warfare by the German navy was unequivocally a breach of the rules of war. In early 1915‚ Germany controversially declared the waters surrounding Britain a war zone and threatened to sink all merchant ships approaching Britain even those from neutral countries. It was irrational to believe neutral countries would halt trade with Britain as that would result in huge economic losses. Several merchant ships including the British ship Lusitania were mercilessly and unjustly shot down by German U-Boat submarines
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War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front (217 Words) There was a clear expectation that WW1 would be a quick‚ offensive military war over by Christmas. Introduction of new technology such as munitions and tanks changed the structure of war as many were not prepared for modern warfare. Millions of men participated in war along with vast numbers of horses and later trucks‚ there was a great need for food and medical supplies however‚ it was hard to sustain. There were
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to the North Sea‚ World War One began very much as a war of mobility and movement. The Germans utilized the Schlieffen Plan‚ which quickly mobilized German forces using the built up rail system in their country to move troops to the western front and then march troops up through Belgium in an attempt to overwhelm France. The German’s master plan wasn’t without its faults. The plan was built for quick victories and didn’t account for delays in movement time‚ how many troops would be needed to occupy
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After World War II‚ the Allied countries were all the countries where the now-defunct Axis countries used to have influence. When the war ended‚ the Allied countries immediately occupied the Axis countries just to be more careful. They did not want another war like World War II to occur. Because of this‚ the Allied countries immediately split Germany into four sections‚ and each one occupied by a major Allied power. The Allied occupation of Germany affects us today because it led to another war-
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frontal assaults against fortified machine guns. Although the effects were not greatly realized during WWI‚ the advancements made in tank technology were immeasurably important in the progression of modern warfare and arguably essential to the Allied victory. While the technology is fairly recent‚ the concepts involved in the tank have existed for years. Leonardo Da Vinci actually drew blueprints for an armored vehicle in 1487. Tanks have also been compared to Hanibal’s elephants or even ancient
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An Eon of Victory English and Century---2 words with different meaning but are related enough to make the new generation more productive. English language as the means of communication and Century‚ 21st Century where new discoveries were discovered. As the 21st Century arises‚ English language plays very important roles in different fields. In education‚ technology‚ science and researches‚ medicine‚ and even in the government. In education- books! Massive quantities of most popular and famous
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Victory Motorcycle “Victory Motorcycles is a motorcycle manufacturer based in Spirit Lake‚ Iowa‚ United States‚ which began production of its vehicles in 1998. Its parent company‚ Polaris Industries‚ created the firm following the modern success of Harley-Davidson. Victory’s motorcycles are designed to compete directly with Harley Davidson and similar American-style motorcycle brands‚ with V-twin engines and touring‚ sport-touring‚ and cruiser configurations. The first Victory‚ the V92C‚ was
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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Rosa Maldonado Vera Why did the USSR Collapse in 1991? In December of 1991‚ the Soviet Union broke down into fifteen separate countries. The west saw this collapse as a victory for freedom‚ a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism‚ and evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism. The United States were glad that its enemy was brought to its knees. The Cold War‚ which had confronted these two superpowers since the end of World War II‚ had ended. The breakup of the Soviet Union
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maintaining the military strength necessary to win a major war; like Britain bulking up its navy just to meet the large army presented by Germans). Alliances (Agreement between two or more countries to work together to keep safe; like the Triple Entente including Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia). Nationalism ( Extreme pride in one nation or state; like how the Germans felt strong nationalism after the Franco-Prussian War). Imperialism ( Domination by one country over another like political or economic;
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