Alsace-Lorraine

On a foggy, rainy afternoon, as I entered into my grandmother, Jan Yund’s, living room she clicked the mute button on the television remote and released her dogs astray to avert any disturbances. With the dogs and television out of sight, we both serenely rested on the sofa and isolated ourselves from the outside world for an hour in nearly complete silence. In fact, it was so silent that we could easily hear each rain drop drip onto her black-topped driveway and our own particular thoughts. As…

Within six weeks, many of the countries of Europe had become involved in a war that was to cause the deaths of 10 million soldiers. Germany had gained Alsace and Lorraine in 1871 in the Franco-Prussian War, and was looking to expand even further. This created tension between Germany and France for many years, since France wanted Alsace and Lorraine back. Germany wanted to become a world power, similar to France and Britain. Germans also believed that in order to keep their new country strong…

wish that Germany return our territory Alsace- Lorraine which they took in 1870. We request that Germany and its allies accept full responsibilty for the war it has caused. We also request that Germany's military force be limited, so that it will not be a major threat in the future. These are our demands and we hope that Germany and Austria-Hungary follow them. As most of this war was fought on French soil, we demand that our former territory, Alsace-Lorraine, which the Germans took in 1870,…

someone to fight for it. Adolf Hitler rallied his country together against the rest of the world. Consequently, this build tensions and helped to set up World War II. In the Franco-Prussian war, Germany had won a territory from France called Alsace Lorraine. They also had a portion of East Prussia and one from Denmark. They had the entire Polish Corridor under their control…

The treaty of versailles was a mission to peace with Germany. President Woodrow issued the fourteen points to wage war with the United States and Germany. This treaty harmed the future of Germany forever. The treaty is well known for its organization though the time it was signed on to its maximumvery detail, it was signed on the 11 day of the 11th hour of the 11 month in 1918. This treaty helped blame Germany for starting the war and blames them for everything else. If you were too thoroughly…

For the past five years, Europe witnessed the bloodiest and most destructive war in the history of civilization. Every country at the peace conference has suffered damages and must be repaid for their suffering. As well as ensuring that the victors are compensated for their damages, the barbarians that started the war, including the Kaiser of Germany and the leaders of Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and other countries that supported the German cause, must be punished. The victims of the…

and Germany at the time (Inscriptions). Battleships and submarines were also included in these naval creations. Alliances arose exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional…

Looking at it from either a political or sociological standpoint, nationalism is practically the predominant driving force for individuals and it has been so for ages in past history worldwide. It potentially served as a divisive incentive due to despondency inflicted toward the ethnic, religious, or cultural group of people. Aside from division, nationalism also served to cause consensus and dignity among people which lead to unification of a nation due to reverse reasons; pride,…

During the 20th century, the Treaty of Versailles ended up being one of the most controversial treaties to be signed. Crafted to ensure that one of the protagonists of the first World War would never be able to start another war, it ended up being the catalyst for the second World War. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28th, 1919 in Versailles. The treaty ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers which had been going on for the past 4 years. It took six months of Allied…

The First World War was an incredibly complicated conflict involving numerous state actors each with their motivations and war aims. In this respect, it presents one of the greatest challenges for those who seek to prove theories of war in the international system. The first theory of the conflict we will examine is one of the most popular, the rise of European nationalism necessitating a grand struggle of nations. Instead of the traditionally dominant realist theories revolving around the…