skilled hand-to-hand fighters after conducting the first trench raid. At about the same time‚ the Canadian 1st Division arrived and‚ during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915‚ it too made a name for itself. There‚ the Canadians twice stemmed a German onslaught during the first gas attacks. There was no glory in the division’s two subsequent offensive actions‚ however. At Festubert in May and at Givenchy in June‚ the division suffered heavy casualties and gained none of its objectives. Still
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Weapons: There were different kinds of weapons used in WW1. Firstly‚ there was the rifle and it was a bolt-action rifle. It was the most used gun by the soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds altogether could be fired in a minute and a person that was standing 1400-1500 metres away could possibly be killed by it so this shows how powerful it was. Also‚ another weapon that was frequently used was machine guns. A disadvantage to them was that they needed 4-6 men to use them so this could be
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Austria-Hungary. The war predominantly took place in Europe. What we want to know is‚ what was the hidden cause of WWI. Of the three most important causes of WW1‚ the main cause was militarism. Imperialism is not polite‚ nor should it be taken lightly into consideration as an important cause of World War 1. According to document D‚ Germans were not a fan of taking over another country‚ but everyone else has begun to Imperialize‚ “...the French have put down roots in North Africa and
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mother’s feelings of pain and anguish of giving birth to a child in the poem The Victory: "I thought you were my victory / though you cut me like a knife" (Lines 1-2). Although she must endure such pain‚ it is also exciting for the mother to bring new life into the world‚ which in fact feels like a "victory" to a new parent. However‚ throughout the poem‚ the speaker denies the fact that giving birth to a child is a victory‚ by using words such as "antagonist" (Line 5)‚ "bruise" (Line 6) and "scary" (Line
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"Grandmother’s Victory" by Maya Angelou and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee have many significant similarities. Both authors deal with issues such as racism and discrimination towards blacks. The authors show the ignorance and bigotry displayed between the races in the late 1930’s. The main characters in "Grandmother’s Victory" are: Grandmother Henderson‚ Maya Angelou‚ Miz Helen‚ Miz Ruth‚ and Miz Eloise who are known as "powhitetrash". The main characters in "To Kill A Mockingbird" are: Atticus
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their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable pieces over that time were Laocoon and His Son’s‚ Venus de Milo‚ and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The similarity between all these pieces is the incredible amount of movement that is displayed in a motionless sculpture. Not only was this time a great change for sculptures‚ but also potters‚ painters‚ and architects. Hellenistic
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Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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FOCUS ON GERMAN STUDIES 69 The Poetics of Deniable Plausibility in Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Die Turnstunde” DARREN ILETT ie Turnstunde”1 opens abruptly: “In der Militärschule zu Sankt Severin. Turnsaal” (W 435).2 Provided with only these two terse phrases of orientation — which replicate the harsh‚ clipped commands of the military3 — the reader is already located in the space of action. The narrative begins immediately and relates Cadet Karl Gruber’s atypical athletic performance and consequent
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To what extent was German policy responsible for the outbreak of WWI? Without a doubt‚ German was one of the most important European powers that were responsible for the outbreak of WWI. Before Bismark was fired‚ he built a great web of alliances for Germany with all possible effort he could make. The Three Emperors’ League joined Germany‚ Russia and Austria-Hungary into an alliance in 1873. In 1879‚ Bismark made a separate treaty with Austrians. The Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Austria
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start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style that was used earlier. Technological advancements are a big reason why World War 1 should be considered the first modern war. Before World War 1‚ weapons
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