Categorias: Todos - recruitment - causes - battles - conditions

por Allen Zhu 4 anos atrás

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History Study

The Great War, also known as World War I, spanned from 1914 to 1918 and was marked by trench warfare and significant technological advancements. Trench warfare defined much of the conflict, with soldiers enduring harsh conditions and engaging in day-to-day tasks across various front lines.

History Study

History Study

International

The Great War (1914-1918)
Recruitment

Minorities

Japanese Canadians

Black Canadians

Not fit to be soldiers but then non-fighting

Indigenous Canadians

No political rights, but respected for wilderness skills

Battle

Battle of Amiens

Pushed 20 km out of france and belgium

Vimy Ridge (April 1917)

3rd Battle of Ypres Passchendaele (July 1917)

Subtopic

Battle Somme (July 1916)

Disrract verdun

2nd Battle of Ypres (April 1915)

No conclusive

Germans use gas attacks

Trench Warfare

Life of the Soldier

Rest

Leave

Passing Time

Food and Conditions

Day-to-day work

Front Line

Support Line

Reserve Line

Technologies

Machine Guns

400-600 shots per minute

Heavy 3-5 people needed

Artillery

Not new, but cooler now with industrially produced shells

Long range explosives which killed most people

Schlieffen Plan
Causes

Assassination

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who was killed in Sarajevo along with his wife Duchess Sophie by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian

Imperialism

Nationalism

Alliances

Militarism

Domestic