German Empire

As tensions surged, European nations formed military alliances to protect against attacks from enemy nations. They agreed to aid each other, or at least remain neutral. Although alliances were beneficial, there were also some disadvantages. An alliance could lead a nation to take risks, it could cause disputes between many nations, and it could force a country to go to war with a nation with which it was neutral. Germany formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary in 1871 and Italy in 1882. This…

Anhalt-Zerbst was a German- born princess. At the beginning of her reign, she overthrew her husband Peter after he began cheating on her. Now without Peter she accomplished several things for Russia and was a principal leader of the Russian Royal Family. Being born German and ruled Russian Catherine the Great is a significant person in history from building hospitals to expanding the country of Russia, she is a true queen. Sophie Friederike Auguste was a German-born princess. Her full German…

World War I was a very influential time period in history and two sources that explain World War I are history.com (source one) and britannica.com (source two). These two sources explain the causes and what lead up to World War I. Both sources are very accurate, well known, and provide some visual aid to help the reader understand. Source one is more organized with subsections and is clearly stated. As compared to, the information from source two is more difficult to understand because it tends…

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…

by invading Belgium. Consequently, the Canadian government has also confirmed that Canada is at war. Notorious for its selfish ambitions, Germany has always been power-hungry. By taking advantage of the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Russia, German troops invaded Belgium to attack France as a blow to the Triple Entente. Britain was forced to defend her allies, France and Russia. Canada is a proud nation standing behind Britain’s efforts, and Prime Minister Robert Borden has stated that…

Yafeu Rougier Dr. Liedel HIS 110 November 13, 2015. Nazi Germany’s Blitzkrieg in Belgium During World War II, Nazi Germany was able to assault various countries using their famous Blitzkrieg technique; which could be coined as where the German troupes quickly broke through defensive lines using motorized and mechanized forces, along with close and powerful air support. One significant country unfortunate to be assaulted was that of Belgium, Germany elected to invade Belgium as an easier…

1 What does Aristotle mean by the use of ‘example’? Aristotle says that argument by Example has the nature of induction, which is the foundation of reasoning. There are two varieties; one consisting in the mention of actual past facts, the other in the invention of facts by the speaker. Illustrative parallel and the fable are the two varieties (Aristotle, pg. 109-110). An example of using actual past facts would be saying that we must prepare for war against Germany and not let them conquer…

I chose Gavrilo Princip to research because he changed more in this period of history than anyone else by starting World War I. Thousands of people died because of him, and all countries were affected. World War I also changed the way countries fought in wars, making Princip’s actions more impactful than anyone in history. The archduke traveled to Sarajevo in June 1914 to inspect the armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Ottoman territories in the turbulent Balkan region that were…

World War I, a war that caused so many deaths and had countries from different continents fight with each other. Many of the countries apart of this war were divided into two alliances. As said in Document A, one was the Triple Alliance who was formed of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy but not for long because they decided to switch sides a year later after the war started. The second alliance was the Triple Entente who was formed of France, United Kingdom, and Russia. The United States…

mobilized first on its borders with Austria, but soon ordered general mobilization. This made the German generals anxious, as their only plan for a two-front war with France and Russia was based on the condition that Russia would mobilize slowly with delay. The German government, under increasing pressure from the generals, sent an ultimatum to St. Petersburg, demanding that mobilization must be stopped. The German generals saw only one way to survive a two-front war, the Schlieffen Plan. The…