Antarctic Treaty System

Can one believe that a treaty ment for peace would be the cause for another war? From August 1914 to November 1918 there was a war between the major powers of Europe. The war left 10 million soldiers and civilians dead and 10 million more wounded. After the war there was a meeting held at the Versailles Palace. The purpose was to create a treaty for future peace, but peace did not come. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II in Many ways. There was much territory loss, military…

World War infamously nicknamed “The War to end all Wars” occurred between 1914 and 1918. The First World War ravaged the continent and led to the collapse of many ideas that were thought to have been conventional wisdom. The previous Balance of Power system had failed and it was time to pick up the pieces. At this moment Europeans had…

During the Great War, there were various fronts that battles took place, the Western and the Eastern being the main ones. On the Western front one example is the Battle of Somme which took place in France in 1916. The Battle of Somme, fought between the British and the Germans, is one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great War. The reading we looked over in class called “Voices from the Battle of the Somme,” had original testimonies from young soldiers, or just young civilians…

Personally, I feel that the Treaty of Versailles was the contributing factor that started it all. Germany had been forced to accept all responsibility for the cause of WWI, they lost a great deal of their land and had to pay retributions to France and they were undoubtedly angry over this treaty. I think WWII was inevitable, and even if the United States had been a part of the League of Nations, WWII would not…

The coming of war, declared on 4 August 1914, caught most Australians by surprise even though there had been a climate for war for many years. An expectation had arisen of a clash between Europe’s two major trading nations, Britain and Germany. Australia was in the middle of an election campaign when war came. Both leaders, Joseph Cook, Prime Minister, and Andrew Fisher, leader of the Labor Party, promised Australian support to Britain. Labor won the Federal Election and became an enthusiastic…

While it would have been more straightforward for Roosevelt to ask for a declaration of war, it would not have been the right thing for him to do and it would not have worked. The American people wanted to help, but they did not actually want to participate in the war and were still struggling with the delusion that distance equaled safety. The reaction of the people when Roosevelt suggested economic sanctions proved that they were not ready for a declaration of war, they were too afraid of the…

World War 1 was a very brutal & grossing war, A war that many expected to be short. In fact, it lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. Within these 4 long and terrible years, millions of soldiers & civilians lives were lost. Some of the English, French, German & Russian soldiers were made up of young high school graduates. These young soldiers died fighting one another along the Western & Eastern Fronts. The main underlying causes of World War I were the Alliances & Imperial rivalries…

relationship between Austria-Hungary. The French people felt they were totally isolated after being defeated. In 1890, Germany acted against the Bismark’s effort to keep up favorable relation with Russia, however, became unsuccessful to renew a neutrality treaty which led to establish an alliance of France and Russia. Also, Germany had a serious conflict with the Great Britain, that was based on the commercial goods. Thereafter, the Moroccan crisis took place and then the Germany…

What started WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and that had started a chain of events to lead up to WW1. One event was how Austria and Hungary started a war with Serbia and Austria and Hungary were allies with Germany. WW1 was a plus for american society since countries needed ammo and supplies for the war so american companies were making lots of money off of this war. The american society was a trying to stay as neutral as possible and not go into war by isolating themselves…

Comparing and Contrasting Revolutions There were many similarities and differences that the different revolutions throughout Europe had. Germany, Egypt and Spain all had similar and contrasting events and characteristics during their revolutions. While some sides in these wars justified the war in terms of self-defense, others had alternative motives. Germany and Egypt had very contrasting revolutions. Germany fought violently whereas Egypt protested peacefully. Egypt justified their…