Treaty of Lisbon

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…

The deadliest war in history was inevitable. Europe had constant tensions between so many of it’s countries. These tensions between countries in Europe were just waiting to explode. All they needed was one event to trigger the war to start. This event was when archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Even though the assassination started the war, the reasons the war was inevitable because of the militarism, nationalism, and the alliances within the European countries. Militarism was very…

I have chosen to discuss the German Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen plan was created by Albert von Schlieffen, a field marshal and Commander in Chief of the German army. Albert von Schlieffen was an excellent military strategist who was requested by Kaiser Wilhelm II to design an attack for the German army to defeat France. Had the field marshal sustained his position as Commander in Chief long enough to oversee his plan as it was put into action, the Schlieffen plan may have succeeded. The…

The Treaty of Versailles - Homework Assignment 1. “If I am elected, Germany is going to pay… I have personally no doubt we will get everything you squeeze out of a lemon, and a bit more. I propose that every bit of (German owned) property, movable and immovable, in Allied and neutral countries, whether state property or private property, should be surrendered by the Germans.” Sir Eric Geddes, a government minister, speaking to a rally in the general election campaign, December 1918. a. Why…

Abhimanyu Rajshekar (Block F) Context: Theatre of the Absurd has its roots set in the avant-garde experiments in art in the 1920’s-1930’s. It was strongly influenced by the horrors of World War Two, where the impermanence of values and morality, validity of conventions and the meaninglessness of human life and its social conventions were questioned. These beliefs were stimulated by the constant threat of nuclear annihilation in Europe in 1945, and played an important role in its rise in Europe.…

war against Hitler. Chamberlain’s motivation for this may have come from a possible realization that war was inevitable as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, and from the knowledge that with time the British military, navy, and air force could be made ready to fight again. None of this, however, was ready by the time Hitler began to break clauses from the Treaty of Versailles, and so Chamberlain may have adopted this policy to buy time for the military to prepare. If this was how Chamberlain…

The significance of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany from 1919-1939 includes losing land, paying reparations, economy had fallen, and the rise of Hitler. • According to Schoolworkhelper.net and History.com the Treaty of Versailles was the negotiation among the Allied powers with little precipitation by Germany. They blamed Germany for the First World War and after strict enforcement for five years, the French assented to the modification of important provisions. Germany agreed to pay…

The Axis powers in World War II, of Germany, Japan, and Italy, showed great determination in their beliefs that they would be the dominant world power in their respective parts of the globe. However, their failure to do so was a product not just of Allied response, but also was due to their own shortcomings in how and why they waged the war against the Allies. The leadership of the Axis powers initially showed that it may be able to bring its ideologies to fruition. This will be shown by the…