What was the immediate impact of the first world war in Russia? What was the outcome of the Austro-Prussian War? What event triggered the start of World War 2? What were the principal causes of World War II? How did the war impact the colonial order?
What was the impact of the Normandy landings on the Allied war effort during World War II? What caused US opinion to be against Germany in WWII? What were three causes of the Thirty Years' War? How did World War I change the way in which wars are fought?
What was the immediate cause of WW1? World War I World War I was one of the two major wars of the twentieth century. It had ramifications which would completely change the social, political and economic culture of most European nations. ...
At the turn of the 20th century, the world witnessed an intense scramble for colonies and resources among the major European powers. Imperialism was a driving force as nations sought to expand their empires. Countries like Britain, France, Germany, and Russia competed for control over territories ...
What communication technology was used during World War 1? Communication Advancements Prior to World War I, communications between those on the battlefield and those elsewhere were rudimentary. Generals would send human and animal messengers. This was a dangerous approach, but during wartime, communicat...
Trench strafing was a big part of the job for British and I assume French pilots in 1918. And during the German spring offensive. The British also straffed Germans as they were advancing along the roads, shooting up and bombing men and horses/wagons. ...
of American runner Jesse Owens, who was black. This embarrassed Hitler and the Nazis, who believed in the racial supremacy of 'Aryans' over all other races. As these Olympic games ended, no one knew the greater impact the Nazis and WWII would have on the next four scheduled Olympic games...
In terms of cultural impact, German is far behind English, Russian and Polish, however: there is no local German media, few cultural events, few books for sale and so on. Fifth and sixth foreign languages by the number of speakers in Lithuania are French and Spanish, but they are spoken...
The forward pass was a regulatory Hail Mary — a longshot chance to save a sport that had grown wildly popularon high schooland college campuses but too deadly for millions of Americans to tolerate. “I had worked on forward passing, and at the time the pass was introduced I was the only...
Figure 1:Current position on cutting global emissions to “safe” levels Obviously the world is going to have to reverse course in a hurry if it is to have any chance of keeping warming below the 2C danger threshold. What are the chances that it can? Let’s look at which countries the...