How important was the Navy to winning the War? Even though some thought the navy had very little effect on the war but they don't realise that it had a great affect, if not one of the greatest. Britain, being an island needs supplies from others countries and the only way to transport these supplies is by sea, and if the sea is controlled, enemies supply ships cant passes so starving the country. Even though Germany is not an island it also needed supplies by sea being blocked from war fronts. So the sea could "lose the war in an afternoon". If theses supply ships were sunk or captured it cou...

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... Their belief behind their foreign policy was that they believed in standing up for their place in an aggressive, competitive world. Germany was the main threat of territory for Russia, which was reinforced by Germany's decision to form the Triple Alliance. Under the terms of this military alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy agreed to support each other if attacked by either France or ... Russian mobilization as an act of war against them and after warning, declared war on Russia in August. Germany's foreign policy was driven by believing that they should stand up for their pla...

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... not looking for protection as we do but are willing to risk us for their gain" (Roberto Galisti, 1914,p233) Most historians agree that nationalism (caused by the many revolutions) was one of the prominent causes of World War One. France and England were struggling to be seen as the dominant and most powerful country in Europe while Germany was quick to seek their place at ... have declared war. With no one to unite them in fear the French and the English never would have allianced and still may be squabbling today. If Britain hadn't had someone to compete over the seas with there would ...

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... and it was now looked down upon in not only Europe but also the rest of the world, for the damage it had caused and lives it had wasted. Resulting from Germany's loss of the war there were many political, economic, and social consequences the government and citizens had to deal with. The Treaty of Versailles included provisions that affect Germany both economically politically. Germany was forced to ... . This left Germany standing alone and unarmed surrounded by countries that disliked it. It was not it good standing, and could not come back into the good graces of the rest of the world ...

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PEOPLE: FDR - President during WWII Truman - President who decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan Churchill - British Prime Minister Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied troops in D-Day MacArthur - General who returns to Philippians - Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Rommel - General in charge of Afrika Korps Hitler - poorly educated Austrian; joined German workers party, became leader, changed name to Nazi; became Dictator of Germany Mussolini - in Fascist Party; declared himself Dictator of Italy Tojo - Dictator of Japan Stalin - Dictator of USSR Franco - Dictator of Spa...

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World War I was the culmination of events set in motion decades before that fateful day in 1914. Germany had been planning a war since the mid 1870's and military leaders were determined to have it. Europe had enjoyed a century of peace until an assassin's bullet crushed any hope of maintaining that peace. While the immediate cause for the start of WWI was the assignation of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, conflict on continental Europe was ... territories in Belgium, France, Russia, Romania and Serbia, and the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France. Also, the Fourteen Points called for the develop...

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Why did Germany lose the First World? World War one began in 1914, a war that was declared by Germany on Russia and France. The war was meant to last 6weeks. This was named the Schlieffen plan. The plan was to take over France, then Russia as Germany saw them as their greatest threat. However to do this Germany went threw Belgium, Belgium was a neutral country, by ... many French but also Germany casualties. Germany won a few miles of land and a million men were killed. Although for all the effort and manpower not a lot was done or gained. To add to Germanys pain and suffering the British in...

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... the First World War. In 1914, the Germans stated that the seas around Britain were a war zone and were blockaded. They warned that if they sight ships attempting to enter the war zone they would be risking the chance on being sunk by German submarines. The Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare and sank several ships. When the Americans found this out, they felt that this was a violation of ... Wilson declared war on Germany on April 2, 1917 and in his war message said the Americans were joining the war "to make the world safe for democracy." He wanted to fight for a worthy purpos...

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... war. However, Wilsom quickly explained that he was only trying to help Mexico against possible foreign invasion. 3. What were the issues that led to the U.S. involvement in World War 1? An issue that led to the United States involvement in war were the demands of trade. The war produced the greatest economic boom in the nation's history. The protests involved American goods and money and Germany's submarine policy threatened American's lives ... of these attacks. 4. What were the policies of the Treaty of Versailles? Did it really solve anything? The Treaty of Versailles created two ind...

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