Unequal Distribution of Blame
A disastrous and chaotic time period of unconsolable mothers, wives, and children being left without the love of their family members and having to mourn on their deaths, was the result of something that could have been avoided, but was caused by confusion and pride. Europe was an envied nation due to their advance in technology, art, and music. Everything seemed to be going too well for the Europeans, but soon enough, everything changed. Europe had hope of creating a system which balanced the amount of power each nation had, in order to diminish the chances of one nation taking over the other, but many complications made it difficult for that plan to work out. There were an abundant amount of reasons why World …show more content…
Sometimes, though, creating them may cause other nations to feel intimidated by them which could lead to tension between each nation. In Document C, it states in a bar graph, the amount of money that was spent in the navy and army. The amount of money spent by each nation in 1890, was far less than the amount of money that was spent on 1914, the year World War One started. Having armies and navies ready for anything, results in chaos occurring. In contrast, it might even lead to peace because it might make other nations come to the realization that some other nations are spending far more money into their militaries than they are, which would result in the opposing nation to have an advantage in being victorious if war ever occurred. Although that seems very rare, it could happen. Also, some nations didn’t want to be under the control of another nation that was far more powerful. In order to not fall into that conflict, they either become the ones controlling the foreign nation, or would end up being controlled by it. Document D, The Hammer or the Anvil, by Bernhard von Bulow, does an excellent job in explaining that. In the document it states that “We don’t want to step on the toes of any foreign power, but at the same time we don’t want our own feet tramped by any foreign power…” (Bulow). An arms build-up would beneficially help in defeating the rival nation or it could result in the
A disastrous and chaotic time period of unconsolable mothers, wives, and children being left without the love of their family members and having to mourn on their deaths, was the result of something that could have been avoided, but was caused by confusion and pride. Europe was an envied nation due to their advance in technology, art, and music. Everything seemed to be going too well for the Europeans, but soon enough, everything changed. Europe had hope of creating a system which balanced the amount of power each nation had, in order to diminish the chances of one nation taking over the other, but many complications made it difficult for that plan to work out. There were an abundant amount of reasons why World …show more content…
Sometimes, though, creating them may cause other nations to feel intimidated by them which could lead to tension between each nation. In Document C, it states in a bar graph, the amount of money that was spent in the navy and army. The amount of money spent by each nation in 1890, was far less than the amount of money that was spent on 1914, the year World War One started. Having armies and navies ready for anything, results in chaos occurring. In contrast, it might even lead to peace because it might make other nations come to the realization that some other nations are spending far more money into their militaries than they are, which would result in the opposing nation to have an advantage in being victorious if war ever occurred. Although that seems very rare, it could happen. Also, some nations didn’t want to be under the control of another nation that was far more powerful. In order to not fall into that conflict, they either become the ones controlling the foreign nation, or would end up being controlled by it. Document D, The Hammer or the Anvil, by Bernhard von Bulow, does an excellent job in explaining that. In the document it states that “We don’t want to step on the toes of any foreign power, but at the same time we don’t want our own feet tramped by any foreign power…” (Bulow). An arms build-up would beneficially help in defeating the rival nation or it could result in the