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What prompted millions of Germans to join the Nazi party? An extremist party described as “[It] gave new meaning to the human capacity for evil and whose contributions to the new 20th century included genocide, massive physical destruction, racial and religious bigotry of the Nazi constituency.” (xi Brustein) How did Germany arrive at that point? During the 19th century, Germany was one of the most formidable countries in the world with the second highest standard of living. In fact, when Adolf…

The propaganda used during the Great War both shows the impact of “total war” on their societies and economies and addressed the demands of a modern, industrial war. In the beginning, before “total war” began, people were almost eager for war; there was no real memory of a long destructive war, so the idea of it could be romanticized. War could be associated with nationalism and demonstrating your manhood, national pride, and overall power over other nations (that you believe to be less than…

whom consisted of France, Russia, Great Britain and the United States of America and the Central Powers whom consisted of the German Empire, Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Turk Empire. It began in July 28th, 1914 and ended in November 11th, 1918. Four prolonged years which caused over 38 million deaths. World War One started because Serbia wanted to expand but were in control of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The Black Hand which was a serbian terrorist group planned the assassination…

World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The weapon that dominated the war throughout the years were the tank. Tanks had more firepower in the form of machine guns, then the cannon, to provide supporting fire for attacking troops. Tanks were the strongest weapon in the war. Tanks first showed in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in 1916. Armored vehicles such as tanks started to build before World War I. When the war started, all of the country’s started to improve their armored vehicles for…

June 28th, 1914 On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1 July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man August 1st,…

position in society have been elevated. Between late 1910s to early 1920s, the introduction of a number of important legislations reforms in United Kingdom, such as Representation of the People Act 1918 and the Sex Discrimination (Removal) Act 1919, improved the position of women. The passing of the 1918 Representation of the People Act introduced limited franchise to women over thirty who were either a member or married to a member of local government register, or a property owner. The Sex…

The Ottoman Empire had an Armenian genocide that happened happened in 1950. The empire came into power in 1299 and was founded in the end of the 13th century by Oghuz, a Tturkish tribal leader. It was located in the historically known area of western europe also know as the Turkish Empire, aka Turkey, that was ruled under islamic law that made its so non -muslims were second class . The Oottomans crossed into eEurope in 1354 and then came in and ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453…

short one, one that wouldn't last longer than a few months. In addition, prior to entering the war, Germany had one of the most powerful and developed industries, economy and military force (Llewellyn et al. 2012). However, by the end of the war in 1918, Germany was completely different. What caused Germany to undergo such a drastic change and defeat is hard to define due to the several possible factors, such as the failure of the Schliefflen Plan, Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare and…

During WW1 prohibition affected Canada and its history, even though prohibition only lasted from 1918 to 1920 it had a very impactful role in shaping Canada to what we know in today's world. Prohibition was a way for the government to preserve wheat and grain during the war for the soldiers, all provinces except for Quebec banned the sale of alcohol, many were outraged and did not agree with this policy for it did not allow them to buy liquor. In January of 1919 the United States Government put…

The United States involvement affected the outcome of World War I. In July 1914, World War I began and was fought until November 1918. World War I was fought in Europe between the Central Powers, which included the Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, German, and the Allies, which included Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Great Britain, France, and later the United States. After three years of fighting, the U.S. got involved in 1917. The reasons the U.S. entered the war, the battles that were fought, and…