...Long Term Causes of the First World War The First World War was a major battle, a great war that the world had never seen before. It was a time in which lives were lost, economies devastated and politics turned upside down; but what were the causes? There wasn’t just one simple immediate cause of the war, but several long term causes. The roots of the war included mutual defence allies and imperialism, and it was these factors that led to a destructive and fierce war. Long before the war began; countries within the continent of Europe had decided to protect themselves and therefore, signed mutual defence agreements (Kelly). These agreements not only meant that they were protected, but also that they would have to protect their allies if they were attacked. Many of these alliance agreements had been made and signed between 1879 and 1914. For example in 1879, Germany and Austria-Hungary had signed a Dual Alliance to protect them from Russia and in 1881; Austria-Hungary became an ally of Serbia, so that they could protect Serbia from Russia trying to gain control (historyonthenet.com). Other alliances included France and Russia; Britain, France and Belgium, and finally Japan and Britain. In this case it was inevitable that there would be a world war and it all began with Austria-Hungary announcing a war on Serbia. Of course Russia jumped to protect them, which led to the Germans starting a war with Russia and then France and because Germany went into France through...
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...By looking at the British, French, and Acadians perspective one can understand the wins, losses and consequences of the 7 years war. The Acadians experienced negative short term consequences and long term negative consequences. The Acadians lived in Nova Scotia since 1604, in 1755 in Halifax the British told the Acadians that they must take an oath of allegiance to Britain. “The Acadians refused and roughly 10,000 acadians were deported, some died from starvation others from illness. The Acadians that survived, were moved to many places in the Atlantic, or in the Caribbean” -states the Canadian Encyclopedia. This was very bad for the Acadians because the land that they lived on was taken away from them. This was a short term consequence, but the Acadians still are experiencing long term consequences today because they are much more spread out along the world than they used to be, and their community is not the same as it used to be....
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...World War I last so long? The First World War began on July 1914 and lasted till the armistice call from Germany in November 1918. World War or the Great War involved global powers assembled in two opposing alliances: at the beginning of the war, The Allies consisted of United Kingdom, France and Russia and were later joined among others by the USA. Against Allies stood alliance called Central powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (which fought for Allies then) later joined by Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Both Allies and Central powers expected the war to be very short and quick as for being regional (between Austria-Hungary and Serbia). The common belief in United Kingdom in the year 1914 was the war would last “till Christmas” (under half year). The Germany foresaw the war to last similarly short as they put their stakes on short and no diversionary war according to Schlieffen Plan. The most significant factors in term of prolonging the war were the failure of Schlieffen Plan together with the determined attitude of both camps to win. This resulted in the tactical stalemate of trench warfare, which again contributed to the length of the war. All factors mentioned above were essential in prolonging the war. First of all, Germany gambled on a quick victory with the Schlieffen Plan that did not pay off and resulted in the trench warfare. Schlieffen Plan was a warfare strategy whose main aim was not to create diversionary war on Western...
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...The Battle of Long Island was one of the largest engagements in the Revolutionary War, and it resulted in a devastating loss of troops for the Continental Army. This paper will demonstrate that if General Washington had made different use of the intelligence assets available to him, the outcome of the Battle of Long Island would have changed. However, if the Continental Army had made better choices with its intelligence assets, it might have led to victory on Long Island but defeat in the overall campaign. The Background of Battle of Long Island In the summer of 1776, the colonists forced the British to evacuate Boston. The British Army then settled on New York City as the key to retaking the colonies. Two brothers, General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe arrived at the mouth of New York Harbor with a fleet carrying over 30,000 troops. In response, General Washington moved his own army from Boston to New York City. Washington had only 20,000 troops with which to defend the Island of Manhattan. He was forced to split them up to cover all possible British approaches, as he did not have accurate information about British...
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...The essay is divided into two main sections; it will first consider the long term causes of World War I. The long term causes of the war are complex and it is difficult to look at the long term causes without looking at the short term causes. Which leads on to the second section of my essay, which is short term causes of World War I. This is because you cannot look at one cause insolation from the other. It will then go on to describe the four main reasons for the long term causes for the war, these being militarism, imperialism, alliances, and nationalism. Followed by the short term causes which essentially kicked it all off. World War I was caused by a combination of several factors, both long and short term, and it was precipitated by an...
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...Weapon Conflict Throughout history, humans have used literature as a way to express emotions, feelings, and tell intriguing stories. A Long Way Gone, a memoir written by Ishmael Beah and “Weapon Conflict”, a song performed by Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars are two differing pieces of literature that render powerful messages about the menaces of war that these authors have faced. In the 1990’s, war broke out between harsh rebels and the corrupt government of Sierra Leone. Beah and the members of Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars have different, yet effective ways of telling their stories about the horrors of Sierra Leone. Nevertheless, A Long Way Gone, expresses the true dangers of war more effectively than “Weapon Conflict” because it goes into...
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...ay Price Wars Summary: Price wars have plagued industry after industry in recent years. Indeed, price wars must be avoided like the plague! More often than not, there are no winners, only losers. The effects of price wars are not only severe but also enduring. Price wars can lead to a severe erosion of profits. Unless there is a significant cost advantage, for the company introducing the price cut, a price reduction will lead to retaliation by competitors. So dropping prices normally does not lead to an increase in market share. Instead it leads to a sharp drop in profits. Price wars also shape customer expectations. Research indicates that the lowest price people pay for a product or service is remembered longest, and becomes their reference point. Driving down prices to unreasonable levels, has a dramatic influence on a customer's perception of what is a "reasonable" price long after the war ends. Price wars also divert the attention of customers away from product benefits towards price. That is usually bad for the industry. Many of the justifications given by managers for entering a price war are untenable. The claim that weak competitors can be knocked out through a price war is weak. Indeed, there is sufficient empirical evidence to indicate that price wars are not guided by any logic. They tend to get emotional and continue long after it has become economically unviable to offer these products at such low prices. As Robert A. Garda and Michael V. Marn, point out,...
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... conflict aroused by Japan did not start with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but started many years prior in China. China had been at war with Japan since 1937 (though faced encroachments from Japan beginning in 1931), with the Marco Polo Bridge incident. The long fight that China put up against Japan up until 1941 is often discredited or even disregarded because the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States’ dramatic entrance into the war gets associated to Japan’s first military offenses. Crucially drained from fighting years prior to the official start of the world war, the battered state that China was in during the course of the war seems to take credit away from their resilience in battle, despite being at an obvious disadvantage when everyone else joined in on the fight against Japan. Viewed as weak and dependent on other Allied Powers to defeat Japan, China deserves to receive credit for being a major ally in World War 11 for the brutality they endured during and after the war, and for how their forgotten role significantly shaped how defeat would play out for the Axis Powers. Becoming a united force with the Allies was in China’s interests because it not only meant military support and resources China was critically in need of, but also it was an opportunity China to receive global recognition that seemed impossible prior to the War. Over the course of fighting four years against Japan’s dominate forces; a large portion of China’s supplies and troops had been depleted...
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...Is the War on Terror Justified? The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, refers to the international military campaign that started after the September 11 attacks on the United States. The United States led a coalition of other countries in a long but unsuccessful campaign to destroy al-Qaeda and other militant Islamist organizations. President George W. Bush first used the term "War on Terror" on September 20th, 2001.The phrase "War on Terror" has been used to specifically refer to the ongoing military campaign led by the U.S., UK and their allies against organizations and regimes identified by them as terrorist, and excludes other independent counter-terrorist operations and campaigns such as those by Russia and India....
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...Have you ever wondered how a war was fought? What causes all the casualties and destruction? World War II used a large variety of means of destructions among numerous countries that partook in the global feud. By the end of the war, it ended up being the most destructive war in history. It's not so hard to understand why because of all the methods and weapons that tore up the environment. You can't have a war without people…. And guns. The infantrymen were equipped for battle with rifles, some with armor piercing rounds that would tear through what regular projectiles could not. Rifles were fitted with bayonets.They were long, sharp knifelike shanks attached to the underneath of the end of the barrel. Soldier used them to impale enemies at close range. Much of the rifles used in World War II were originally used in WWI as well. Other firearms included, smgs, pistols, and even in some cases flame trooper kits. These flame troopers used large flamethrowers that spewed flames and fried anything in its wake. Also the infantry had hand held explosives along with mines. Mines could have...
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...announced the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Second World War on every national and commercial radio station in Australia. It was the beginning of a long and strenuous journey that the country was about to embark on. Australia played an instrumental part of World War Two, and over the course of this paper, I will outline a brief history of the country’s place and actions throughout the war. Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. They fought in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, as well as against Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific. The Australian mainland came under direct attack for the first time, as Japanese aircraft bombed towns in north-west Australia and Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbor (Long, 1973). The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) contributed in operations against Italy after its entry into the war in June 1940 (Dennis, 1995). A few Australians flew in the Battle of Britain in August and September, but the Australian army was not engaged in combat until 1941, when the 6th, 7th, and 9th...
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...What was Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation? The emancipation proclamation was an executive order to free slaves but not actually free any at the time. There were some problems in the war for the Union which caused Lincoln to give this proclamation. Although the Union had suffered numerous defeats to the south at the beginning of the war the south was struggling and needed a foreign aid to win the war. They were trying to receive aid from Great Britain for the use of their cotton which is the reason Lincoln passed this proclamation. If the south would have gained a foreign aid in the war it would be a great struggle for the Union. By passing this proclamation Lincoln made the war about slavery which caused a problem for the south receiving...
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...power in February 1936. The coup was ordered by General Mola on this date because of the assassination of a leading monarchist, Jose Calvo Sotelo by the Assault Guard. However the outbreak of civil war also had underlying long-term causes such as social divisions in Spain and more short-term ones such as a lack of political consensus during the time of the Second Republic. This essay will consider the extent to which the different factors were responsible for the outbreak of civil war in 1936. The assassination of Calvo Sotelo, a leading monarchist who opposed the Popular Front, by the Assault Guard was responsible for General Mola ordering his instructions for the coup to go ahead that ultimately led to civil war. On 13th July 1936, in reprisal for the murder of a Jose Castillo, a left-wing member of the Assault Guard, his colleagues drew up a list of prominent right-wing targets, arrested Sotelo and later murdered him. The assassination made up Mola’s and the other army general’s minds over whether to launch the coup and on the 17th July 1936, just five days later the coup was launched in Morocco. The assassination of Sotelo was partially responsible for the outbreak of civil war because it gave Mola the justification he needed to launch the coup and thus plunge Spain into civil war. Mola could now argue that the army had a responsibility to step in and restore peace and order to an increasingly violent situation. Also the fact that the assassinations were carried out by the...
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...the beginning of World War I the attitude toward war was extremely positive. People were excited about the war and they greeted it with enthusiasm. In Europe they were told it was going to over by Christmas so people weren’t expecting it to be long nor brutal for that matter. The press romanticized the war with various propaganda; so many men enlisted and were very proud to serve. They viewed it as they were going to be heroes and a victory was on its way; and no men wanted to miss the action. War made people, men and women, feel very nationalistic for their country, thus making them eager to contribute as much as they could to the war effort. Some men felt war was going to be a “great adventure” and gave “the war an ideal and almost romantic character”. All of Europe also helped romanticized the war and heroism because the people no experience with a long bloody war, they didn’t know what to expect. Contributions other than enlisting in the war were numerous. They men and women wanted to help out with the war effort for their country because it made them feel proud and integrated with the war. Some people contributed with food rations and where they donated food to the soldiers. Others planted victory gardens and some women took over the jobs the men did. Women also joined the Red Cross to help out in the war. The wealthier people donated money to the war effort so they could contribute in a way. In that early stage of the war they didn’t know how bad, long and bloody it was going...
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...When it comes to Greek Mythology, one of the most famous stories – is the Trojan War, the fight between Troy and the Achaeans. Throughout the years, there have been numerous representations about this grand tale, from a beautiful amphora portraying Achilles and Ajax playing a board game, created around 500 B.C. (Arts) and the epic poem, Homer’s Iliad describes in great details the last few weeks of the war, written in 800 B.C. A more modern take on the war is the famous movie Troy with actors Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, released in 2004. Here we have three different mediums, an amphora, a long poem and a modern film, yet they all tell the tragic bloody tale of the Trojan War. I will discuss the overall theme that these three pieces share,...
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