World War I reparations

Brother, I would tell you that I am getting along fine, but that would be lying. America is involved in a great war overseas, and I, my brother, was drafted to fight. If you have not heard, the sinking of the Lusitania was enough to put President Wilson over the edge, thus entering the war. I cannot tell you enough how mortified I was when I received that letter from the draft service. Please take care of mother,she cried every day until I left and I’m not sure how she is going to make it.…

this reason I hope the weather takes a turn for the better. There has been gun fire over head today but we have not been very involved. I’m sitting here pondering the reasons for why it is that we are fighting this war. If it had not been for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand would I not be sitting here drenched in mud and shivering from head to toe? December 1, 1915 Today I have been assigned sniping along side of the Second-in-Command of the East Lancashire Regiment. I shot at…

Before World War I began, Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand wanted to erect a triple monarchy with Austria, Hungary, and Serbia, giving all of them equal power. However, Serbia was not satisfied with this. Prior to this plan, Austria-Hungary annexed two of Serbia's territories, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia wanted those nations back under their territory. When Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo with his wife, a Serbian terrorist group named "Black Hand" assassinated both Ferdinand and…

Ha and her family have overcome many challenges because of the war and now they are determining whether to leave home or not. This decision is burdensome for Ha and her family because they are fleeing their home country. Most of Ha’s family wants to stay like Brother Quang. Brother Quang wants to stay because he doesn’t want to “... scramble away like rats, without honor, without dignity, when everyone must help rebuild the country? (Lai 44).” Brother Quang doesn’t want to abandon his home and…

and former soldier of war. The author served in the German army during the “Great War” and experienced traumatizing events, such as carrying a dying comrade and frequently working at the darkest hours of the night trying to avoid sniper fire. Once discharged from the military due to medical reasons, Remarque struggled through day to day life, constantly experiencing delusions and trauma from the war. Remarque published All Quiet on the Western Front ten years after the war ended. All Quiet on…

are split by short, medium and long term factors. The mix of cultures in such a large country and the clash of different views and religions were things that had been a long term problem in Russia for a long time. The First World War was the only medium term factor. The War did not create problems but increased them, making each group of people progressively unhappy on how the Tsar ruled. Short term factors led to an explosion in discontent…

leaders of the genocide ( the Committee of Union and Progress and later the Young Turks) turned fear, resentment, and the issues of war into mass killings as a way to find a solution to the Armenian problem. I fully agree with Suny’s examination of this genocide because I believe that fear is one of the main components that cause genocides in the first place. Especially in war, fear can cause people to do many things, especially when looking for vengeance. When a government is in need of…

The long and tortuous annals of World Military history had seen nothing comparable to the incidents that occurred during WWI. Known as the ‘War to end all wars’, WWI ended endless amounts lives in the hundreds of thousands. From August 1914 two battlefronts stretched from the far alpines of Switzerland to the channel coast of France and from Ukrainian countryside to the cold Baltic Sea. Offensives had been staged on both fronts, however one was left to prevail and by 1918 both sides saw maximum…

The dual monarchy system was established by the Ausgleich in 1867. It is important because it helped sustain the Austrian empire. There were two interests at play here: Austria and Hungary. Austria has suffered a huge blow to its empire in 1866 and was on the verge of collapse. To avoid this, Austria were forced to reconcile with Hungary, which at the time was under their rule. However, Hungary was filled of resentment towards Austria and its Germans especially in 1848. Practically, every aspect…

The term “genocide” was created by Raphael Lemkin, who had been strongly influenced by his study of the Armenian case and the persecution of Jews under Nazi law (Bright, 2015). A country like Turkey still actively denies the Armenian genocide and has passed a law to punish an individual up to 10 years in prison, to discuss the Armenian genocide (Armenian Genocide, 2010). However, there is evidence against the Turkish government that prove the Ottoman Empire intended to exterminate the Armenian…