HST 702 : hstlec1.pdf
12 Nov 2014
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Why wwi is the most important event of the 20th century. Scale of destruction: 9m military casualties, 12m civilians dead. First total war: affecting soldiers and society as a whole (women in factories/women) War raging beyond european borders changes the world. Had been on the throne a long time. Empress of an empire on which the sun never set: the british controlled so much of the world. Her grandson: kaiser wilhelm ii of germany: he s responsible for starting the war. Most europeans saw themselves as living in prosperity. All men over the age of 21 could vote. Great britain: only 2/3 of men could vote because of tax bracket (you"re too low class to vote) Some workers wanted to destroy the dictatorship of the proletariat (karl marx) Right before the war: women unify over a single cause (voting rights)
