Treaty of Lausanne

The German government sent Wilson a note requesting an armistice based on Wilson’s 14 Points, but France and Britain dictated the armistice. France and Britain required Germany to cancel the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and hand over their fleet of U-boats. Germany weakened when the monarch of Germany had to step down and give up the throne. After he stepped down on November 9, Germany became a republic. Wilson proposed his fourteen points, called…

The question is true because nationalism had a revolutionary impact that united people. Then it toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities. This then contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century because of all the disagreements of a multi empire. Document 1: The impact that the Levee en Masse had on the French people was that it wanted people to form an army. For everyone when put together they can create warriors to excite hatred of kings, and to preach the unity of…

The Great War was the birth of an unprecedented amount of death and destruction. The advances in technology and weaponry caused the deaths of soldiers and the destruction of cities to grow exponentially to an amount that had never been achieved or thought possible prior to The Great War. It was an end with the traditional style of warfare and the beginning of a dehumanized warfare. It could be said, in general, that traditional warfare died because of the dramatic increase in violence of The…

“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” That is a quote from Adolf Hitler himself. The reign of Hitler is arguably one of the worst time periods human history has ever faced (1933-1945). The German people loved and trusted him because he tricked them into thinking he wanted to serve his people. In reality, Hitler needed to gain the Germans trust first so he could satisfy his true agenda: eliminating the Jewish people because he strongly felt they…

The Battle of the Somme took place during the summer of 1916 and was one of the largest of the Great War. Characterized as a useless slaughter, the Somme highlighted for many the brutalities of war. The Somme was the most important battle in World War I. This can be demonstrated through an examination of its reputation as the bloodiest battle in human history, the complete disregard for human life on the part of British commanders, and the specific case of the Newfoundlanders at Beaumont-Hamel.…

War never changes. In John Reed's article "Whose War?" in April of 1917, he talks about the horrors of war and how people are so romanticized about the war that they miss that fact, the fact that people will die, the fact that their sons will not come home, or the fact that they will not come back the same man as they left. And for anyone who disagrees with the war is branded a traitor and un-American because that is what they believe. He talks about the irony that people who disagree with the…

Despite Britain being a superpower in the years prior to World War One, Britain was not an exemplary leader. In fact, it had fallen so far behind with important aspects of international relations such as trade that newer countries such as Germany were able to advance on its own and surprise Britain as it would be considered a legitimate opponent. This perspective of pre-war Britain is brought into the light in Arthur Marwick's "The Deluge" and Niall Ferguson's, "The Pity of War". Although both…

I believe that using advertisements for something like wars to induce civilians to support a side in a war is fine, as U.S. presidential candidates use the same principal. They use advertisements to sway readers. Some people think it as vagabond and partisan. In WWI, this type of advertising was used so I think that this is fine for modern day wars. In The Fine Art of War:WWI Propaganda Images, there is a poster that is one-sided and is negative against the Germans. This could be the same in a…

Deputies! Men of the German Reichstag! A year of world-historical events is coming to an end. A year of great decisions is approaching. In this grave period I speak to you, deputies of the Reichstag, as the representatives of the German nation. In addition, the entire German nation should also review what has happened and take note of the decisions required by the present and the future. After the repeated rejection of my peace proposal in 1940 by the British prime minister [Winston Churchill]…

On August 6, 1914, Britain declared war upon Germany. The two sides at the beginning of the war consisted of The Triple Alliance, and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance comprised mainly of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, whilst the Triple Entente was made from France, Great Britain, and Russia. This meant that all the power of the empires was involved as well, as Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia all had empires to back them up. An intricate web of alliances also…