One World

because of their limited education or expectations given by the employer. Even today, women all around the world are faced with situations like this. The role of women started to change when World War One came around. During World War One, women made a significant impact on the war effort through their contributions at home, in the workforce and the Western front. Firstly during World War One, women’s contributions at home…

The importance of nationalism and selfish ambition as causes of the World War One. There have been many discussions about the cause of World War One and how nationalism and selfish ambition of countries contributed to it. It can’t be denied that both nationalism in many European countries and their selfish ambitions played a large role in the outbreak of The Great War. Nationalism has more than one definitions: 1) an extreme form of patriotism marked by a feeling of superiority over other…

When World Powers Collide World War One, also known as “The Great War,” was fought between the Central Powers of Europe: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy and the Allies of Europe, who were also known as the Triple Entente: France, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States who later joined. World War One was an intense and violent war, that was triggered by the assignation of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The war began on July 28, 1914, the day that history was changed forever. Although…

During World War 1, Americans also started to see timber production as a great business opportunity. The logging companies used this opportunity to come up with new technologies to meet Europe’s demands. Since the amount of forests available to use for their timber was huge, these companies showed no mercy when it came to deforestation. The clear cutting was in full swing and caused forests in southeastern America to get hurt. With this act, the ecosystem changed. Animals were in danger of…

On June twenty eighth, World War One officially ended in Europe, with the signing of the treaty of Versailles. When the war ended, Germany was in a state of disarray. The treaty demanded that Germany take full responsibility for the war. This meant that they had to pay war reparations to cover civilian damage. Although it was agreed upon that Germany would not have to pay a significant portion of these reparations, because people felt like they had been punished enough, they were still forced to…

WWI was a huge historical time period for the whole world especially Europe, because it was the first major conflict involving many different countries. It started in 1914 due to many different factors but the most famous one was how the future archduke of Serbia, Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip . WWI was mainly a terrible time period for the world, but it also was a point in history where many new technological advancements took place. These new advancements…

many places there are examples where you can see a society with order like in the book Lord of the Flies and World War 1. As you know societies always end up falling apart and collapsing. The difference between a great society and a weak one is that one has a powerful government and the other doesn’t, therefore the one with the powerful government lasts longer. For example looking at World War 1 the United State remained intact after the war but Austria-Hungary collapsed and split in two…

Adolf Hitler was one of the most infamous and most powerful dictators in the world during the 20th century. Adolf Hitler served during all of World War I and his experience changed the way he thought about war. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn Austria. In 1914 Hitler was accepted into the German army and he received the Iron Cross First Class and the Black wound badge. Hitler joined the NSDAP or often called the NAZI in 1919. Hitler invaded Norway, France, Luxembourg,…

although many may not agree with everything their country does, most have a deep pride in and will support their homeland no matter what. This is no different for World War 1 era citizens around the world. Without nationalism the Great War would not have been as intense and wide scale as it turned out to be. In the beginning of the first world war, many people wanted to fight to protect and serve their country and what their country believed in. For example, Austrian-Hungarian people were…

Clarence Joseph Bessette composed a letter to Miss Marjorie Christien of his current participation in the time of World War One. Bessette’s past became shared by the people dearest to him, his remembrance arises from the letter, which carries the individuals experiences. Letters were pivotal to soldiers and families as it raised the morale on both the front and home-front. Soldiers wrote letters with powerful stories of previous and current occurrences, primarily of the bloodshed between the…