The war involved so many men, positioned on a small piece of land. The battle was between the German and French armies and lasted from February 21st, 1916 to December 19th, 1916 and caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties. Throughout the battle countless number of soldiers kept journals and or sent letters back home telling what it is like during the war. The physical conditions of the soldiers played a big part in the battle
Scots on the Western Front Content The impact of the Scots on the fighting of the First World War is sometimes hard to assess because Scottish soldiers fought as part of the British army. Also, as the war went on, even regiments that had strong Scottish ties increasingly had to recruit from anywhere in the British Isles to replace casualties. However, it is possible to see the importance of Scots at certain points in the war. They had a real impact at the beginning as regular Scots battalions were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fought with particular bravery at Mons/Le Cateau. Scots were important as attack troops and they played a significant role in the battles of Loos, the Somme, Arras and Cambrai.
In thirty-six days there were nearly twenty-six thousand US casualties, almost seven thousand American troops were KIA (Hama, Erksine and Williams 98). 22,000 Japanese troops were sent to battle, with a result of only five hundred survivors. The Battle of Iwo Jima and World War II in general changed many people’s lives. Many were killed, many loved ones had died and many were mentally moved. The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima taken by Joe Rosenthal helped those people who lost and helped Americans get through this war.
Although it was the underdog, it was quite effective and had a huge impact in liberation and imperialism. Ghandi is a famous and common name brought up in nonviolence methods. There was much violence in India during British control, for example, clashes in between Muslims and Hindus. Muslim-Hindu conflict cost at least a million lives. In 1945, the British viceroy handed power back to India freely.
Figure 3 shows that the USA maintain their superpower status due to the aid they provide, the number of worldwide TNCs they own, and the global military presence they have which keep them strong. However, there are also other reasons such as their political unions and cultural hegemony. The first map of Figure 3 shows the top 20 countries receiving aid from the USA, although this also shows that there are many more that are not on the map which also receive aid. Countries such as Peru, Iraq, Haiti and Egypt all receive aid from the USA as they are all third world, developing or war stricken countries who, without the aid of the USA, who probably be living in absolute poverty. This increases the respect for the USA and builds up their friendship, but at the same time, it may also keep these developing countries in debt to the USA keeping the USA in power as they cannot be economically challenged.
World War I impacted many people that lived at that time. Throughout the war, both sides used a way of fighting called “trench warfare” (Hunt 859). When fighting, low and high ranking officers eventually bonded in many different ways. Before the war started many thought that people from different classes didn’t communicate. “Many socialists and working-class people who had criticized the military buildup announced their support for the war” (Hunt 860).
Within very little time, the Canadians had lost a lot of men but through this battle they had gained a reputation as a “formidable fighting force” (Veterans Affair of Canada). This battle was also defining for Canadians because even with over 6000 casualties within four days, they held their line and kept fighting until the reinforcements arrived. These are the reasons why the
The number of troops mobilised was larger than had ever been seen in conflicts before. Besides the regular armies, Germany, Austria-Hungary and France were able to call up large numbers of reserve troops who had been trained through conscription. This saw all men were required to undertake three years of basic military training. The original BEF also changed to a conscript army and men aged 18-40 were called up to fight. One of the main causes of the war lasting so long was the failure of the Schlieffen plan.
First, the civil wars, there were always disagreements and the people of this empire loved fighting. So, war was above reasoning and agreements. Another main reason that helped with their fall was that the empire was too big for them to handle. They conquered most of Western Europe but could not keep up with it all. Military generals took advantage of this and took control of certain parts.
Conflict in Sudan The need for power and control has led to the start of many civil wars.The north and the south were the cause of the war in Sudan. The civil war has affected many people in so many different ways. Some have lost their homes, family, friends, everything. The impact of the civil war in Sudan has affected more than half of the people. Of the 47 million Sudanese people, over two million have died due to the civil wars raging on in Sudan(Military).