World War 1 Essay

World War 1 caused a separation in the colonial world that existed before, to the world that was created because of the way World War 1 was fought. The atrocities, which started as soon as the war did, shattered the optimistic belief of countries controlling what the soldiers and military leaders did. World War 1 brought with it a strong sense of nationalism that was not seen as clearly before the war. People knew that there country was the best and wanted to do whatever they could to help their country in winning the war. This led to women and children taking over the men's jobs while they were away, as well as, helping imperialistic powers to expand. Although imperialism existed in the colonial world before, it did not have as many imperialistic powers. With the rise of more newly unified nations, such as Germany and Italy, came the need for more land which was already…

Would World War 1 have broken out if the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand wasn't assassinated? In short, yes, there had already been extremely high tensions around the world. Every country had an enemy and some sort of makeshift alliance with other countries. The assassination of the Archduke only added more wood to the already burning fire that was the outbreak of, “The War To End All Wars”, that was World War 1. The reason…

World War 1 is one of the most well known wars, and the war that ultimately changed the meaning of war. However, the purpose of previous wars was to take another country 's land, but this war was different, the purpose of World War 1 became more of which country can kill the most people. On the other hand, with new technologies like machine guns, chemical bombs and trenches, the number of casualties increased and made the war last longer than expected. Also, the idea of going to war and…

“Only the dead have seen the end of war” - Plato. World War 1 was a conflict between different countries, over 100 countries fought. it was believed to be the war to end all was but obviously didn’t. World War 1 began in 1914. Russia, France and Great Britain were known as the Triple Entente and Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy were the Triple Alliance. It was a massive conflict between these two alliances. World War 1 was fought largely in Europe, the Middle East and oceans of the Pacific…

1. The players: The war's key players were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania..) -- yellow region and Allies (UK, US, USSR, France, China, India, Australia, Canada...) -- green region below (as a side note: just as in WW-I, BRIC were on the same side). 2. The dates: World War - II was officially fought between September 1, 1939 (Invasion of Poland) and ended on August 15, 1945 (with Japan's surrender). 3. The humiliation (cause 1): The Treaty of Versailles at the end of WW-I…

World war 1 had a big impact on society. You may ask yourself, what caused world war 1. More importantly the factors that caused it. The growth and outpouring of nationalism in Europe in the 1800’s and early 1900’s is the overall cause of the first world war. It impacted most,if not all, of the causes of the war. I disagree that nationalism was what caused world war 1, because of the numerous amount of rules played during this time of world war 1. Nationalism led European nations compete…

World War 1 In the beginning of World War 1, was an alliance between Britain, France, Ireland, and Russia. That alliance was called the Triple Entente. During this alliance, Germany was pairing themselves with Austria-Hungary, also known as the central powers. On June 28th, 1914, in an event widely regarded to have sparked the outbreak of the first great war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungary empire, was found shot to death along with his wife by a Bosnian Serbian named…

technology was becoming accessible for all Europeans. European nations were optimistic about the 20th century and looked to continue expanding technology when Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the throne) of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group. This one action triggered a world war where there were 38 million casualties. How could one assasination take Europe from prosperity to war? It was not just the single assassination, there were many underlying causes leading into World War 1.…

World War I is known to be one of the bloodiest battles ever fought. Also known as The Great War, it was a battle between Germany, Russia, France, And Great Britain, and the United States. Some of the major potential causes of WWI was the assassination of archduke Ferdinand, the attack on Belgium by Germany, alliances, and nationalism. This being one of the worst wars ever, ended with 37 millions casualties with 16 million dead. Alliance systems were one of the main causes of the war. There…

assignation of Archduke Ferdinand ignited World War 1 in July, 1914, the underlying foreign policies differences caused it. From the onset of the war, President Wilson declared the United States neutral. This declaration was made to 63rd Congress on August 19, 1914. Wilson stated, “The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do. Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of…