The two most significant obstacles to effective Allied innovation during the interwar period were 1) social, political and economic constraints, and 2) different interpretations of lessons learned from WWI. “General revulsion for warfare and all things military” following WWI resulted in social, political and economic constraints that inhibited innovation. The bloodshed was so great that no one throughout Europe or in America wanted a repeat of WWI. In 1928, fifteen nations signed the…
Humanity has been stuck in an incredibly viscous condition of which it is unable to escape from, forcing a continuation upon a path that is undeniably solemn. Furthermore, in recent times humanity has lost control over its condition and it’s people as individuals have been able to brew hatred in the hearts of their people. “The first verse implies the inexorable movement of the gyre and consequently of history. Yeats further underscores the circling motion with the use of another symbol: a…
The long and tortuous annals of World Military history had seen nothing comparable to the incidents that occurred during WWI. Known as the ‘War to end all wars’, WWI ended endless amounts lives in the hundreds of thousands. From August 1914 two battlefronts stretched from the far alpines of Switzerland to the channel coast of France and from Ukrainian countryside to the cold Baltic Sea. Offensives had been staged on both fronts, however one was left to prevail and by 1918 both sides saw maximum…
Dead bodies left and right, living underground in muddy, dirty narrow tunnels, dealing with the pest infestation and the widespread of lice. This “duty” was far from the one shown in the posters. The romantic idea of World War 1 was a fabricated reality of the life of soldiers in war. Through propaganda posters and article, many countries during the war were collectively a part of deceiving their citizens. Romantic ideals of the war, introduced by propaganda posters and articles appealed…
people who fought in it surviving today. These two wars were linked together in more ways than one and the effects have been important for a long time. So without further ado, allow their causes and their effects through the years to be revealed. WW1 was caused by a power grab by the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, in which they announced the annexation of the neighboring countries if Bosnia & Herzegovina. Unfortunately, the country of Serbia had also wanted to annex the…
Though World War I has been over for seven years, I believe this article contains important details about global consequences of World War I. As we are still struggling from the aftermath, I’d like to bring up a crucial consequence of World War I. World War I and the influenza pandemic took around 56 million lives, or three percent of the entire population in 1910 (Dunn and Mitchell, 731). These deaths should not be forgotten, they are a lost generation, the generation where almost all of us…
World War I, or the Great War, was the first war that involved almost the whole world. It is hard to pinpoint the exact cause of the war, because there are so many. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife is the most immediate cause, but the but there are many other, significant causes that led up to the Great War. Militarism, Alliance systems, and Imperialism all played an important role leading up to WWI. They all created and added tension between the European nations until…
Introduction The beginning of the twentieth century saw the start of one of the world most devastating wars, World War 1. The First World War initially began in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After his murder the Austrian government declared war on Serbia as they believed that they were behind the murder of the Archduke. His murder was what started the war however there was tension leading up to the assassination. World War 1 involved most of the European…
holding more power and many women becoming employed. All of these changes were driven from the women’s passion to support the war effort. Once WWI began, Australian women became much more important in society, due to a number of reasons. Throughout WW1, women became much…
Have you ever wondered what the women did in WW1? The women’s suffrage movement and the 19th amendment were a tough movement for women to accomplish until its victorious day granted women the right to vote. To understand the women's suffrage. I will be diving into why women should vote and the conventions. The 19th Amendment lawfully promises American women the right to vote. In the early 1800s, women prearranged, petitioned, and demonstrated to win the right vote, but it took them years to…