In the Gallipoli War, which was a part of the World War 1 there were different sides which were joining the war for different reasons and goals. ... Some could reach few of the things they have planned before, while some could reach none of their goals. ... The terms of the alliance were: 1. ... There were some reasons for Germany to make such an alliance and get Turkey into the war and these reasons and the general strategy that was followed by Germans were illustrated in the text "The intentions of Germans in the Gallipoli War- by Assist. ... Then, the author explains how Germans' ...

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There were many horrors of war, on both sides, encountered by soldiers; among them disillusionment, trench warfare, and poisonous gases. ... Many battlefields were abundant with deep trenches that held fighting soldiers, dead and alive. These trenches were characterized by being filled with mud and thick water, teeming with disease. ... The troops were also subject to catching lice and being bitten by rats. ... These effects from living in a trench were bad enough without factoring in the fact that the soldiers were also fighting the enemy simultaneously. ...

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As well there were several revolts against conscription in French Black Africa. ... However unlike French Black Africa there were people here who supported the war in Europe and actually signed up, this helps explain the large number of men who served for France. It also helps explain why there was only one small revolt, in the remote region of the Aures Mountains in1916 . ... Its defenses were limited to 568 men, most of which were local black men. These men were essentially the police of the colony and as such were spread thinly out around it . ...

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There was a breaking point for most people, for everybody really. ... (The Century) Thus soldiers broke down into a mental disease which was then known as "shell shock" but is now categorized in the much broader disease called "posttraumatic stress disorder." ... Victims were tried for cowardice in the face of battle and executed as traitors. Three hundred and six British and commonwealth soldiers were executed this way. In contrast, Germany only executed 25 of its soldiers and America executed none....

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Italy had long-standing problems that were made worse by the war. ... There he gave part of his time to his books and the rest to writing articles for socialist newspapers. ... There was to be "nothing above the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.... He then moved to close down parliamentary government and other parties entirely. ... In each corporation were representatives of trade unions, whose members were organized by the Fascist party, the employers, and the government. ...

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There was no turning back. At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. Economies were reduced to rubble, as was most of Europe. ... There were strings attached, which was no surprise. ... West Germany prospered while the Eastern Germans were left behind. ...

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That this was accepted by many, was partly because the war was seen as an adventure, and perhaps because the last war where there was mass recruitment was almost one hundred years previous, the majority of those fighting in the interlude being well-trained career soldiers. ... This is shown between the posters, the former merely being straightforward recruitment posters, while the latter may be seen to provide external reason for hostilities, due to the massive damage committed by the somewhat deranged gorilla. 3) Once mobilisation begun, the recruiting offices were swamped, with an aver...

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Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. ... By the time of the First World War there was a whole new generation of young soldiers who not only could read but, very important, were able for the first time in the history of war to write letters home describing war in all its unheroic horror. ... There is also the fact that there is much more literature, more cultural production in general, in the twentieth century than in any previous period. ... But all through what might be term...

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