Treaty of Lisbon

Alliances, the Underlying Cause of WWI Millions of combatants and civilians died during the first World War, creating the desolate lost generation. European countries started WWI purely off of alliances, starting with the killing of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The triple alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy fought against the triple entente. The entente was comprised from the countries of, Russia, Britain, and France. Alliances are a type of formal agreement involved in…

Ferdinand who was the archduke of Austria Hungary. Most of the European nations were Imperialistic nations inflicting political power and influence through their vast military forces. After the Archdukes death many different countries had defensive treaties with each other to prevent a group of nations or one nation from taking over Europe. After the assassin Gavvilo Princip assassinated Ferdinand Austria Hungary's allied nations who had signed defensive…

Can one believe that a treaty ment for peace would be the cause for another war? From August 1914 to November 1918 there was a war between the major powers of Europe. The war left 10 million soldiers and civilians dead and 10 million more wounded. After the war there was a meeting held at the Versailles Palace. The purpose was to create a treaty for future peace, but peace did not come. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II in Many ways. There was much territory loss, military…

Alas, despite the desire for some Europeans to create a United States of Europe, I do not believe this goal is feasible. European countries have unique histories and cultures that stretch back hundreds and even thousands of years. Competing cultures lead to conflict and eventually to war. Wars have occurred throughout European history, but not until the twentieth century did a war have the ability to totally reset the previous norms in Europe. The First World War infamously nicknamed “The War to…

During the Great War, there were various fronts that battles took place, the Western and the Eastern being the main ones. On the Western front one example is the Battle of Somme which took place in France in 1916. The Battle of Somme, fought between the British and the Germans, is one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great War. The reading we looked over in class called “Voices from the Battle of the Somme,” had original testimonies from young soldiers, or just young civilians…

Personally, I feel that the Treaty of Versailles was the contributing factor that started it all. Germany had been forced to accept all responsibility for the cause of WWI, they lost a great deal of their land and had to pay retributions to France and they were undoubtedly angry over this treaty. I think WWII was inevitable, and even if the United States had been a part of the League of Nations, WWII would not…

The coming of war, declared on 4 August 1914, caught most Australians by surprise even though there had been a climate for war for many years. An expectation had arisen of a clash between Europe’s two major trading nations, Britain and Germany. Australia was in the middle of an election campaign when war came. Both leaders, Joseph Cook, Prime Minister, and Andrew Fisher, leader of the Labor Party, promised Australian support to Britain. Labor won the Federal Election and became an enthusiastic…

While it would have been more straightforward for Roosevelt to ask for a declaration of war, it would not have been the right thing for him to do and it would not have worked. The American people wanted to help, but they did not actually want to participate in the war and were still struggling with the delusion that distance equaled safety. The reaction of the people when Roosevelt suggested economic sanctions proved that they were not ready for a declaration of war, they were too afraid of the…

World War 1 was a very brutal & grossing war, A war that many expected to be short. In fact, it lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. Within these 4 long and terrible years, millions of soldiers & civilians lives were lost. Some of the English, French, German & Russian soldiers were made up of young high school graduates. These young soldiers died fighting one another along the Western & Eastern Fronts. The main underlying causes of World War I were the Alliances & Imperial rivalries…

relationship between Austria-Hungary. The French people felt they were totally isolated after being defeated. In 1890, Germany acted against the Bismark’s effort to keep up favorable relation with Russia, however, became unsuccessful to renew a neutrality treaty which led to establish an alliance of France and Russia. Also, Germany had a serious conflict with the Great Britain, that was based on the commercial goods. Thereafter, the Moroccan crisis took place and then the Germany…