It was a modern war with aeroplanes, machine guns and other deadly weapons such as the tank. ... The weapons developed specifically for trench warfare had a massive impact on troops. ... If these weapons did not scare the troops physically, they would definitely scar the troops mentally. One example of the weapons developed that had a significant impact on troops physicality was gases. ... However, the mustard gas was the most brutal biological weapon used in the trenches. ...

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It was a modern war with aeroplanes, machine guns and other deadly weapons such as the tank. ... The weapons developed specifically for trench warfare had a massive impact on troops. ... If these weapons did not scare the troops physically, they would definitely scar the troops mentally. One example of the weapons developed that had a significant impact on troops physicality was gases. ... However, the mustard gas was the most brutal biological weapon used in the trenches. ...

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Each state had its ideological mission, its networks of alliances and third war clients, and its deadly arsenal of nuclear weapons. The Cold War has brought around all the new kinds of weapons, propaganda and a permanent threat of use of the weapons of mass distraction, several so called, "proxy wars" took place, where the rivalry between capitalists and communists resulted in the real fights on the other states territories, when the US and the Soviet Union supported different sides in the Civil Wars, for example Berlin Crises, Korean War, Cuban missile crises, Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. ...

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Alliances can benefit countries if the fear of empowerment is so great that neither opposing sides will risk war, but if the desire to create havoc is so great that it is worth the risk, then alliances can become a deadly weapon. ...

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I believe, because of that, that we need a fair treaty, equal to all its members, that will restrict the use of new weapons, and prevent future wars from breaking out. " (McCumber) In addition, Senator Gilbert Hitchcock, who preceded Henry Cabot Lodge as the Senate Majority Leader, stated, "The trouble with Senators who oppose the League of Nations is that they are thinking of the days that are gone and gone forever. ... While it did temporarily stop the Great War, it ended up sparking World War II, which was much more deadly. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to find those promises withdrawn when they con- flicted with principles of self-determination. Italian claims to the west coast of the Adriatic, for instance, were denied by Yugoslavia. Italy received most of the Austrian territories it demanded, but many maintained that these were inadequate rewards for ...

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