World War I

The Influence of Propaganda during World War I Propaganda was seen on an unprecedented scale throughout World War I that has continued to form an important part of today’s modern warfare. It was a useful tool that was very versatile that proved heavily and successfully to manipulate the enemies thoughts and feelings for specific purposes of the war efforts. Propaganda served for several purposes, was to spark nationalism to win the support and efforts of their respective country, and by…

November 2016 “World War I vs World War II” Between World War I and World War II there were many similarities such as terrible destruction, weapons, and the legacy they both left on the world, but there were also many differences such as technologies used during the wars. The outcomes of World War I and World War II changed the world in many ways. These two wars have highly impacted the world to this day. World War I took place in the middle of August in the year of 1914. The war occurred…

powerful enough to lead countries often seem to start wars to resolve national disputes. Initially known as the Great War, World War I is one such war, which was initiated as the consequence of a conflict between the nations of Austria-Hungary and Serbia. And as the allies of the two countries got dragged into the conflict, it quickly escalated into a total war that was fought on a global scale…

was this strategic manipulation of the British during and after World War I that ultimately caused the dissolution of the once great Ottoman Empire. When the Ottomans first allied with the Germans in 1914, they were seen as neither a threat to the Entente powers nor as a particularly strong ally to their European counterparts; instead, they were seeking to avoid war altogether because of the heavy toll previous battles of the Balkan Wars and the Italian annexation of Libya and the Aegean…

of collapse, able to start a war that would change history forever? On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Nationalist assassinated Franz Ferdinand, archduke of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. There were two major groups in Europe – on one side was the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy while their enemy was the triple Entente made of France, Russia and Great Britain. World War I is considered the first modern war because soldiers in…

World War I is known as “the Great War”. All the significant powers were involved in the Great War. The war was fought between two allies. The Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States were one of the allies who fought against the Central Powers which includes Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The war lasted four years from 1914 to 1918. In the end the Allied Powers won the Great war by defeating the Central Powers. The damage was extremely drastic on both…

Several of the events that occurred in the time leading up to World War I suggest that Germany, although not solely responsible, played a large and significant role in starting World War I. Germany’s desire for a dominating empire appeared to be the main factor to fuel the events which led up to the war. “People in Germany felt that they needed and deserved a ‘place in the sun,’ by which they vaguely meant some kind of acknowledged supremacy like that of the British” (Palmer, 690). The British…

history shows, a war can be a detrimental cause of loss of life, property and spirit. Unfortunately for the entire world, there have been two mass world wars throughout history. The first world war happened between July 1914 and November 1918. There were a couple of causes to why this war started, but the immediate cause of it would be because of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Although this was the immediate cause, other factors also came into play as to why the war began.…

out of the war, the Allies were becoming the clear winner. The United States was in a state of isolationism since the Great Depression, finally breaking it to enter World War I. Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances were the largest factors contributing to the start of the Great War. Nationalism gave countries the need to prove their country was the best. Combined with militarism, Countries had a reason to fight, and large militaries to do so. Imperialism caused the Great War to…

World War I or the Great War was a time period that caused many bloods and questioned morality. Each country was dedicated to make more powerful and effective weapons. Therefore, from 1914 to 1918, technology had been greatly advanced due to countries’ dedication and effort to create and improve blood shedding machines. Poison gases are one of the many weapons used during the Great War; this method of warfare creates and created controversies for ethical reasons. Even during the World War I when…