World War I

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…

lives. The peace had turned to war and became known as World War I. Germans had the greatest blame due to the higher perceived threat if the Kaiser won such a battle of the world. Germans took upon the greatest blame of which affected German immigrants in America leading to ostracization by many others. During World War I, German Americans suffered racial prejudices brought on by the actions of the Triple Alliance and American propaganda. Throughout World War I, conditions worsened for German…

unsinkable. Despite an announcement from the German embassy on May 1, 1915, stating a warning that commercial vessels were vulnerable to attack in waters encompassed in the war zone, no one paid much attention. Out of about 2,000 passengers aboard, only 764 survived, which was a devastating loss of life. This book shows us that war is a matter of life or death, and sometimes those who aren’t even a part of it suffer the consequences. Throughout this book there is a strong theme of how the rules…

National World War I Museum offer a variety of objects that assist people in learning about significant and interesting themes about certain events. Museums are also conducive to different learning styles and environments. The National World War I Museum offers a range of artifacts and objects to aid the visitors in understanding important themes of World War I and also engages the visitors in learning about certain events more than a book does. The splinter goggles from the National World War…

Name Instructor Course Date INTOLERANCE AND CIVIL LIBERTIES IN WORLD WAR I President Woodrow Wilson in his speech conveyed war message on April 6, 1917. He said that United States was to embark upon a crusade to "make the world safe for democracy". This message was outrageous as it did not tell anything to secure democracy at home as there were German-American, socialists, pacifists and those who were leading the unions of the industrial workers all of them were against this but Mr.…

In the first four weeks after the declaration of World War 1 ( c. July 1914 - November 1918 ) countries such as Britain felt a great sense of pride and patriotism, this was due to the belief that the war would be over in a matter of months with a minimal amount of casualties, and while the whole country felt that it was their patriotic duty to defend their home, half a million men enlisted in the British Military. Posters also lead to people feeling more patriotic as the British government often…

Many medical advancements were made during the first and second World Wars, including trauma, patient care, prevention of infection, and post-war care. It is said that World War I was a good war for medicine because numerous medical and clinical advancements were made during the 4 year span. A majority of these discoveries can be credited to the damages left by new artillery and guns that were capable of obliterating flesh and bone (Clarke). These new guns could fire accurately up to 10 miles…

new life. By 1830, 37% of the population spoke German, making it the most commonly spoken language after English. Yet the German immigrants ' ability to coexist with the rest of society was made especially difficult from the late 19th century to World War I. Scholars and authors can agree that American sentiment towards Germany and German-Americans shifted quite rapidly from being tolerant to fearful in some way or another. However, there are different outlooks as to what directly spurred these…

will be accepted. World War I and the events of the following years brought crisis in a variety of countries. This lead to the rise of Dictatorships. The two most brutal dictatorships after the First World War were Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany. Since Germany was in such chaos, they were willing to accept Nazi dictatorship. And the Great Depression also devastated their economy and this crisis forced them to accept dictatorship. Basically, dictatorship was all because of World War I. 2.…

World War I (WWI) saw the introduction of some of today’s most remarkable pieces of technology including: machine guns, indirect artillery, air planes, tanks, radios, and more. However, just a few years later, no major army entered World War II (WWII) with the same doctrine and weapons that it had at the end of WWI. The interwar period witnessed tremendous innovations in both technology and doctrine that completely changed warfare. While there were tremendous advances, there was also…