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    of 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, thus marking the official start of World War I. Soon after alliances brought other countries into the war including France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Great Britain. Austria charged into Serbia, Germany attacked Belgium and France, and Russia attacked Germany and Austria. The United States attempted to stay neutral in the war. However, due to acts of aggression against the United States, the country joined the war in April of 1917. In fall of 1918

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    The War of the Worlds (1953) is science fiction, but shot in pseudo-documentary style using real military footage interlaced with the Martian invasion force that is destroying all the majors cites around the world. The display of the uniquely, non-saucer shapes of the strange Martian ships on the rampage, alarming news broadcast, and images of panic stricken public fleeing for very lives, only adds to the desperate battle for humanity on a global scale, and a sense of utter realism and terror. Every

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    WORLD WAR I: Remembering the War to End All Wars (NOTE: Is going to have funny things inside.) Dear Journal, last entry. It’s late 1918. October, to be specific. The war is over, and I’m still living here, in Virginia. 116,000 Americans had died during the war, leaving behind 116,000 families to cry their lives away over their losses. We have lost over 4,000 people, due to reasons such as disease, combat, and military training accidents. But, like all wars, there will be many upsetting casualties

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    The World War I

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    Lutwin de Macar Mr. LeClainche World History 6B April 17, 2015 I affirm the code The Unwanted Trenches It is estimated that between 8.5 and 12 million people died while fighting in the trenches. The estimation, in fact, is difficult to prove after the collapse of several countries’ government such as Russia, Austria Hungary, or Germany. The lives in the trenches were absolutely horrific. Soldiers were not aware of the life threatening conditions of the trenches when deciding to fight for their country

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    The First World War was truthfully the world’s shocking transition to the Modern Era. The battlefields were brutal, the rivalries were intense, and the consequences were devastating. Eventually, thirty two countries were involved, however, the gunshots could be heard all around the world. Four main underlying factors led to the outbreak of the Great War. The first of these was nationalism. Europe was home to not only a multitude of countries, but also countless ethnic groups. Nations rivaled each

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    The First World War

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    The first world war was one of the most brutal and remorseless events in history; ‘the global conflict that defined a century’. Over nine million soldiers and a large amount of innocent civilians lost their lives. Empires crumbled, revolution engulfed Russia and America rose to become a dominant world power. Huge armies deployed new weapons of devastating effect from rifles and pistols to torpedoes and flame throwers. These weapons were used not only in the trenches but by tanks too. This was an

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    significance of the impact of WWII The largest war in human history was WWII, It spanned across the globe involving more than 70 countries. The war lasted seven years and carried the loss of sixty million people. During the war battle sites could be found in over 40 countries. It 's hard to argue that it was not the single greatest war ever, partial to the above it had a more significant impact on the economy, the governments and at that time the entire world and its future. WWII influenced moving several

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    War Of The Worlds Essay

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    humans in his book to be their obviousness to the sciences. He describes that the general population does not even know about the Martians’s projectile launches towards the Earth or even their landing at the Woking Common. Moreover, Wells’s War of the Worlds supports my argument that humans have a detrimental obliviousness to the sciences because in the case of the novel they easily fall to extraterrestrial aliens. Since the general population of humans did not see the Martians coming, the humans

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    World War II

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    giving Germany breaks 28. What was agreed upon in the German-Soviet non-aggression pact? that the soviet union could have control over poland 29. What event caused the war to begin and what was Germany’s war tactic? WWI. Germany 's war tactic was tp become the master race 30. Who became Prime Minister of Britain during the war? Winston Churchill 31. What was the German Air Force called? Luftwaffe 32. After failing to destroy Britain, what actions did Germany take? They invaded Belgium

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    to mind when you hear about World War II? Is it how it greatly affected different societies or how scary it is to think that a terrorist like Hitler gained so much power over so many countries? Well, the real question that we should be really thinking and learning about is what is World War II about? In general, World War II was a war that involved many countries that started after the First World War. It started in 1939 and ended during 1945. It was a very important war to all people, involving many

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