World war

The Great War, The First World War, or simply World War I, was the war that was presumed to end all wars. The first large war of the 20th century which lasted four years, began on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. The war was provoked by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as his assassination in Sarajevo accelerated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia. During the First World War, thousands of Aboriginal men voluntarily enlisted in Canada’s armed forces. Through…

The Second World War II started in 1939, between the Allies (England and France) and the Axis (Germany, Japan and Italy). This war may have been primarily the result of the dissatisfaction with the agreement of the World War I, which were registered with the signing of the Central powers and the Allies the Treaty of Versailles and the Axis countries interest in expanding their territories. The dimensions of this conflict generate that more countries joined the war, for these reasons, countries…

Franz Ferdinand, World War I catapulted into existence. It was in the year 1914 and vibrations of political unrest resonated through Europe. The first half of the twentieth century produced more change, more economic catastrophe, and more bloodshed than any other time prior to it in human history. The conclusion of the conflict saw the breakdown of countries such as Germany and Russia, but also saw the formation of new nations such as Turkey, Poland and Yugoslavia. Truly, the Great War was…

In the later stages of World War I, it became crucial that the United States enter the war, despite declaring neutrality and the inevitable, overwhelming costs of entering war against major European powers. As tensions between Great Britain and Germany grew higher with the war, both sides began attacking American ships, and seizing US goods. If the United States had not gotten involved on the side of the Allies, trade between Great Britain and the United States would have dwindled significantly,…

causes of World War I, which began in central Europe in late July 1914, included many factors, such as the conflicts and hostility between the great European powers of the four decades leading up to the war. The military history of Europe has been one of advanced technologies in proportion to the times during the past few centuries and well known to the Western world as it is the western continent with the oldest known kept records. Europe's military technology were ahead of the world in the…

known as… World War I. On this day, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian group known as the “Black Hand” while visiting the country. The group’s intent was to gain independence from Austria-Hungary. But unbeknownst to them, it would turn into a large-scale battle that in essence, could have been settled locally. However, this event was considered the spark yet the question we are trying to answer is, “What was the underlying cause of World War I…

World War I was a time full of despair, it saw courageous soldiers valiantly defend our freedom, leaving anxious families behind to face the prospect that their loved ones may never return. Upon the arrival of the ANZACs in Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915, the realities set upon the diggers, compelling them to find solace in the luring mateship. As “the only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers.” Each soldier was an innocent witness to the…

If World War One could be described in one word it could be evolutionary. With the troubling worries of the past reoccurring, the people of Europe never wanted to experience anything like it again. The war to end all wars is what people thought, or at least wanted to think. According to Oxford dictionary the definition of war is, a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country. Through the violent, gory and society changing war, people developed a…

In world war II, latin Americans had fought in the war. Between 250,000 and 500,000 hispanic Americans served in the United States armed forces during world war ll. They fought and engaged in every major American battle in the war. Hispanics served as active combatants in the European and Pacific parts of the war. They also served on the home front as civilians. Hundreds to thousands of hispanic women joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs), serving as nurses. The WAACPs were the first…

The first cause for world war one (WW1) was the alliance system. The alliance system was when countries made treaties and formed alliance with other countries for protection and resources from one another. The reason that this was a cause for world war 1 was because leading up to the war there had formed to two major alliances the triple entente, England, Russia and France, and the triple alliance, Germany Austria-Hungary (A-H) and Italy. This meant that Europe in 1914 was basically divided in…