Delian League

Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany, was a massive undertaking by an ambitious dictator during World War Two. It was an undeclared attack, breaking a non-aggression agreement, and came as a smashing blow to the Stalin and a welcome development to the Chamberlin. It changed the course of the war, affecting foreign relations, resulting in the Axis and Allied Alliances we know today. The failure of Operation Barbarossa is commonly seen as a direct cause of Hitler’s…

Of the most prominent causes of the Second World War, the biggest was evidently Hitler’s rise to power. Though the outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles, the failure of the League of Nations and the failure brought about by appeasement played their own roles in the beginning of the war, it was Hitler’s tyrannical and assertive nature, and his motives that drove everything forward, leading the countries involved in the specific direction of World War II. Due to his efforts, and the way that he…

The Return of the Solider by Rebecca West left only shadows of the great war, but without the war the very title would not have been felt the same way. The war that shattered the main characters has built a beautiful mosaic that makes up this book. West has used the war in subtle ways that creep into the crevasses of the reader’s mind. The use of a child’s death to overcome the trauma that was the war was a silent plea to the generals. World War I was supposed to be the final war, but like the…

not joining the League of Nations. In is natural that Wilson would want U.S.A. to join the world stage, as he wanted peace for the world, and the only way he saw this possible is if the United States helped contribute to the peace. In a map depicting the alliances of the world in World War I, 1917 published by the BBC Encyclopedia in 2013, it shows how involved the whole world became involved. (doc 7) In Woodrow Wilson’s fourteen points he discusses how secret alliances, and a League of…

He suggested and pursued the removal of trade barriers, arms reduction, and more freedom for those navigating the seas. These ideas went along with what was called the League of Nations, which was supposed to mediate disputes and supervise arms reduction while also keep the peace between nations. While these goals and ideas were not unrealistic or even misleading, they were overly idealistic. They relied on the idea that…

there is no imperialism. The fourteenth point, to construct an organization of different nations for the purpose of stopping nationalist fuel of wars by creating friendly relations between different countries. This point was ultimately made into the League of Nations, which tried to keep peace in Europe. With his first point, Wilson suggests a ban on all secret alliances. By banning secret alliances, Wilson prevents countries from unknowingly getting into wars they can not fight. Militarism is…

The pursuit of national interest is always in the formula for the calculations of the rational decisions made by a nation. National interest is something each nation is thinking about when they go into war. World War I was the sacrifice of millions of lives to fulfill each nation’s national interest. William Kirby argues that, countries enter war because of their “rational calculations and national interests”. The source points out how the purpose of war is not irrational, it is rationalized by…

Fanatics The world consists of many different types of fans. Baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, tennis, racing, and many more. However, football fans happen to be the most entertaining to watch and interesting to know. Football is a roller coaster of a sport and it brings its fans along for the ride. The best fans are the die-hard fans, the jaded fans, and the band-wagon fans. Die-hard fans make football games entertaining because of their…

Skilled workers were more important to industry and some could secure safe assignments at home. Unskilled young males and junior officers paid with their lives the most. The generation conflict was also widened by the war as Veterens' disillusionment fed off of anger towards the older generation for sending them to the trenches.<br><br>Governments took on many new powers in order to fight the total war. War governments fought opposition by increasing police power. Authoritatian…

Marks presents problems within the League and the lack of strong, realistic, and solid European diplomacy which caused weak international agreements that fueled the illusion of peace and clouded the vision of Europeans. The first argument is that the illusion of peace was heightened by the actions of the League of Nations. Greece’s unwarranted invasion of Bulgaria and Bulgaria’s call for help initiated Briand to call an emergency session. The unanimity of the major powers on the course of action…