Before World War one the perfect war tactics were cavalry charge with foot soldiers following. But with technology advancing and producing new weapons such as machine guns and heavy artillery, World War 1 was to become a war to change all wars. .
To battle these knew types of weapons, armies had to "dig in" and build trenches. The British trenches were surely the worst out of the two sides. Built with much haste to halt the imminent German invasion, the trenches set up across Belgium were atrocious. Most trenches were 6-8 feet deep and were constructed with wooden supports against the earth. The German's on the other hand had prepared well and were willing to hold onto what ground they had gained and created solid trenches with concrete walls and deep underground bunkers. When rain came walking conditions became very hard in the trenches, and with only wooden supports, the mud reeked havoc. Soldiers had to wade through knee deep in mud for days. And with the long spells spent in the trenches, this was very uncomfortable. One result of this was trench foot. This was due to the fact that the soldiers boots had not been removed for a long period of time. One of the worst things in the trenches was the stench of dead bodies. Soldiers who had fallen were sometimes left to rot on the trench side or floor. These decomposing bodies attracted rats. These filthy rodents were known to try and eat what minimal food the soldiers had. What was worse was that it was know that some rats tried to eat soldiers in their sleep, while they tried to get a couple hours sleep in the less bombarding daytime hours. These bombardments were not anything good either. The constant sound of exploding shells and vibrations in the ground as shells landed all around the soldiers sent them insane. This was shell shock and men would shake uncontrollably and stammer. This even effected soldiers years after the war was over.
Ww1 was about the fight that involved the whole world. ... The spark that caused ww1 was the assaination of the archduke of Austria-hungry Francis Ferdinand by a Siberia. ... There were four reasons for the start of WW1. ... The peasants working and living conditions were very bad. ... By the late 1880's there were approximately 2,500,000 Armenian people living in the Ottoman Empire. ...
HOW IMPORTANT WAS WW1 IN BRINGING ABOUT THIS CHANGE? ... The money needed by the Government to help the quality of living for thousands of British families forced them to install many new taxes. ... Women were regarded in a better light by all and thus many women's pay and conditions of work improved. ... So to the question How important was WW1 in bringing about the change to women's rights?' ... After WW1 women's jobs had n...
The sheer cost for a nation involved was huge and it had a negative impact on living conditions by the end of the war. ... Men went of to fight on the frontlines and live in the trenches where conditions were less than favorable. ... There have been many accountants of life on the Frontline many great artists and writers depicted the conditions of living on the frontline. ... The conditions in the trenches were terrible often very muddy and soldiers were always cold and wet. ... Women gained more respect during the WW1 filling in for men at the home front this was one of the few positives ...
After WW1 Germany was left with huge reparation debts, which heavily burdened the German economy. ... The infamous Treaty of Versailles further upset Germans with a clause, which stated that Germany was solely responsible for causing WW1. ... Another reason that helped the Nazis gained power was that after WW1 the Communists violently attempted to overthrow the government. ...
SPEECH FOR ANZAC DAY, THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2002 On this day 87 years ago, in the breaking morning twilight, a flare burst above a narrow beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelle Straits signifying the commencement of an assault by forces of the British Empire and France against Turkey during WW1. ... While political leaders argued, the Australian soldiers died in battle, from sniper fire and shelling, and those that lived suffered from a range of ailments due to their dreadful living conditions - typhus, lice, gangrene, lack of fresh water, poor quality food, and poor sanitary conditio...
Pat Barkers intention in terms of location is obviously because this emphasises some of the key elements of WW1 she wishes to explore, such as the mental trauma that the trenches caused, the often suicidal battle plans of those in charge of the conflict, plus other issues of hierarchical command. ...
The Archduke was targeted due to the general feeling amongst Serbians that, once appointed to the throne, Ferdinand would continue the persecution of Serbs living within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... The conditions of the alliance changed after Italy was added and stated that countries would aid any other that was under attack from two or more countries. ...
The same year Vanity Fair named him "the greatest of living portrait photographers"(Ewing, 2014). ... When modeling and fashion photography began to rise and become successful industries it was post WW1. During that time in history people we're living very opulent lifestyles and enjoying celebrations to commence the end of the war. ...
Many new political pressures arose during the rise of the New Social Movements and the level of comfort that the world had gotten used to by living under the old world order would be drastically changed by new social reformatory ideas with radical and lively leaders steering them into the 21st century. ... When a man cannot earn a living simply because there is nothing he can do no matter how willing he quickly turns on the government for help. ...
