World war

On June 28, 2014 the First World War began in Bosnia, and before its end there would according to PBS be over Eight Million people killed in the war earning the war the title of (The Great War). While there were several factors that contributed to the war starting such as the arms race between Germany, and Britain in Britain’s bid to possess the dominant Navy in all of Europe, and conflicts in the Balkans over Bosnia. On June 28’th 1914 Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were…

been many wars and many technological innovations throughout the course of recorded history. None have more bloody than the pair of worldwide wars that afflicted the global in the first fifty years of the twentieth century. This was a worldwide conflict with more nations, people, and money involved than ever before. It seems in course of humanity necessity has driven innovation. In turn innovations with their incremental steps give birth to new technology that ultimately change the way wars are…

Toba Ahmadi Ms. Kempin World History Honors 9 June 2015 “Chapter Questions” Question 1: Many factors triggered World War I. One factor was militarism. Right before the war, each country was concerned about growing and perfecting their army and to do so spent a lot of money. Countries expanded their armies and with the use of conscription were able to double the size of their military. Many militaries also practiced brinksmanship (or brinkmanship) in order to show strength. Meaning, that each…

The war I decided to do research on is World War 2. This World War was very important period in the 20th century because new technology, weapons, women’s rights, and programs to explore outer space were all developed because of the war. Many historians have different opinions of when WW2 started because right after WW1 the battles continued on between nations. The years between the first and second World Wars were a time of instability because throughout the world there was a Great Depression…

The First World War also known as the Great War was initially centered in Europe. It is known as one of the most chaos trophic wars of all time. It is estimated to have over 9 million combatants killed and overall claimed seventeenth million lives. The war began on September 28, 1914 when a Serbian assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. The assassination led to Austria declaring war on Serbia. Soon after Germany declared war on Russia and France. The First World War ultimately included thirty-two…

and Jessica Meyer, have begun to assiduously examine the First World War from a gender perspective. Accordingly, these historians and scholars now suggest that the Great War irreparably damaged and revolutionized pre-established gender roles in postwar Britain, particularly in the realm of masculinity. For example, in her book titled Men of War: Masculinity and the First World War in Britain, historian Jessica Meyer asserts that the war profoundly transformed “social and cultural understandings…

World War One was a catastrophic event that involved almost all of the major powers of the twentieth century. When looking at the causes of this major world event one might believe that the sole cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary (The DBQ Project, Background Essay). There is reason to believe that the causes of the war had a more lasting effect and were more broader subjects than the assassination of just one man. World War One also called The…

War is splattered throughout the history of humankind, leaving black spots of suffering and death. Sometimes it seems to erupt suddenly, on other occasions the tension and stressors leading up to declarations of war had been building for decades. However, no matter how spontaneous such confrontation may seem, one can always find direct causes and--a semblance of--an explanation for each war. World War I is no exception to this. The many facets that lead up to such an unprecedented explosion of…

By the time World War I had finished, there had never been a war as large or catastrophic as what had just occurred. One of the main questions though, as time began to separate future generations from what occurred, was how would the events and the people who fought in the war be remembered. When examining within the confines of Britain how these figures were memorialised, there have been a number of different approaches used, such as modern television, novels, monuments, and many more. This…

of World War I is very debatable; however most historians agree that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife was the most immediate cause. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. Finally, Great Britain entered the war against Germany a couple days later and then was against Austria-Hungary. The drivers of these players in the war are…