WW1 Essay

The importance of nationalism and selfish ambition as causes of the World War One. There have been many discussions about the cause of World War One and how nationalism and selfish ambition of countries contributed to it. It can’t be denied that both nationalism in many European countries and their selfish ambitions played a large role in the outbreak of The Great War. Nationalism has more than one definitions: 1) an extreme form of patriotism marked by a feeling of superiority over other…

World War 1, which lasted from 1914-1918, was the war to end all wars. There were four main causes behind this war, the triple alliance and the triple entente, militarism, imperialism and the rise of nationalism. The trigger of the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinand, which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, in this conflict Russia siding with Serbia while Germany sided with Austria-Hungary. Russia now mobilized German border which lead to Germany attacking Russia.…

parliament had an answer, and nation-states seemingly lacked the instruments to protect their citizens from immiseration.” (Snyder 17). I believe that the start of WW2 was caused mostly by Nationalism and Famine induced by the end of World War One (WW1) which was marked by the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and these points set stage for the rise of power for both Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While both leaders were criminals responsible for millions of deaths I think that Hitler and…

During the course of World War One, the inclusion of fighter aircraft, chemical weaponry and armoured tanks resulted in dramatic changes to military warfare. Fighter aircraft affected the way the war was fought due to the large role they played in late WW1 battles and because they provided a new way of combat. Chemical weaponry’s effect was largely psychological and because of the need to protect soldiers from its effects, preventative technologies were developed and refined. Tanks became a…

After WW1, the winners which were the United States, United Kingdom, and France adapted the underlying principles of liberalism that has been practiced since the 17th and 18th centuries to try and avoid war. Liberal thought is grounded in a notion that human nature is good, not evil, meaning that states thrive in a world governed by morality and law. States want to cooperate to achieve mutual goals in peace. Just like realism, liberalism derives from the observations and interpretations of…

The policies that helped this happen were the Nye Committee, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and the Neutrality Acts. The Nye Committee investigated the financial interests of involvement in WW1. It was formed because many people said that weapons manufacturers influenced the US into joining the war. It was a key factor of US neutrality in early WW2. The Kellogg-Briand Pact states that war will not be used to solve conflicts and disputes. It…

power Germany was suffering harsh economic times. The Versailles treaty which ended WW1 forced Germany to pay extensive amount of money in reparations. In order to meet these payment the German government began printing money that lead to hyperinflation. An NPR article states how “at one point, it cost a million marks to mail a letter” (Kenny, Chace). Furthermore because Germany was seen as the responsible agent behind WW1 countries avoided trade and imports for the troubled country. Hitler used…

How do these texts from different contexts reflect changing perspectives on this idea? Differing contexts can establish a changing perspective of the innate desire for one’s own individual recognition within a dystopic society. This is particularly demonstrated within George Orwell’s novel 1984 (1948) and fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis (1927), as these both texts have identified an associated suppressive and dystopian theme within their own respective societies. the associative dehumanising…

To what extent was Tsar Nicholas Responsible for the fall of the Romanov dynasty Tsar Nicholas was responsible for the fall of the Romanov dynasty and accelerating the russian revolution. Tsar Nicholas was a major cause of the downfall but his wife tsarina and Rasputin also contributed. The tsar left to the war which was already creating uproar in russia as it was weakening the economy, creating worldwide hunger and unhappiness throughout. Unhappiness lead to demonstrations that developed into…

causing the start of the war, they were left with the biggest amount of debt to pay, leaving the country with a bitter taste in their mouth after the war. This bitterness is said to have contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the aggression left by WW1 led to yet another devastating…