...World War 1 (WW1), from 1914 and 1918, and World War 2 (WW2), which occurred between 1939 and 1945, were two significant battles known to almost all Americans today. These wars were caused by several factors, in which some are alike and some are different. Their causes differ in that one of World War 1’s reasons for war included the German U-boats sinking the Lusitania. On the other hand, one different cause of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Both wars are alike in that they both were caused due to militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. In analyzing the causes of both wars, it’s crucial to know that there were similarities and differences because of their time periods of occurrence (for different events happening) as well as the...
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...Abstract World War 1 proved America to be the nation producing the highest amount of propaganda. Through his use of propaganda President Wilson was able to draw American Support for the war. Despite his being elected as the “peace” president. Many Americans believed he’d keep them out of the war, especially after he stated that, “so far as I can remember, this is a government of the people, and this people is not going to choose war.” Before his election, Wilson promoted American neutrality. He pushed for what he believed his Americans wanted. However, through his employment of propaganda, Woodrow Wilson was able to convince the American people to join the ranks, he persuaded Americans into accepting rations for food, he involved women in the war effort, he was even able to sway them into buying government bonds (liberty bonds) to fund the war. In the end, through his use of propaganda, President Woodrow Wilson was ironically able to change the popular American opinion and convince Americans to support World War 1. Propaganda, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the “spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.” It is always biased towards a view or idea. Governments employ propaganda to sway public opinions towards supporting a cause. The use of propaganda became very popular in America during World War I. As a matter of fact, World War I proved America to be the largest...
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...none is more dastardly than chemical warfare. The very use of chemical warfare has been outlawed since WW1 and will get you charged with war crimes if you are found using it. Chemical warfare, is tactical warfare using incendiary mixtures, smokes, or irritant, burning, poisonous, or asphyxiating gases. This is the definition as listed in the Merriam Webster dictionary. Chemical warfare in WW1 was deplorable because it was used extensively on the Western front, the chemical gasses had many effects and properties, the soldiers were scarred mentally by the memory of the gas, and the bodies suffered horrible internal...
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...Essay World War I is known as the war to end all wars. This statement was obviously not accurate. There are many topics that caused WWI but the main causes are militarism, nationalism, the building of alliances and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The two alliances that fought against one another in this war were the Triple Entente which consisted of France, United Kingdom, Russia (whose place in the war would later be taken by the United States of America) and the Central Powers which consisted of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. WWI took place mainly in various parts of Europe. The Great War lasted for 4 years, from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. Militarism, nationalism, and the forming of alliances are what escalated and kicked off World War I. Militarism is the belief that a country should build and maintain the strongest army. Every country in the world has the desire to possess the strongest and largest army, stronger and larger than all other countries. During the build up to WWI there was a mad scramble to build the strongest army amongst all of the countries that participated in the war. France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the United States all wanted to prove that their army was superior to all others. There is no better way to prove that your military is the best then to put it into war against another military. Building a strong military was not cheap at all, “Counting only dreadnought ships, Adm. Tirpitz' mania...
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...At the start of WW1 prisoners of war sleep in open fields in the elements of the weather while prison camps were built. Prisoners of war were often used to build the prison camps. Living in prison camps was close living with other prisoners. There was an average of 250 prisoners per barracks. The spread of diseases killed a lot of the prisoners. In 1915 war ministries were sent around to various prison camps to put in place rules for hygiene. Lice and diseases killed many of the prisoners. Food served in prison camps were the main cause of illness and weakened the prisoners instead of helping them. Prisoner’s families could send them food and other luxuries, but was regulated on what they could contain. Psychological illness were common among...
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...War is a horrible, destructive thing. What some people do not comprehend is, in war, consequences occur for everyone. Not only are the parties involved impacted, but almost everything else is influenced by the cancerous reach of war. The influence of war isn’t a positive thing either, everything can potentially be negatively impacted by its call, and for this, no war should be considered worth the effort. A good example of this is WW1, in which almost every aspect Canadian life was influenced by the war one way or another. WW1 lasted 4 years, and in this time period over 32 countries got involved in the conflict. Out of the countries the repercussions of the War affected, the primitive and young Canada suffered great negative impacts. One can...
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...World War 1 was a massacre in which millions were lost at such young ages from the time of July 28th 1914 to November 11th 1918. There were three major factors that lead to the war which was Militarism which was the belief of having an army stronger and better than the rest, Nationalism was the love and high respect the people had for their country, and the alliances where countries grouped together to defeat other areas. Each played a significant role to achieving the spark to WW1. Militarism was one of the largest factors, considering wars have everything to do with the military. Each country did their best to build strong armies by hard work and preparation so they were ready for whatever came their way. Since they made such an effort to build a useful army it was as if they were on a lookout to find a reason to use it. By doing so militaries believed that they needed to get into war to show that they were in fact sturdier and more advanced than others. This usually didn't work because their enemies were sometimes more prepared than they expected creating more chaos....
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...The allied powers consisted of France, Great Britain, United States. Poland, and Soviet Union. The Axis were Germany, Italy, Japan, and Hungary. The alliances were divided between NATO, and Warsaw Pact. NATO was one of the alliances within the war, and the acronym was North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The NATO was created 1947, and contain twenty-eight of the countries involved. NATO was created to maintain an allies. The Warsaw Pact was created eight years after the war was formed. The Cold war is said to be triggered by multiple events such as the tension between the countries after WW1, and the need for power on behalf of Germany....
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...of the voting system. There were many reason to why women were given the vote, they include: the NUWSS, the WSPU, the Impact of WW1, Changing Society and Events in Other Counties. The suffragists did play a key role in female suffrage but many other factors must be considered to be equally important. The NUWSS, nicknamed the Suffragists, were formed in 1897 and led by Millicent Fawcett. The suffragists were mainly comprised of middle class and very few working class women; they had a member ship of just over 53,000. They used non-violent tactics such as marches, writing letters to the government, holding meeting and giving out free newspaper. These tactics had very little effect on the public as the government didn’t see them as a threat and they didn’t find women’s suffrage as an important issue, so they began to ignore them. Therefore women’s suffrage was gradually going down on the political agenda. The suffragists were realists as they recognised that only parliament could deliver the vote, so MP’s had to be persuaded. In this, they were successful as they got the attention of Labour MP’s Keir Hardie and George Lansbury, this gave the NUWSS someone willing to represent them and speak on their behalf in parliament for the first time ever in the UK. Both MP’s spoke about women’s suffrage in parliament, yet they too achieved very little for the cause. However the NUWSS did achieve something good from their campaigning. The...
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...on women as objects rather than humans themselves. However, despite the horrors and trauma that the front lines caused on these men; the hospitals were the real torture-chambers. As Paul stated in All Quiet on the Western Front, “A hospital alone shows what war is. I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow” (p. 263). Although, the hospitals were a residence for the ill in 1914 through 1918 the medical advancements were not...
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...World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail. The most widely known reason for the start of World War1 was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo. The ArchDuke was there to talk to the Serbian leaders about peace in the Balkan Peninsula. After a Serbian was arrested for the assassination Austria-Hungary pulled out of the peace talks and declared war on Serbia. Germany who was allied with Austria-Hungary also declared war on Serbia. Russia who was allied with Serbia had to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. When Germany invaded France and Belgium, Great Britain declared war on Germany. World War 1 had begun. As the German Chancellor, Bethmann-Hollweg said, “Once the dice are cast nothing can stop them.” Indeed once the dice were cast on World War 1 nothing stopped them until 22 million people had died. Besides the assassination of the archduke there were four other reasons for the start of WW1. 1. Militarism- the building of large armies. All the nations in Europe at that time were engaged in what today could only be called an arms race. As soon as one nation built a new weapon, all the others followed suit. 2. Alliance System- The building of alliances to strengthen the borders of a country. In theses alliances if one country went to war all the other countries...
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...World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail. The most widely known reason for the start of World War1 was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo. The ArchDuke was there to talk to the Serbian leaders about peace in the Balkan Peninsula. After a Serbian was arrested for the assassination Austria-Hungary pulled out of the peace talks and declared war on Serbia. Germany who was allied with Austria-Hungary also declared war on Serbia. Russia who was allied with Serbia had to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. When Germany invaded France and Belgium, Great Britain declared war on Germany. World War 1 had begun. As the German Chancellor, Bethmann-Hollweg said, “Once the dice are cast nothing can stop them.” Indeed once the dice were cast on World War 1 nothing stopped them until 22 million people had died. Besides the assassination of the archduke there were four other reasons for the start of WW1. 1. Militarism- the building of large armies. All the nations in Europe at that time were engaged in what today could only be called an arms race. As soon as one nation built a new weapon, all the others followed suit. 2. Alliance System- The building of alliances to strengthen the borders of a country. In theses alliances if one country went to war all the other countries...
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...Hate has happened plentiful times, plentiful ways, and in plentiful places. a few things people hate today are traffic, morning alarms, and small talk(work cited).This is not about small hatreds. This is about the most well-known hatreds in history, the hate for the Jewish people. Judaism has been around for plentiful years. They believe in only one god, the god of Israel. The most well known jewish holidays are Hanukkah and Shabbat, yet they have plentiful others. The religion started from the covenant between their god and Abraham. This is what the Jewish belief is built on. Now, why are Jews the, even now, hated. One of the main reasons is that Jews had a higher amount of successful than other people. This led to jealousy of what they...
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...In 1914, the first World War broke out, and lasted until 1918. Prior to the war, an abundance of changes were happening in Europe. Many of these changes increased tensions among the countries in Europe, which was arguably one of the main causes of the war. Another large part of why the war started was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was assassinated by a Serbian man, which caused Austria-Hungary to issue an ultimatum to make Serbia pay for the death. When Serbia rejected the ultimatum, Austria declared war. WW1 is also referred to as the Great War. This poses the question, What were the effects of this great war? The war affected citizens of the world in many different social, economic, and political ways. The war took over people's lives. Because WW1 was a total war, countries devoted all of their energy and resources to the war. By the end of the war, “Europe had lost more men in battle than in all of the wars of the previous three centuries.” (Book p.419). The Great War had cost many people their loved ones, and had taken over their lives. In an excerpt from All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque describes the feelings that the war brought, “I am young, I am twenty...
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...After all, Germany had lost WW1 and could only expect to be punished. Loss of territory, limits on the military and financial penalties had been the lot of losing sides in wars since ancient times, so none of them were anything new. The new Germany had taken Alsace and Lorraine from France at the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, as well as imposing a huge financial indemnity on a defeated France. As Niall Ferguson points out, post WW1 Weimar Germany was easily able to afford the Reparations repayments, if only they had had the political will to pay up on time and in full. Analysis of Weimar finances bears this out; Weimar would have had to spend a much smaller % of German GDP on Reparations payments than the Kaiser did on defence, so the money was always there, as Weimar had a minimal defence budget compared to Germany under the Kaiser. Compared to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, imposed on Russia by Germany in early 1918, Versailles was a "slap on the wrist" in the words of one eminent modern historian. The popular perception of Versailles being harsh and unfair has come from constant German whinging that it was so ever since - as Hitler once said, if you tell a big enough lie for long enough, people will come to believe it. Perhaps the only really harsh part of Versailles was Article 231, the so called 'War Guilt' clause, by which Germany had to admit full responsibility for starting the war and thus all the damage and losses caused to the Allies during the conflict. However...
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