First World

As it would appear the First World War led to a rather distressing engagement and a vast number of post-war difficulties for the German race in the face of their defeat in 1918. It seemed that as a result of their loss, other more advanced, countries found the need to emasculate them further with a number of significant terms that came in the form of various treaties that forced the German people to take the blame or the War Guilt, and pay for the cost of the war itself in the form of reparation…

The Allies won the First World war for a variety of reasons. The political situation in Germany for most of the war was a “State of Siege” which began on the 31st of July 1914, and transferred the administration of Germany (except Bavaria) to local army commanders who were above pre-existing civilian authorities in an attempt to secure the volume of raw materials required by the army to fight this war, an early example of the State intervening into the economic organisation of Germany.…

In World War II, America expanded military tactics and extremity of weapons that would change the world forever. As early as the beginning of the war, brilliant minds such as Albert Einstein advised President Truman on creating a nuclear bomb. (“Nuclear Bomb”) This bomb was meant to be the most powerful weapon ever used in military history. The Manhattan Project was the codename for America 's research in trying to create the world 's first atomic bomb. Once America succeeded in this discovery,…

Trey Baus Mrs. DeFelice English 11 5 May 2016 Hero of the First World War Would you be brave enough to sacrifice your life to protect your country? During World War 1, many men were drafted into the war without a choice. Whether or not they had experience in war, the U.S drafted any man at random. These men usually had to be over 18 years old and could not have any disabilities. Alvin C. York was a humble American soldier who was drafted and fought in WW1, but also impacted the war greatly by…

Poems from the First World War have often been analysed over the last 100 years. From these studies, it can be said that the poetry of the Great War differs from earlier poetry since in the war no specific rules for writing were given (c.f. Puissant 6). But also, poems from the First World War itself offer enormous contrasts (c.f. Longley 58). One corollary of the premise that poetry changed in the course of the war from an expression of martial aspiration and the glory of sacrifice to one of…

be powerful muscular guys who should protect and defend their country and loved ones. J.J Wilson’s article on Skating to Armageddon: Hockey and The First World War argues that during the first world war the men’s that were enlisted were apart of a hockey team. Hockey has criteria that make men the perfect candidates to be enlisted in in the first World war. During the 1990’s it was important that masculinity was implemented at a young age as it will prepare young kids to grow into men that…

Nationalism played an important role when it came to the First World War and gave way to the idea of imperialism. The main goal that all the countries involved wanted to reach was some sort of competition, economically and territorially. This affected the war because they wanted to prove that they were at the top and regain their power, but at the same time every other country wanted to compete for the same thing, so it was more difficult to conquer. Nationalism increased the anticipation of…

the Russians. At first this plan sounds amazing, but it is not as good as it is worked up to be. Luckily for France, they designed a plan that would help fight of the Germans. This plan was called Plan XVII (17). Both these plans were designed in the self-interest of their own country, and they both ultimately showed others that they were preparing for war. This meant that everyone else had to design plans that would help them succeed. This is ultimately a massive cause of World War 1, and is…

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson expressed his wish to declare war with Germany, a war later to be known as the “First World War”. With the proposal of war breaking out, the American people divided into two sides: those who were against war, and those who supported it. Although both sides conveyed compelling points, the message and ideas that were raised from those who opposed of the war prevailed. The American people strongly expressed their opposition to war. Through various means,…

1. Where were the three European fronts in the war? The three fronts in the European war were the Westerns, the Balkans and the Russians (eastern). 2. Briefly describe what happened on each of these three fronts. On the western front they were struggling with putting up a good defense but with their strategy of using attrition they became more successful. They still had many casualties because the enemies were using deep trenches, barbed-wire everywhere, land mines and huge amount of machine…