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    the war to end all wars by russel freedman This text goes through the events of the first world war.the protagonist in world war are the allies wich consist of france britian russia canada greece serbia along with the united states.the central powers antagonist are germany bulgaria turkey austria hungray the first world war took place in europe but when you hear the fronts majority fronts where in the west but there was some fighting in the east. Naval battels were in the north pacific ocean

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    Introduction When World War 1 started in 1914, United States president Woodrow Wilson promised non participation of his country. The conflict appeared typical of the rottenness of old Europe which favored the neutrality position of majority of American citizens. However, a series of implacable events dragged the United States into the war. This paper will discuss these events that justified the United States entry into World War 1 while exploring the roles which public opinion should play when making

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    At the start of the 1900s, the world was in troubling times. With a global war beginning in 1914 with barely twenty years of rest before the second World War initiating. Layered on top of this unrest, Spain was in the middle of it’s own crisis with a civil war ensuing in the 1930’s. With all the unrest, it is improbably to believe that artists were not greatly affected by the events of the world at the time. I am interested in how the wars specifically influenced the emerging art movements in the

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    War and the concept of war has impacted the world and has highly impacted literary works. Two works that have been written in the times of war and are primarily about war are, “Why Is This Age Worse…?” by Anna Akhmatova and “I Know of No Better World,” by Ingeborg Bachmann. Akhmatova wrote her poem post World War One while Ingeborg Bachmann’s poem is assumed to be written sometime after World War Two. Akhmatova and Bachmann had experienced different lives; however, wrote similarity about the same

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    Philosophy in the 20th century was something that rocked the world in Pre, During, and Post War Europe. There was much death and question of human mortality and morals. Perfectly fine human beings performing unimaginable atrocities, and then even more average humans suffering against each other. It was an era of hopelessness and despair. Folks were wondering what could this existence come to? What could it call absolve to become? Soren Kierkegaard, Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre

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    Almost 5000 years ago the first recorded war between the Sumerians and the Elamites took place. Ever since then there has been countless wars and an estimated 500 million deaths, but the effects are way greater than these deaths. Self-preservation, reproduction, and greed are the three natural human instincts that war can enhance, or destroy. All Quiet in the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, shows the effects and transformation it has on young soldiers at war. From the beginning to

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    Darshan Adhikari Honors world History- U.S. Neutrality Mr.Crane The U.S. wanted neutrality during the war. The citizens of US knew that their involvement in the first World War had been a terrible mistake driven by bankers and business owners with business in Europe. They believed this should never be repeated again. To keep America out of the war, Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts, and they took no part in conflicts such as the Spanish civil war, but Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that

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    During this speech he stated, “No one can make us fight abroad unless we ourselves are willing to do so. No one will attempt to fight us here if we arm ourselves as a great nation should be armed.” He also stated, “Over 100 million people are opposed to war in this country. If democracy means anything to us, that is reason enough to stay out.” This was a very important speech that made people realize to stay out of the pathways

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    The First World War (1914-1918) also known as the Great War flipped the world upside down changing the perception of war. World war 1 changed the definition of art introducing modernism a revolt against Romanticism. After WW1, the stories of art altered including the style of art changed. Art commonly tells a story. It’s a form of expression. So when World War 1 struck, the story of art drastically changed. Before the war, the stories in artwork were more peaceful and pleasant. For example

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    defended area. Why did the German attack there when there was other less defended areas around the French border. I decided to talk about the Germans because of their huge involvement in World War One even though they were not one of the initial nations in the conflict. The German reason for entering has a backstory that goes back decades and it is full of jealousy in grudges across the Hapsburg family. The

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