World War I reparations

Even though the Decembrists were planning the revolt for 10 years, they didn’t have a set date. They planned everything, thinking through all the details; and in 1825 they got the perfect opportunity. When Alexander I died he had no heirs to the throne, so his brother Konstantin was the next in line. However, years before the death of Alexander, Konstantin resigned his claim to the empire. Yet in November 1825 the people of Russia took an oath to be loyal to Konstantin…

Antebellum American society is considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. Many things impacted the society such as: revivalism, temperance, health fads, new technologies, and public education. Temperance and health fads impacted the American society in many different ways. Antebellum society was impacted a great deal by temperance and health fads. The impact of temperance helped clean up alcoholism, health fads somewhat helped, and cleaning up alcoholism was the…

1. Where were the three European fronts in the war? The three fronts in the European war were the Westerns, the Balkans and the Russians (eastern). 2. Briefly describe what happened on each of these three fronts. On the western front they were struggling with putting up a good defense but with their strategy of using attrition they became more successful. They still had many casualties because the enemies were using deep trenches, barbed-wire everywhere, land mines and huge amount of machine…

Trench Life Trenches in world war one (1914-1918) are one of the most important places on the battle field. It is also the most dangerous. Living conditions were tough, and knowing that any minute could be your last, defiantly made an effect on the soldier’s mental state, causing them to be left with “Shell Shock”. In this essay I will explain how the trenches were used in warfare, the impact it made on the soldiers physical and mental health, the harsh conditions these trenches implied to these…

World War I First, there were a few reasons as to why the first world war started. There seemed to be many disputes between the heads of Germany, Russia, and Britain, who were all very close cousins. If their relationships wavered, so did their countries, which most likely happened. Also, the death of the archduke of Austria-Hungary pressed Europeans to war, according to The Week, ¨The simplest answer is that the immediate cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of…

Death in its retelling of the story of Liesel Meminger, the book thief, associates its meeting with Liesel through colors. Death states that it derives pleasure from colors, colors are its vacation from its melancholy occupation for no one can replace it. Death’s love of colors provides its relief from the pain of watching those who are “leftover”, the loved ones of those who passed. In the excerpt from the “The Flag”, death recollects on its last meeting with the book thief. The author, Mark…

“The Grapes of Wrath” is a novel craftily written by John Steinbeck during the natural disaster in the “dirty thirties” known as the Dust Bowl. Seeing as how this was an issue of high importance, Steinbeck decided to dedicate his novel to sharing a story of a typical family and the roughness endured during the times. “The Grapes of Wrath” is a didactic- it was designed to impart education of the Dust Bowl and the daily struggles of an ordinary family during this time. Within this novel is where…

century. Angry with their old form of government, workers sought to establish a utopia with the virtues of equality and freedom; however, it did not take long to realize this would end terribly for the working class and others of the nation. Civil war engulfed the nation and the populus was tormented by secret police of the new nation. Disobedience quickly destroyed what the people had achieved through the ages. The rise of a regime that tormented it’s people had roots in the disobedience of…

direct controlling of other countries for political and economic benefits. By increasing nationalism, in addition to wealth, industrialization and imperialism spurred European competition, which ultimately catalyzed the continent’s movement towards war. Beginning in Great Britain in the late 18th century, industrialization completely altered Europe’s landscape. Industrialization increased the need for factory workers and accordingly caused many rural families to move into cities. This…

disadvantages for immigrants following World War I, where Americans were left distrustful of communist, socialist, or anarchist ideologies shared by many foreigners. This led to the creation of an anti-immigrant sentiment where individuals particularly from Russia, Southern and Eastern Europe were neglected from society and, in many cases, discriminated even by the authorities to the extent of utilizing deportation as an easy way to eliminate…