Alsace-Lorraine

Nationalism became similar to a new religion for people in Europe and America because of the unity and solidarity it promised, as well as the economic benefits of increased modernization and societal benefit of liberation. The goals of nationalism were to unite people of similar heritage, ethnicity, and culture, as well as increase representation of the common people in politics, civil rights, and economic boom through modernization and industrialization. France nationalists goals were seen…

even today it is a lot. Germany thought that this amount of money in reparations was designed to destroy and collapse there economy and to starve there people. Germany also didn’t like the Treaty of Versailles because they lost a lot of land, Alsace-Lorraine was given back to France, and their colonies were given to France and Britain which they felt were just used to make a huge empire. Germany also lost huge areas of Germany for Poland and was not allowed to unite with Austria. Germany hated…

Who or what caused World War I has been greatly debated by many historians. However, one thing we can all agree upon is that one of the primary factors that triggered the Great War in July 1914, was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society, which served as an excuse for Austria Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Serbians…

Poland is to become an independent nation which may never be under any Eastern European influence. Austria was also to stay neutral in Eastern Europe and Alsace-Lorraine was to be returned to France(). Next, the treaty outlined Germany’s military restrictions. Articles 42 and 43 read, “Germany is forbidden to maintain or construct any fortifications east or west the Rhine River; in the area defined above, the…

Children squabbling over the last packet of Play-Doh. Presidential candidates debating over the possible ways to create jobs and a fruitful economy in the United States. Sons and daughters instigating a family feud during the loss of a parent over inheritances. What do these everyday situations have in common? Fighting. Since the dawn of recollection, humans have found confrontation to be the simplest way of solving a conflict. From cradle to the grave, contest and struggle are as integral to…

When we think about war most of us imagine WWII. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, the Holocaust, and many other atrocities. The thing we overlook though is that there was a large number of issues that lead up to and may even be considered as causing WWII. The issue that I want to address is the more commonly overlooked WWI. The causes, effects and the war itself will all be addressed. To begin we must first ask what caused WWI. There is a number of reasons for WWI the first to address is…

Treaty of Versailles Essay Following World War I, in 1919, the Versailles Conference, including the discussion of the Treaty of Versailles, in which America’s response was negative, took place between the allied nations and ultimately led to World War II. The Conference involved 32 nations in Paris, France. The conference didn’t include Germany, even though they eventually signed it, but more because they didn’t have a choice. Each person who attended the conference had separate ideas and…

Many people love their country and although many may not agree with everything their country does, most have a deep pride in and will support their homeland no matter what. This is no different for World War 1 era citizens around the world. Without nationalism the Great War would not have been as intense and wide scale as it turned out to be. In the beginning of the first world war, many people wanted to fight to protect and serve their country and what their country believed in. For example,…

added to the North German Confederation as Prussia was a strong and powerful state. In 1870, Bismarck increased tensions with the French and succeeded as the Franco-Prussian war began in 1871. Due to a strong Prussian army, France had lost. Lorraine and Alsace became part of Prussia. German unification became successful and King William I became…

2). Similarly, Louis Bernard, a French colonial official, illustrates Imperialism as a nationalistic feeling of pride and dominance. Bernard intertwines the desire for power and the feeling of nationalism is his conquering of two provinces, Alsace and Lorraine (Document 7). European nations’ ambitions for control created the scramble for Africa, causing confusion, chaos, and massive death of the African people and…