World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, using the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian as an excuse for them to keep their power over Bosnia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries soon, like a chain reaction, dragged allies from both countries into the war, the main two alliances being the Central Powers and the Allied Forces. On Austria-Hungary’s side were Germany and Italy; together, they were part of the Central Powers. On Serbia’s side were the Allied forces: Russia, Great Britain, and France. Russia was bound by their treaty with Serbia, and came to Serbia’s aid. Germany, with the treaty with Austria-Germany, declared war on Russia. France, bounded by a treaty with Russia, was at
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This did not settle anything like the Treaty of Versailles was meant to do. While World War I concluding with the whole world putting Germany at fault and the economic downfall due to the Treaty of Versailles set up the stage up for World War II, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque depicts truly how war also affects men, the traumatic events soldiers had to face, changes men negatively and leaves many with mental disorders.
While many think that death is the immediate impact on soldiers, War affected individuals negatively and left many with mental disorders, one of the most common being Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a disorder that develops in some people who have seen or lived through a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Which soldiers develops from seeing the true side of war. Many men joined the war to glorify their self image or because of their strong sense of nationalism. They might have initially thought that they were protecting their countries, that they were fighting for the good, but in reality, they were just puppets controlled by their government. All Quiet on the Western Front by
This did not settle anything like the Treaty of Versailles was meant to do. While World War I concluding with the whole world putting Germany at fault and the economic downfall due to the Treaty of Versailles set up the stage up for World War II, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque depicts truly how war also affects men, the traumatic events soldiers had to face, changes men negatively and leaves many with mental disorders.
While many think that death is the immediate impact on soldiers, War affected individuals negatively and left many with mental disorders, one of the most common being Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a disorder that develops in some people who have seen or lived through a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Which soldiers develops from seeing the true side of war. Many men joined the war to glorify their self image or because of their strong sense of nationalism. They might have initially thought that they were protecting their countries, that they were fighting for the good, but in reality, they were just puppets controlled by their government. All Quiet on the Western Front by