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    The Great War and the Expiration of Religion The Great War, characterized by its international scope, its incredibly underestimated duration and magnitude, and its completely unpredicted and enormous consequences, sits upon the human saga unlike any event previously recorded throughout all of history. Before 1914, Europe had not faced a notable war for one hundred years, much less one of comparable magnitude. As war-barren as Europe’s landscape was prior to the First World War, it was equally…

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    Known As “The Great War,” This War Started On July 28th 1914 And It Ended November 11th 1918. The Reason Why This War Started Was Because Austria-hungary's Leader, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Was Assassinated By A Man Named Gavrilo Princip On June 28th 1914. Austria-hungary Was Mad About The Occurrence And Wanted Payback. People Began Killing Off Each Other Due To Alliances. 5,525,000 Military People Had Died In This War. Domino Effect…

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    The lives of women and civilians transformed greatly during the Great War. Women contributed to industrial needs by taking on men’s roles and occupations when the men left for war such as running businesses and managing farms. It benefited the women because those manly jobs resulted in high wages. However, the male jobs exposed women and children to the crucial work and dangers of war. Many women and children worked hard and long hours in factories and the factories were surrounded with…

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    WWI I’ll need to inform you about a few of the many causes that caused the Great War. On the twenty-eighth of June 1914 an Archduke by the name of Franz Ferdinand (Austrian) was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip and the two country’s from which they hail where already not in a good relationships so the assassination was just icing on the cake. Austria and Serbia both had powerful allies who were not ready for war and the allies had allies so it was as if Europe was one big powder…

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    documentary writer “The great wars started in 1914 and ended in 1918.” The methods during the war were using gas grenades in trenches or guns or explosives. The gass was considered a cheap tactic to both sides of the war. Even so they still used these methods in order to defeat the enemy. They also used methods with warplanes and tanks and other vehicles like it. These are what methods they used during the war. First, when it is this is something that might happen with future wars this is one…

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    America and the Great War World War I (WWI) or “the Great War” was a global conflict that was concentrated mostly in Europe. This war involved all the world's greatest powers at the time. These militaries were gathered in two opposing coalitions. The allies opposing were Britain, France, Russia and eventually the United States. The second collation was formed by the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The war was initiated on July 28, 1914 and ended roughly after four years on…

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    The conditions that lead to the start of The Great War are numerous, they include the rise of nationalist sentiments among european countries(including some that did not exist yet), the increasing militancy of Germany, England, France, and Russia, Austria-Hungary, and their allies and the expansionist ideals of all of the aforementioned governments.(despite what some partisan historians might want you to think) While there are many other both more and less complicated these are the ones I view…

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    The Great War. In 1914, World War One erupted between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. At this time, the United States had become an important player on the international stage, and had decided to remain neutral throughout this war. This led to a four year stalemate between the two sides that had ended in 1918 with the deployment of a million fresh, ready-to-fight troops, which ultimately proved to be too much for Germany, and ended the war. Despite America’s turning of the war, its…

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    but they would not fully step into the light until The Great War. When looking back at history, most will agree that The Great War changed the art of war. Airplanes, firebombing, automated weaponry, and trenches changed the way humanity saw war. It was only fitting that during this time of upheaval that chemical weapons to have their moment. Though it is often thought that the Germans were the first to use chemical weapons during World War I, but that is simply not the case. The title of…

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    World War I or the Great War was a time period that caused many bloods and questioned morality. Each country was dedicated to make more powerful and effective weapons. Therefore, from 1914 to 1918, technology had been greatly advanced due to countries’ dedication and effort to create and improve blood shedding machines. Poison gases are one of the many weapons used during the Great War; this method of warfare creates and created controversies for ethical reasons. Even during the World War I when…

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