The War of the Worlds

During the time period of World War 1 many inventions were created. Most of these inventions helped soldiers when injured or during the fighting. Many were created in different countries, but then shortly became popular throughout the world. According to this website American born inventor and chemist Hudson Maxim once said, “Doubt is often better than overconfidence, for it leads to inquiry, and inquiry leads to invention”(www.quotabl.es.com). Hudson created varies explosives including…

World War II Earl Marks Social Studies Many activities throughout the whole world triggered the commencement of the World War II. In numerous ways, the World War II was actually a direct outcome of the havoc that remained after the World War I. The instability that was created by the World War I in Europe between 1914 and 1918 fixed the platform for a subsequent international conflict which began after two decades. The conflict was more devastating and thus became the World War II.…

no real way of knowing whether or not World War 2 was inevitable because it is in the past and there is no changing the past, but it is still possible to think about the “What If”. There is a possibility that it could have been avoided, tracing all the way back to the creation of the Treaty of Versaille on June 28th, 1919 (Walsh 80). This document was created by Britain, France, and the U.S. President. The treaty was a peace document for the end of World War I and put many restrictions and…

any other nation by World War II. The effects of World War II impacted a wide array of citizens. Even with all of those afflicted, women saw the biggest transformation occur in their lives and roles within the United States of America. Before World War II women were forced to do what were seen as “appropriate” or “feminine” jobs. After World War II started women 's position in American society began to change. Women began to take on positions many never expected them to. World War II helped to…

World War Two for Canada can be observed as how the nation began to shape itself as an independent country, making its decisions autonomously. Prior to World War Two, Canada held a low, quiet position in the world, as it was overshadowed by its mother-country, Britain. Canada’s contributions to the Second World War was remarkable considering there were only 11 million people in Canada during the war period. As a result of the Second World War, the nation established itself as a middle power,…

World War I: Beginning and Variables Conductive to War “Why are we even here?” I bet this was a common question amongst many soldiers during World War I. As John Dillard has said in his lectures, “People were dragged into this war kicking and screaming.” World War I was the result of many events and variables. Starting with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie and continuing to be a world-wide war, many variables contributed to this war environment. World War I…

World war I was a very harsh war. Because of this, the brave men that fought in this war used special equipment to fit their needs. World war I happened around the 1920’s, and was set in Europe (mainly France and Germany. There were two sides, the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies consisted of Britain, Italy, France, America, and Russia while the central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The countries involved in WWI such as Germany,France,…

The First World War, began in July of 1914. It did not end until July of 1923 when the final peace treaty between Turkey and the Allied powers was signed. Throughout the course of the war, everyone was impacted. For soldiers life in the trenches was unbearable. Factory workers were constantly forced to work under harsh conditions and in dangerous situations. Refugees who tried escaping the terrors of war in their homelands were faced with even more challenges when trying to find safety in new…

In November of 1918, World War One finally ended with the signing of an armistice by Germany, Britain, and France. This ended the long and grueling war. The effects of WW1, the armistice, and the following Treaty of Versailles in 1919 were powerful and set the stage for the tumultuous years to come. While there were many lasting and relevant effects of World War One, the Russian Revolution, the idea that Germany was a “losing power”, and the development of new nationalist and racialist groups…

troops from a certain area, or country, to go to war. Mobilization impacted all of the countries involved in World War One, while poor planning and preparedness resulted in some unfortunate things happening. Mobilization started in World War One when Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II ordered collection of weapons and soldiers on July 30th, 1914, against Germany. This forced the Germans to mobilize rather quickly, because the clock was ticking for the start of the war. Neither the Germans nor the…