Treaty of Versailles Essay

Johannes Gutenberg was the man who created the movable-typewriter, this invention changed many people's lives, for example this made the books cheaper to buy and also it helped people get more knowledge. When craftsman revolt erupted in Mainz against all noble family Johann’s family was killed, after that moment Johannes traveled to what is now Strasbourg, France, where he began his experiments with printing. Already knowing how to bookmaking, he perfected small metal types, each type was made…

Since President George Washington’s Farewell Address, America had tried vigorously to keep a policy of isolationism in accordance to world affairs outside of trade; that is until October of 1945 when the United States officially became apart of the United Nations. No longer could America opt out of war or declare itself neutral, much like it did when World War II started in Europe. Many Americans opposed the idea of internationalism, but the U.S. had already dug itself into a deep hole it…

Americans had no idea that war was imminent in Europe in the summer of 1914, and tens of thousands of tourists were caught by surprise.[1] Apart from an Anglophile element supporting the British, American public opinion went along with neutrality at first. The sentiment for neutrality was strong among Irish Americans, German Americans and Swedish Americans,[2] as well as among church leaders and women. On the other hand, even before the war broke out American opinion toward Germany was already…

Tiger I Officially designated as the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger, the Panzer VI was a German heavy tank deployed in 1942 during World War II. Eventually nicknamed the “Tiger”, and eventually Tiger I once the Tiger II reached production, the design of the Tiger I tank epitomized the German concept of a heavy tank. A tank that provided ultimate excellence in design and combined lethality with the best protection regardless of the cost. While an outstanding design, the Tiger I was over-engineered…

The third reason Dr. Land proposes for a justifiable war is last resort. When a war is entered because peaceful reasoning, among other peaceful methods, has been exhausted, war is justified (Land). Before the Israelite Exodus from Egypt, Moses asked multiple times for Pharaoh to set the Israelites free. Pharaoh consistently refused, occasionally allowing the Israelites to leave but retracting this release before they got away. Eventually, the plagues sent down from God led to the Israelites…

On February 13th, 2017 half-brother of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport. While waiting for his flight to Macau, Kim Jong-nam reportedly said that “two unidentified women had swabbed or had wiped his face with a liquid and that he felt dizzy" to a customer service desk. He was then taken to a hospital in an ambulance but died on the way. The North Korean government has come out saying that this was no accident, and was organized by the South Korean…

The Mandates created by the European Powers were, in their own language, made to protect the “peoples’ not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world.” The purpose was not the installation governing bodies akin to the ones established during the 17th and 18th centuries of European Colonialism, but instead, European nations were intended to look after these countries “well-being and development” in order to create nations capable of one day governing…

alliances. If one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to defend the countries that were attacked. Once Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, all the other European countries entered the fight because of these existing alliances. The treaties pulled the new countries into battle, prolonging the war. While these are just a few reasons for World War I, all three played a major role. Each had significant influnece on the war’s duration and its high number of…

Out of all the reasons that led to the abandonment of peace in Europe and convinced countries to war, the most critical factor was militarism. Throughout the 20th century, Europe had mostly been in a state of peace for many years. However, public attitude towards war slowly began to change. From Document C, it is clear to see that countries pursued policies of glorifying war. Document C further described the effect this policy had on people, as shown by General Treitschke’s quote “ War is a…

What events led to and took place during the Christmas Truce of 1914? VINCIGUERRA, THOMAS. “The Truce of Christmas, 1914.” http://fbckpt.net/clientimages/34133/images/youth/december72014the%20truce%20of%20christmas,%201914%20-%20new%20york%20times.pdf. March 14, 2016. These word for word documentations and journal entries perfectly reflect what the Christmas Truce was about. Two conflicting armies on the battlefront celebrating an international holiday during a difficult time period. Both…