Napoleonic Wars

It is in the postwar time periods of the Napoleonic Wars and World War I that Europe sees a new way of addressing the underlying causes of war in the attempt to prevent another: collective security. Collective security is when a large group of nations agree to not attack each other as well as preserve the provisions of their treaties and/or agreements. It is during both these postwar time periods that collective security is practiced. However, both time periods have differences in the way…

Imperialism is a system in which a single empire, state, or nation, extends their authority into surrounding countries or states often by force (Citation 1). Unfortunately, this system has been the root cause for a number of wars such as the first and Second World War and tends to advocate international discrimination and a sense of national superiority. Ironically enough, some early…

The battles of Trafalgar, Borodino, and Waterloo spanned the course of decade, but each of them were both significant and related to one another in some way. The most notable similarity between each of these battles was the involvement of Napoleon Bonaparte, the notorious French political and military leader who wreaked havoc across Europe during the beginning of the 19th century, but the most important aspect was the role each of these battles played in the ultimate demise of Napoleon’s…

The world wars of the 20th Century were without a doubt, the most bloody and disastrous events to ever occur throughout our history. Described as“far more violent in relative as well as absolute terms than any previous era”1, these two major events shaped the modern day and overshadowed any major conflict that occurred beforehand. Events such as The American Civil War, The French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars all took place an entire century prior to these conflicts, yet none of…

In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway delves into the true cost of war on the individual. World War One, also known as The Great War, is one of the biggest wars in the modern history. Generations of young men were exposed to the horrors of warfare without being aware of the cost it would have on them. The war took a sense of innocence not only from these soldiers but also from the world. “The strange thing was, he said, how they screamed every night at midnight. I don’t know why they screamed at that…

Propaganda: The Twisted Truth “War propaganda...twisted the truth and allowed for governmental control of people’s thoughts and viewpoints towards the war” (World War I). Used in order to display a positive image of World War I, propaganda was the government’s attempt to hide away the terrifying parts of war and to magnify the positives of it. Propaganda was used as a weapon against a country 's enemy, as it gave society a twisted image of the enemy and incorrectly displayed the war as…

There are some who thrive on conquest and war, but I am not knot of them. Once I opened my eyes again, I was very distraught. I had not been transported to a new location. Instead, I had been transported in time. Here I stood, the only living person for miles in any direction. The fields were…

Remarque succeeds in giving brutal imagery throughout the novel. The reader surely understands the dynamics of this marvelous work. How changed are these young men. Change into veteran soldiers of war with no more foolish thoughts of patriotic bravery. How can they have such thoughts they ask since their former innocence no longer exists and now these words have no meaning if they ever did. The psychological condition of the men preparing for the next battle is made the more real when visiting…

Throughout medieval times and throughout all of history, there have been many people who have caused much controversy regarding whether or not they are good or bad. William Ⅰ, or more commonly known as William the Conqueror, is one of these people. William did many things throughout his reign that may give people the difficult decision of whether or not to call him a hero or villain. Regardless, he did many things that shaped England as a whole and that are still able to be seen today. Although…

It can also be argued, however, that people have been unfair in criticising Haig and the generals in the way in which they had led the army. One source which came from a study called ‘The Smoke and the Fire’ was written by a military historian named John Terraine. His study had supported the fact that people were being unfair on Haig and the other generals. He described them as ‘ruddy-cheeked, bristling-moustached, heavy-jawed, frequently inarticulate generals,’ portraying the typical…