The War of the Worlds

There are several causes for the First World War. One of the main events that pronounced the beginning of the war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro -Hungarian throne. The assassin was Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of a nationalist group called the Black Hand which aimed to unite the territories containing Serbs. However, although the occurrence is seen as the main cause, it was only the spark. The assassination combined with the conflicts with alliances,…

The history of the Berlin Wall was ignited by World War II. Germany plotted an attack on Poland, yet was intimidated by the fact that the Soviet Union might interfere. So, before raiding Poland, Hitler made sure to sign a non-aggression pact with the U.S.S.R. This pact secretly stated that Poland should be divided between Germany and the Soviet Union, with Germany receiving the western third, while the Soviets gained control of the remaining two-thirds. Germany began their attacks on Poland on…

September 1st, 1939, World War II began. Also known as the Holocaust, during the Holocaust Germans built ghettos. Ghetto’s were built to hold jews before they were shipped off to camps. Ghettos played a major role during World War II. Ghettos held jews and “undesirables”, ghettos had horrible conditions, ghettos were often burned to hide their existence from American authorities, were all things that made up ghettos. These are all things talked about in this paper. Ghettos had very little space…

During World War II, some things changed, because there was a manual labor shortage and immigrants were demanded. The farming area raising alfalfa, flax, and other vital war crops seriously short of farm labor and the solution was to allow Mexicans to help. Henry Frauenfelder understood Mexican “help was absolutely necessary to harvest vitally essential war crops” and even wanted “deportation be stayed temporarily or until authority for legal entry can be secured”. Then congressional efforts…

While World War I was being fought abroad in a foreign country. America decided to join the war to help aid its allies and secure investments. However, the United States had to market the war to the American citizens. The government enlisted several artists to create posters to market the U.S. war efforts. The reason for the posters were to appeal to men and women to enlist in the war by convincing citizens to serve their country through fighting or providing financial assistance. During the…

beginning of World War II (WWII). The statement states “The appeasement policy adopted by the British and the French was the major causes of World War II in Europe” In this essay I will be discussing the accuracy of this statement concluding with weather I believe it to be true or false. The five major causes were Great Depression, Rise of Nazis and Hitler, Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy, Appeasement and Treaty of Versailles. These five factors played a large part in what lead to World War…

main causes of World War II in Europe were the Treaty of Versailles, The Great Depression and The Policy of Appeasement. All had a significant amount in starting the war. Yes they are all extremely different but in somehow they all connect. In my opinion I believe the Treaty of Versailles was the most important in causing the war. The Treaty of Versailles was the reason of ended World War 1 between Germany and the Allied Powers. In the view and the fact of Germany losing the war, the…

America only was able to improve its civilian economy, mainly by providing large amounts of armament and supplies for the Allies. Rather than undermine the economy, the war became the best tool in bringing America out of the Great Depression. Still, it was thanks to Roosevelt’s war strategies that the US came out victorious from the military conflict. It was his belief that by keeping armed ground forces at the minimum level, he could improve the economy by securing the industrial production…

Between both world wars , World War II had the biggest impact on many people and the death toll had been enormous! In a recent documentary made by Neil Halloran, this outstanding documentary called “The Fallen of World War 2” (which is strongly recommended to watch) gave an interesting interactive ensite on how many people have died in World War 2. In military deaths alone there has been estimated to be 15,432,200 in military deaths,( which is only counting…

World War I For most people, History is a boring subject. No body these day’s cares about which president did this and that. However, when it comes to World War everyone is curious and entertained, but not all of them know the story behind this event that marked the history books forever. How did the war begin? How did the U.S. get involved? What impact did it had? Leading causes to the war The Colonialist policy of the great powers: the imperialist countries had done with the territorial…