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World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The end of World War II marked the end of the United Kingdom's position as a global superpower and the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as the dominant powers in the world. The war was responsible for the re-drawing of national boundaries and the creation of new nations, the end of western colonialism, and the beginning of the Cold War. It was one of the bloodiest sieges of the war. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_War_II   (8582 words)

Western Front (World War II) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemberg, and Denmark. For almost two years, there was no land-fighting on the Western Front with the exception of commando raids and the guerrilla actions of the resistance aided by the SOE and OSS. Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Front_(WWII)   (2121 words)

Western world - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch Huntington's thesis was that the world can be understood as being made up of several civilizations, and that conflicts between civilizations will be the primary tensions of the post-cold-war world, replacing the ideological conflicts (i.e capitalism vs. communism) that characterized the cold-war world. This cultural division was and is long lasting; it still existed during the Cold War as the approximate western boundary of those countries that were allied with the Soviet Union. As the eastern and western churches spread their influence, the line between "East" and "West" can be described as moving, but generally followed a cultural divide that was defined by the existence of the Byzantine empire and the fluctuating power and influence of the church in Rome. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /western_world.htm   (2164 words)

Encyclopedia: World War I Gavrilo Princip - the igniting torch of World War I World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/World-War-I   (11192 words)

Western Front (World War II) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemberg, and Denmark. Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. For almost two years, there was no land-fighting on the Western Front with the exception of commando raids and the guerrilla actions of the resistance aided by the SOE and OSS. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Front_(WWII)   (2109 words)

Western Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Western Front of World War II was generally restricted to the same geographic regions as during World War I. During the war the front moved much further, as far West as the English Channel and as far East as line which would become the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the "contested armed frontier" between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West. For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the United Kingdom, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Front   (673 words)

Western Front (World War I) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Western Front line for most of World War I extended relatively statically from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier, most of Belgium, all of Luxembourg, and a few important industrial regions of France remained under German control. This marked the first large-scale use of chemical weapons on the western front, as 168 tons of some sort were dropped on the allied lines. The German army retreated north of the River Aisne and dug in there, establishing the static western front that was to last for the next three years. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Front_(WWI)   (1301 words)

World War II World War II is the most extensive and costly war in the history of the world, involving most of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theaters, and costing approximately 50 million lives. World War II is the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theaters, and costing approximately 50 million lives. World War 2 was one of the first major instances of total war. www.artzia.com /History/Wars/WWII   (2507 words)

World War II The war that is now called the Pacific front of World War II was called in Japan then The Great East Asia War, for the liberation of Asia from the European and American colonizers was the proclaimed Goal. World War II was a watershed in the history of the Uinted States. The Great War, the war that "made the world safe for democracy," had created tremendous dislocations which laid the groundwork for the collapse of democratic institutions in Europe, and set the stage for a second German attempt at conquest. www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/world_war_2.htm   (11154 words)

OpinionJournal - The Western Front Soon the world settled down in a Cold War that pitted the free people of democratic Europe and America against the communists in Russia and China and spreading through the Third World. Somewhere amid the horrific battles of World War I, the world forgot why it was fighting, but kept gnashing anyway. But World War II didn't restore the West's moral confidence. opinionjournal.com /columnists/bminiter/?id=105001994   (1715 words)

The educational encyclopedia, world war II battles and battlefields World War II in Ukraine: chronology of the war in Ukraine World war II in the deserts of North Africa Maps of world war II maps of world war II provides an overview of WWII through a collection of maps that present the battles and campaigns fought in the various theatres of war users.pandora.be /educypedia/education/worldwarIIplaces.htm   (261 words)

The First World War (2) The Western Front 1914-1916 More than 80 years on, the Great War - and particularly the great battles such as the Somme and Verdun- continues to fascinate us and to cast long shadows over the world in which we live. The Napoleonic Wars (1) The rise of the Emperor 1805 - 1807 For Britain, the effort and sacrifice involved in creating and sustaining its first-ever and biggest-ever mass citizen army, and in helping to defeat the main enemy in the decisive theatre of operations, left deep emotional and psychological scars that have influenced much of the nation's subsequent history and that are still felt today. www.blackdogaccessories.com /110.htm   (198 words)

The educational encyclopedia, world war I, the great war World War one the western front, late during the summer of 1914, train stations all over Europe echoed with the sound of leather boots and the clattering of weapons as millions of enthusiastic young soldiers mobilized for the most glorious conflict since the Napoleonic Wars,... World war I the causes of world war one, Archduke Ferdinand's assassination, the July crisis, events of July 1914 leading to war, how the war was planned, Schlieffen plan, Balkan causes of world war one, Austria's ultimatum to Serbia World War I explore in detail the causes, course and consequences of the war which shaped the nature of 20th century history users.telenet.be /educypedia/education/worldwarI.htm   (452 words)

The Eastern Front — 1914 - 1917 The Eastern Front of that great war had a profound impact on the remainder of the 20th century, even though the Western Front with its British, French and American combatants achieved somewhat greater fame. In the late summer of 1914, the ancient monarchies of Austria, Russia and Germany plunged their countries into a world war which engulfed Europe in one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. The Russian Army of World War One has become notorious for its reputation as a large, ill-equipped force, yet in 1914, Russia's Imperial Troops were actually well trained and equipped. www.richthofen.com /ww1sum2   (2114 words)

Allied Struggles on the Western Front (from World War I) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia World War I: Trench Warfare on the Western Front The traumatic effect of World War I on the collective psyche of Europeans was reflected in the outpouring of literature that directly dealt with the war. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by... www.britannica.com /ebi/article-210363   (999 words)

Cornell CAU : Off-Campus Seminars and Study Tours : The Western Front and World War I: London, Ypres, Reims, Verdun, and Versailles The Western Front and World War I: London, Ypres, Reims, Verdun, and Versailles And to grasp the war, one must attempt to explain its origins, explain why governments and leaders were so oblivious to the dangerous road they traveled, the results of fixed, trench warfare, and the reasons why "the war to end all wars" did nothing of the sort. Its results are still with us, in the permanent transfer of world power from Europe to America, in the cataclysmic events that followed in Germany, Russia, and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and, lest we forget, in the endless spiral of conflict in the Middle East that grew out of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. www.sce.cornell.edu /cau/off_campus/2003_ww1.php   (825 words)

The Western Front — 1914 - 1918 This new great war, called World War One, began as a local disturbance in Southern Europe but eventually spread into a worldwide struggle which produced two of the greatest bloodlettings in history; the battles of the Somme and Verdun. The western portion of this conflict took place mostly in Belgium and France, and started as a war of "grand maneuvers" as had been theorized before the fighting began. Militarily the war in the west began on August 4, 1914, when German troops from seven Armies swept into Luxembourg and Belgium as part of the "Schleiffen plan," which required a sweeping move through neutral Belgium and down to Paris from the North. www.richthofen.com /ww1sum   (3196 words)

First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Creeping Barrage Although considered as a battlefield tactic as early as 1915 (and initially deployed by Bulgarian artillerists during the Adrianople siege of March 1913) the so-called 'creeping barrage' was not actually deployed until August 1916 by the British (Sir Henry Horne) during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front. A "pal's battalion" was comprised of soldiers raised in the same locality with the promise they would serve with their friends for the duration of the war. Variations upon the creeping barrage included the so-called 'fire waltz' whereby a hail of artillery fire would ravage a position and move onwards, only to then reverse course in order to catch defensive forces rushing to the devastated line. www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/creepingbarrage.htm   (339 words)

All Quiet on the Western Front--Literature/World History lesson plan (grades 9-12)--DiscoverySchool.com World War I was thought of as a “total war,” meaning that it involved civilians and civilian institutions in many different ways. World War I was known as a “total war” because it involved the efforts of many civilians in addition to the military. Ask for volunteers to (a) name pieces of literature about war, (b) tell the class whether the piece is a patriotic call to arms or puts forth an anti-war sentiment, and (c) state what their reactions to the pieces were. school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/quiet   (2129 words)

Source Work : The War On the Western Front this is because it is not an accurate representation of war on the western front. As it shows true images, they help to explain and show what the war was like and accompanied by words give a good view of the western front. The source is good evidence for the government's use of propaganda at the time and the use of the D.O.R.A act, but little use as evidence about the western front warfare. www.coursework.info /i/4211.html   (554 words)

Cameos of the Western Front (World War I) Cameos of the Western Front (World War I) Cameos of the Western Front (World War I) Anatomy of a Raid: Ypres Sector 1914-1918: Cameos of the Western Front As with previous books in the Cameos of the Western Front series, Poets and Pals of Picardy concentrates on the human dimension of the great battles of World War I, in this case in the Somme sector. For many who have previously seen World War I as a series of mass battles fought by faceless armies, Freeman brings to life the soldiers of varying backgrounds, the scenes of their actions, and the burial places and memorials of those who did not survive. www.generalstafflibrary.com /WWI_Cameos.html   (580 words)

western front Though the Second World War was bloodier and considerably more destructive over much greater areas of the globe, it never approached at any point the concentrated horror of the trench warfare on the Western front. Russian casualties were appalling and after three winters at the front the Russian troops voted with their feet to go home and create the revolution that would change the course of the 20th century. On a fluid front thousands of miles long an epic struggle was fought out between the terrifying efficiency of the German army and the ill-clad, ill-led and ill- supplied Russian peasant armies. www.geocities.com /Broadway/Alley/5443/wfront.htm   (939 words)

GI -- World War II Commemoration At the end of World War I the victorious nations formed the League of Nations for the purpose of airing international disputes, and of mobilizing its members for a collective effort to keep the peace in the event of aggression by any nation against another or of a breach of the peace treaties. The bitter struggles and the enormous casualties suffered by Great Britain and France in World War I had engendered in their military leaders a defensive attitude with a reliance on such permanent fortifications as the Maginot Line and on blockade as means of subduing a resurgent Germany. As the war progressed, the United States departed from its policy of strict neutrality and rendered greater and greater aid short of war to the beleaguered Allies. gi.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_1.html   (2128 words)

All Quiet on the Western Front--Literature/World History lesson plan (grades 9-12)--DiscoverySchool.com World War I was thought of as a “total war,” meaning that it involved civilians and civilian institutions in many different ways. World War I was known as a “total war” because it involved the efforts of many civilians in addition to the military. Ask for volunteers to (a) name pieces of literature about war, (b) tell the class whether the piece is a patriotic call to arms or puts forth an anti-war sentiment, and (c) state what their reactions to the pieces were. school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/quiet   (2129 words)

Leaders and Battles of World War II () On the Western Front, the allies continued their offensive toward the German Fatherland. World War II, one the darkest periods in the history of the world, raged from 1939 to 1945 and involved almost the entire world. On the Western Front, the Soviet Army continued its offensive that began after the Battle of Kursk in 1943, which resulted in the capture of Berlin on May 2, 1945, two days after Hitler committed suicide. www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayWar.cfm?WID=5   (422 words)

World War II (1939–1945) World War II Memorial - The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 29th, 2004. Major Military Operations Since World War II - Major Military Operations Since World War II World War II was the last war fought in which the... Casualties in World War II - Country Men in war Battle deaths Wounded Australia 1,000,000 26,976 180,864 Austria 800,000 280,000... www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0001288.html   (645 words)

Controversies of World War II - the Western Front Controversies of World War II - the Western Front This is the second most controversial Western Allied action of the war, and one I've only recently come to terms with. Most soldiers in modern wars are conscripts, and therefore have no special moral obligation to be shot at exclusively (since moral obligations only exist where there is choice), and most civilians in modern wars do contribute to the war effort. www.visi.com /~thornley/david/military/wwii/contwest.html   (987 words)

The Wargamer - PC Game Review: World War II Online v1.15 Instead of vehicles and moving objects gradually getting louder and louder as they approach the player’s position, it is usually one second of “all quiet on the western front” and the next second a loud engine noise appears out of nowhere. To get the best out of World War II Online, players should consider joining one of the many units (basically clans) on offer, which will enable much greater integration into the game by allowing participation in organised battles instead of just accidentally landing in the middle of a fire fight every so often. The gameplay in World War II Online is much like real world war in many respects, and more than in just the technical department. www.wargamer.com /reviews/world_war_ii_online_2004/page3.asp   (1228 words)

The Wargamer - PC Game Preview: World War II: Frontline Command Related Categories: World War II, Real-time, Western Front, Tactical World War II: Frontline Command is a tactical level, mission based, real-time game set in the European Theater of Operations from just prior to D-Day until the end of the war. Somewhat accelerated from true realtime, World War II: Frontline Command is not a game where manipulating the clock provides an irrelevant (in game terms) but necessary (to succeed) diversion. www.wargamer.com /reviews/frontlinecommand_preview   (584 words)

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