World War I

World War I Through The Realist’s Lens World War I or The Great War was a global war that shook the world to its core originated in Europe which took place from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In analysing the First World War especially on how it started, many events can be attributed to it but to understand how and why the war happened, perhaps it is best to start from the Concert of Europe which some would argue, is the first domino piece that started the sequence of events that led to the…

Prior to World War I, militarism was a movement whereby military ideals and virtues were enforced upon the people of a nation in preparation for war. Although the argument that varying degrees of military growth between the European powers can be used to contend that militarism could not have been a significant cause of World War I— since strong policies of militarism did not exist among all nations— it is this very discrepancy in military growth that contributed to the nationalistic feelings of…

The World War I also know as the Great War, was caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism and much more. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started everything (Greenspan, 2014). He was the Archduke of Austria. The United States entered the war in 1917. President Wilson went to request a declaration of war against Germany (America in the Great war). The Cold War was the war between the U.S and Soviet Union, Russia. They were the most powerful countries in the world so…

In 1917, America sent thousands of men into World War 1. As they joined the war they left their homes families, and jobs behind. Their homes had to be paid for. Their families had to be feed. Their jobs had to be filled. Who stepped up to the plate? Women did! The government required 24 million men to register for the war. Women took many of these jobs.Many of these jobs included, railway guards, conductors, postal workers and police officers. In addition to the already existing jobs,…

World War I was one of the bloodiest wars in the modern age, with millions of dead soldiers and civilians and enormous losses on all sides (Chapman). After the war, the Allied nations looked for vengeance from the Central Powers and imposed a series of harsh treaties upon them, stripped them of substantial amounts of land and requiring significant repatriation payments (Mendum). The many of the Allied nations saw Germany as the chief instigator of the war and wanted to protect Europe from…

World War I If your country were in a war, wouldn’t you want to know exactly what was going on out there while you were sitting at home? The people during World War I were not aware of what was really going on out on the battlefield. World War I, also known as the Great War, was an atrocious war with casualties summing up to millions and an abundant amount of people who did not perceive the war correctly. The views of people during the war varied depending on whose view it was. Soldiers and…

In the aftermath of World War I, Germany remained in turmoil throughout the 1920s, providing the setting for the rise of extremist ideologies and political leaders. To Germans burdened by reparations payments to war victors, and threatened by very high rise in inflation, political chaos, and a possible Communist takeover, Adolf Hitler offered scapegoats and solutions. Germans were provided with an easy explanation to all their problems: Jews and democracy. It was the “International…

what triggered World War One? Neither did I, but this essay is mandatory and I need to pass this class if I ever have any plans for a not completely desolate future and an alright GPA, and so I went with plan b and instead of writing about something entertaining, I wrote about something so boring that I just might rather watch paint dry. However this essay is not about how much I truly don't care about this topic or how much of a horrible person I am/seem to be. It’s about how World War One was…

Dogs were used in World War I because of their excellent sense of smell, hearing, and agility. Many different types of dog breeds were used in World War I, the most popular dogs were the German Shepherd and the Dobermans Pinscher. How dogs were grouped were based on their strength, trainability, size, and intelligence. An article from bbc.com states, “Over 20,000 dogs were trained for jobs during World War I” (bbc.com, Dogs in World War I Jobs Undercovered in Records”). Casualty dogs had…

Children During World War I The children of World War I had a rough life. World War I for children brought domestic clubs, evacuation plans and child labor. Life for children in World War I wasn’t pleasant or fun but at the end of the day it was worth it all. Domestic clubs involved large numbers of children. Domestic clubs were for repairing gloves, socks and old clothes to keep the soldiers dry in the trenches. Children also prepared chocolate and tobacco boxes that were sent to war lines in…