destabilisation in the European society, as well as political revolutions and social reforms globally, which paved the groundwork for World War Two. The Second World War, which lasted from September 1939 to September 1945, involved more than 30 countries across

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