In 1912 Woodrow Wilson was elected President of the United States. Wilson, in his first term, had successfully kept Americans troops out of World War I. This was difficult at the time because almost all powerful countries were starting to pick sides. However eventually American involvement became necessary later on in the war as the powerful countries of Europe faced off in 1914 in what was to be four years of horrific war. During these first four years, America managed to mind its own business and really avoid much if any conflict at all, however, in the latter part of it America played a key role in really demolishing all hope that Germany had left by defeating them.
‘ After the Romans left Britain the progress they had made in public health did not continue’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. (16 marks) When the Romans left Britain it was difficult for their progress in public health to continue. This was because they took their knowledge and expertise with them. For example, there were no longer any engineers left who knew how to build or maintain aqueducts.
The truth was that their policies simply did not appeal to the majority of the voting population any more. After the repeal of the Corn Laws, re-imposing protectionism looked like a likely vote loser as many people now thought
A Virginia dollar could be worth more than a South Carolina dollar, or worth less than a New England gold coin. In the table showing the “Estimated Market Value of United States Exports to Great Britain” one can see that after the Revolution, there less trade with Great Britain, which also hindered the economic situation of the United States. Politically, the Articles of Confederation was unable to maintain order. They allowed each state one vote for equality; unfortunately, many members would often fail to attend Congress, more concerned about what was going on in their state, therefore, the vote was not cast. Also among the states there were many disputes, especially about boundary lines.
Alexander decided that to improve morale within the armed forces, service in the army could no longer be given as a punishment in a court of law, the term of service was reduced by ten years and punishments within the army were made much less severe. The difficulties were also due to Russia’s small industrial force and poor travel routes, while it had the biggest army in the world, badly made roads and antiquated weaponry kept the military from reaching its full potential. The first and only of Alexander’s industrial reforms to be implemented during his reign as Tsar was the building of the first Russian railway. Alexander had many other industrial reforms planned, but due to his assassination, these were put in place during the reign of his son Alexander III. Alexander also realised that in order for the country to move forward industrially, it had to move away from its dependence on serfdom and its archaic social system.
I feel it was more positive towards Sam because in my organizer he was very hard on the Soldiers but also that’s good because it makes the soldiers stronger and he taught them how to win wars. Sam did the right decision when he told Lord Kitchener that he wouldn’t let the Canadians be spread throughout the English army, only thing he did was made the Canadians use the Ross rifle when the Soldiers truly hated it because it was single shot bolt action. 3. Describe what it was like for a Canadian soldier fighting in World War I, based on what you see in the two paintings by Richard Jack (The Second Battle of Ypres (1915) and The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917)) and the letters written by Sergeant Harry Leacock and Captain Harold Tylor. Organize your information in the following table: Paintings by Richard Jack|Letters|
The Ardennes had already played a great victory for the Germans because in early 1940, Hitler’s soldiers and tanks blasted its way through its rugged terrain in the Blitzkrieg attack (Blitzkrieg meaning “lightning warfare” because of the speed with which the attack advances.) It took them into France and ended with that long time enemy in German hands. The attack in 1940 was a success because it took the French by surprise as they had never dreamed that the Germans would strike from that direction because the Ardennes forests promised to make infantry and tank movement impossible. Hitler planned to do the same attack through the Ardennes on the western Allies to get the same victory they received when they did it in 1940. As German forces controlled most of the land all the way to Antwerp, the plan was
Our international trade with Europe declined because of that. Europe was productive in industry and agriculture. This caused their demand for American goods to slow, and since Europe had obtained a major debt from the war, they were not capable of paying back American banks the large sums of money that they had previously borrowed. Even though they had planned to pay America back, they couldn’t. Their plan was to use the money they were going to receive from Germany and Austria, but the Central powers never followed through.
The war of 1914 was the first total war in history, in the sense that very few people living in the belligerent countries were permitted to remain unaffected by it during its course. This had not been true in the past. Even during the great wars against Napoleon many people could go on living as if the world were at peace. . .
With the Allies constructing and occupying twelve thousand miles, we conclude that the Germans alone built and occupied thirteen thousand miles (Fussel, p. 37). It seems that the British trenches were often wet and cold and often smelly (Fussel, p.43). In comparison to the Germans, who’s trenches were deep, clean, elaborate, and most of the time comfortable (Fussel, p.44). I would have to think that morale on the German side would be higher due to these living conditions. When reading “The Fatigue”, Henri speaks of being in town and the beautiful weather and the happiness of the soldiers.