Alsace-Lorraine

12.5% of its population, 16% of its coal and 48% of its iron industry.There were also the humiliating terms, which made Germany accept blame for the war, limit their armed forces and pay reparations (Nationalarchives.gov.uk)." Regions such as Alsace-Lorraine were given back to France, Malmedy was handed over to Belgium, and Austria was not allowed to combine with Germany. Colonies were given over to either Britain or France.Farming land near Prussia was the richest, and it too was returned. It…

On April 22, 1981 President Ronald Reagan made a statement in his proclamation, “ Like the genocide of the Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians which followed it, . . . the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten (Reagan).” As a matter of fact it should never be forgotten, no genocide should be taken lightly. It takes a horrible, disgusting, and soulless person to carry out such mass extinction of an ethnic group or nation. Considering there were many genocides that…

Militarism: The warring nations were very desperate and could not allow themselves to be outdone in any military way. Russia, France and Germany began recruiting the male population. The male population were forcibly dragged into war, thus giving the military experience and taste of war to the countrymen. The arms buildup and recruitment ensured that every European state had large army at its own disposal. Even though the armies were creating a negative impact on their economies, they could not…

France is unique and one of the most amazing countries in the world. The food is amazing, and the sights in France are breathtaking. It has existed as a country for a little over a thousand years, and managed to fill those with some of the most important events in European history. It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Luxembourg and Belgium to the northeast, Germany and Switzerland to the east, Italy to the southeast, the Mediterranean to the south, southwest by Andorra and Spain…

Toba Ahmadi Ms. Kempin World History Honors 9 June 2015 “Chapter Questions” Question 1: Many factors triggered World War I. One factor was militarism. Right before the war, each country was concerned about growing and perfecting their army and to do so spent a lot of money. Countries expanded their armies and with the use of conscription were able to double the size of their military. Many militaries also practiced brinksmanship (or brinkmanship) in order to show strength. Meaning, that each…

being signed the formation of the League of Nations came out and Germany was not allowed to join for the first ten years. The Rhineland was demilitarized; as to create a military buffer for France. The Saar was given to France for fifteen years, Alsace-Lorraine was returned…

After walking the grounds of Verdun, France, one can only imagine the fear men faced when they saw the destructive power of 19th Century weaponry and wonder at the horrifying decision to dig into the Earth for some glimmer of salvation. This was trench warfare and what men faced during the First World War, which devastated economies, populations, and militaries amongst participating nations. So devastating, in fact, that nations believed another war like the First World War was inconceivable.…

maintaining peace between the powers" (Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Empire: 1875–1914 (1987)) Nevertheless, diplomatic methods of “realpolitik” favored by Bismarck appeared to be insufficient in the case of Franco-Prussian war. The annexation of Alsace-Lorraine and ignominious defeat deteriorated relations between Germany and France and contributed to the amplification of tensions. Instigated by increasing social discontent and hostility, further escalation of nationalism in France virtually…

World War I was one of the bloodiest wars in the modern age, with millions of dead soldiers and civilians and enormous losses on all sides (Chapman). After the war, the Allied nations looked for vengeance from the Central Powers and imposed a series of harsh treaties upon them, stripped them of substantial amounts of land and requiring significant repatriation payments (Mendum). The many of the Allied nations saw Germany as the chief instigator of the war and wanted to protect Europe from…

in order to better protect itself from potential European aggression, in combination with Naval superiority. In 1892, France and Russia entered a mutual defense treaty. Germany, the Austrian Empire, and Italy tied their fates together in the Triple Alliance. These alliances were essentially built on the belief that if power was in rough parity and victory was unlikely, aggression was less likely. The resulting actions bear close resemblance to Jervis’ description of the spiral model, which…