...Background on WWI World War One was one of the most defining moments in military and political history which would forever alter the world and set the stage for a multitude of events. This conflict, as all historical events usually occur, was a conglomeration of events that resulted in the loss of over eight and a half million souls, shattered states, and a true test of military capabilities. The alliances formed during this volatile period, in conjunction with the clashing personalities of the gentleman at the helm of these empires, and the inherent need for rash, immediate mobilization will prove to be the major catalysts that resulted in the first world war. Alliances between different countries was not a new concept introduced during...
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...The causes of the FIRST WORLD WAR 1_ The assassination at Sarajevo. (political murder) On 28th June Franz Ferdinand and his wife visited the Town of Sarajevo. The Archduke was the heir to the throne of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. As the car passed along the street, someone threw a bomb at it. The bomb bounced off the back of the car and exploded, injuring an officer in the car behind. The Archduke and his wife were unhurt. Later that day the Archduke said that he wanted to change his plans and visit the injured officer in hospital. He set off again by car, but the driver was not told the route had change. Some minutes later a man called Gavrilo Princip shot them and died. 2_ The great powers in 1914. If see the map the six most important and powerful countries in Europe were split into two armed groups. The triple Alliance. Central powers. Germany: was made up of many small states that had united and become one country only as recently as 1871. Otto von Bismarck, who was the Chancelor of the newly united Germany, firmly believed that all questions of the day could be solved by military strength by blood and iron. The stong national feeling in Germany and its wealth from industry made the Germans keen to play a leading part in world affairs. Kaiser Wilhelm II was impatient to make Germany the leading country in Europe. Austria-Hungary: the empire of Austria-Hungary was Germany´s oldest ally. German was the language of Government, but each group spoke its own language...
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...There were many factors that led up to the first world war, some more influential than others. In the late eighteen-hundreds into the early nineteen-hundreds tensions were high in Europe. Countries were forming alliances, taking over land, and building up their military in order to become the most powerful and influential country in Europe. A Serbian group of rebels killed the archduke of Austria-Hungary which sparked tensions between the two. This dragged in alliances, which became the main cause of the war because it forced countries to pick sides. Militarism and a “race for arms” was the second biggest contributing factor because it made it a competition for other countries to build their military. A combination of these two things caused a political conflict between two countries to turn...
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...The first world war broke out in August 1914, it has become a litmus test for the entire European socialist party. The Social Democratic Party of Germany has abandoned on all the radical anti-war declarations it has issued, and ultimately supported the German government's war. The reformism that Luxemburg has criticised has so strongly attacked the party's core. Rosa Luxemburg's first fight within the social Democratic Party was aimed at this reform trend. Luxemburg thought that only the capitalist countries were overthrown, and workers mastered the Socialist, then they can get the real power. In the article, Luxemburg criticized the socialist party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), for ignoring workers' interests in favor of the imperialist parties. The first world war disillusioned Luxemburg's hopes for the workers' revolution. In response to the first world war and German social democratic political collapse, the article revealed the Social Democratic Party's position, and it was betrayed the core of marxist and defended the working class. Luxemburg suggests that the...
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...The First World War was caused by mutual defense alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which is the event that set fire to the tensions created in Europe. Mutual defense alliances were made before the war by many countries in Europe. What these alliances did was assure that countries that were allays would protect each other in case of an attack. Many European countries only became part of the war due to the pre-war alliances. Before World War I or the Great War, five alliances between European countries existed. The Allies were made up of the Russia-Serbia alliance, the France-Russia Alliance, the Britain-France and Belgium alliance, and the Japan-Britain alliance. The Central...
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...The Start Of The War World War II started September 1st, 1939 when Adolf Hitler was determined to have war and initiate it. On September 1st, 1939 before Hitlers invasion of Poland that scarred the beginning of World War ll. This was the war that Adolf Hitler was waiting for. Both Britain and France joined the war, they did not only fight in Europe but also across the ocean. German troops arranged a borderline so when after they fight they'd get back to their borderline safely. Britain and France did nothing at all to help their allies. They both expected a war for at least 2-3 years, that's why during the war the western states did little. The German submarine stabbed the main British battleship.The British dropped the booklets on the German...
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...die for your country.” Heroic views on war were not uncommon in the early Twentieth Century. In fact, prior to World War One war was idolised and seen as an ideal way to solve a dispute. Whilst other contributing factors; the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, rivalries and the web of alliances, were among the undoubtedly important influences, it is evident that the “The Glory of War” concept is the most significant cause that ultimately led to the First World War. The spark that ignited the First World War occurred in June of 1914 and was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife in Sarajevo. Their visit to the Bosnian city occurred shortly...
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...Long Term Causes of the First World War The First World War was a major battle, a great war that the world had never seen before. It was a time in which lives were lost, economies devastated and politics turned upside down; but what were the causes? There wasn’t just one simple immediate cause of the war, but several long term causes. The roots of the war included mutual defence allies and imperialism, and it was these factors that led to a destructive and fierce war. Long before the war began; countries within the continent of Europe had decided to protect themselves and therefore, signed mutual defence agreements (Kelly). These agreements not only meant that they were protected, but also that they would have to protect their allies if they were attacked. Many of these alliance agreements had been made and signed between 1879 and 1914. For example in 1879, Germany and Austria-Hungary had signed a Dual Alliance to protect them from Russia and in 1881; Austria-Hungary became an ally of Serbia, so that they could protect Serbia from Russia trying to gain control (historyonthenet.com). Other alliances included France and Russia; Britain, France and Belgium, and finally Japan and Britain. In this case it was inevitable that there would be a world war and it all began with Austria-Hungary announcing a war on Serbia. Of course Russia jumped to protect them, which led to the Germans starting a war with Russia and then France and because Germany went into France through...
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...nationalism’s ideas as they fought in wars throughout Big Era 8. World War I, the Interwar Years, and World War II were three periods during Big Era 8 in which atrocious violence between different countries and groups took place resulting in the death of millions of civilians and soldiers. The driving cause behind these events was nationalism. This concept promoted the idea that everyone that shares traditions, customs, beliefs and language should be united, and created the feeling of a nation’s superiority over other nations. One way that it impacted Big Era 8 was through encouraging groups of people like the Jews, Serbs or Germans to unite all of their people under...
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...thoughts with respect to the Great War among historians. First, the victorious nations gained much more attention than the vanquished countries in general. Germany was an exception. As the only Western European Empire that assumed the leading role in the Central Powers, Germany commanded the same level of concern as its Entente counterparts. Even so, it was portrayed negatively as the sole war producer and therefore needed to be responsible for all the enormous losses and destruction that were caused by the war. Second, considering the far-reaching impacts the Great War exerted on the later historical process, it was regarded as a watershed moment. However, the Great War failed to solve unfinished contradictions among diverse empires and to become the war to end all wars. The postwar era witnessed a large scale of violence and tensions that continued to drain newborn nations, which included much of central, eastern and southern Europe that ascended from previous collapsed empires after the nearly-one-decade warfare and hostilities....
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...Hi Tapvir, your thoughts on both of this week’s reading were very in-depth and to the point. Starting with the First World War Poems, I believe you addressed the poems themes perfectly. As I stated in my post, sadness truly seems to jump out as you read through each poem. The characteristic that I completely agree with you on is violence. In many ways, violence is the root to these poems being produced. I also agree that the poems were written for the citizens to gain an understand of the war. You mentioned that these poems provided the soldiers with a voice. That is completely true. In many ways, I believe that soldiers wrote these poems to not only find a sense of therapy but also to show true about war. Each poem does provide...
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...Name: Professor: Course: Date: U.S in the 20th Century 1. World War I and American Life. Explain the impact of World War I in America. Consider various social, economic and political changes in the country during and right after the war. Do you think these changes were caused by the war? War brings changes to every country. The American significantly transformed life after World War I. the country faced social, economic and political changes, which were felt both the negatively and the positively. First and foremost, it goes without saying that the population was increased since there were immigrants who were coming into the country with new ideas and new experiences. Therefore, the society was very vibrant. On the negative, there was a significant effect of othering that caused a rift between the immigrants and the local population; therefore, there were many differences. The economy of...
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...The Allies won the first world war because of the type of weapons the Allies had, gaining advantage of many fights and the peace treaties. The Allies had many weapons throughout their arsenal but not enough to take out the Axis army. Germany, on the Axis side, had access to a very huge artillery gun known as “Big Bertha” named after Bertha Krupp. This artillery can shoot up to 16,000 yards which did some serious damage to the Allies. Germans had access to gas which caused serious damage to the Allies. In addition, this War is known as “Gas Warfare” because of how many soldiers were killed and how much gas was used. They both had tanks that gave them both the advantage to the war. Many wars took place with different states and in different places. There are way too many weapons to name that were used throughout the first World War. In addition, Germans received an advantage at first but it all changed further through the war....
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...How were the lives of women on the home front affected by the First World War? WW1 broke out in August 1914 when the great powers of Europe went to war over territorial competition to increase their empires. The war was mainly fought in continental Europe. By 1918, after millions of deaths, the Germans were defeated. The role of women in Britain had changed in many ways during the war. Before the war many working class women worked in mills in northern, industrial towns, always as a menial labour force - never in any sort of authoritative or responsible position and always supervised by men. However this sort of manual labour, especially after marriage, was frowned upon by many. This meant that the main sort of socially acceptable jobs for women were in areas such as domestic service or shop work. Source 5 is a quote from Alfred Shears, a former London dock worker who was interviewed for a book on women's history in 1974. It is a primary source written in his exact words. His view backs up the ideas in the last paragraph and is probably quite typical of men at the time. He said, "Single women would be working in the shops, but a married woman - her place was in the home." However during the war the amount of women in all areas of work increased apart from domestic service which saw a major decrease between 1914 and 1918. This is shown by source 1 which is a graph of the official statistics comparing the numbers of women working in 1914 to those in 1918. It is split...
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...important was the entry of the USA to the outcome of the First World War? In 1918 over 1,600,000 American troops crossed the Atlantic over to Europe to help the Allies beat the Germans at the western front. The new fresh troops were well-fed and made a big difference at some of the last battles in the First World War. Many people would argue that the entry of the US was the most important factor to the end of the war. The Allies ‘outfought’ the Germans on the western front with help of the new soldiers to end the war of attrition. However, this traditional view might not have taken many other factors into account. Other factors such as Allied tactics and technology, Germany’s internal collapse or the success of the Allied blockade could be a more important factor to the end of the war. Some people argue that Germany lost it and the allies were just the last to be there. Germany’s internal collapse was very important for the allies. The lack of food, political and economical issues produced riots on the streets. The German public had had enough of the war and the control and discipline failed. On top of this the German Keizer, Wilhelm abdicated and fled to the Netherlands. Germany was drained from all its resources because of the two front war. Germany’s allies had failed her and were relying on Germany’s money, weapons etc. Austria-Hungry was useless and the Turkish empire collapsed. Italy, Germany’s other ally at the start of the war had changed sides. This meant Germany was on her...
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