German American

Nationalism and Militarism Why is nationalism and militarism leading causes to WWI? Nationalism is when a large group of people are under one flag and have patriotism. Militarism is the belief of desire that a government or people to have a strong military to promote national intent. Both go hand in hand with each other in an specific order; imperialism, assassination and alliances were only secrumstanses used to attack each other. Nationalism, one nation under a government or group of…

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 they needed alliances. Thus, the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungry was signed in 1879, and a Triple Alliance was signed by Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy in 1882. To…

The author of “Blizkrieg: Operational Art or Tactical Craft?” have some purposes on writing this journal, there are: First, is to see that where it could be happening in the realm of walfare. The basic walfare are including tank and another Second, this journal examines the impact of Germany cause by using the Blizkrieg strategy. Third, this journal analyzes whether the strategy, tactics or operational art that was used on the war. In addition, the author of the journal puts in the qualitative…

How was the crippling Ottoman Empire who were on the verge of collapse, able to start a war that would change history forever? On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Nationalist assassinated Franz Ferdinand, archduke of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. There were two major groups in Europe – on one side was the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy while their enemy was the triple Entente made of France, Russia and Great Britain. World War I is…

Futura was a typeface designed by Paul Renner, a Prussian-born artist who spent most of his life in Germany. Renner worked on Futura between 1924 and 1926 and it was officially released in 1927. Renner, a member of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Association of Craftsmen), a group of people who focused on elevating aesthetic qualities in commercial products (Burke). In addition to his experience working in Werkbund, Renner was also inspired by the New Typography movements including the Bauhaus…

The Shakespeare Legacy Report Language: As the world is constantly changing so does the human language, as it continues to grow and adapt to identify new objects and products. Constant change creates an atmosphere where everything is moving at high speed, “As long as the needs of language users continue to change, so will the language” (Birner). Shakespeare has influenced many words we use today such as, “compromise”, “advertising” and “champion”. Furthermore, most of the words in English…

Causes of WW1 The main causes of world war one are Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Alliances. They were all connected to the main causes of World War 1. Militarism is one of the importance that caused world war one. It was an “arm race.” Which was dangerous because it gave rise to new military technologies and increased defence spending. It is the belief of building a strong army and prepare for war whenever they need to start war for their country. France,…

There are many reasons why the First World War started. We can argue in how the alliances is the main reason for the First World War, but the following are proofs that imperialism is the real main reason. Imperialism is the main reason for the First World War because the battles to create the most powerful Empire caused so much tension between countries and colonies. Imperialism is also strongly attached to Nationalism, the Nationalist countries wanted to prove their power and power, which…

be capable of constantly working and sticking together. Not only are these necessary, but there are also times when a country MUST be unified in order to have some sort of significance and prowess in the eyes of other countries. In the midst of the German peoples sense of national and pride as well as Prussia’s political desire, an essential need for the unification of Germany was created. The German’s began to experience considerable…

This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…