Second World War will always be remembered as the “Good War,” the one that had to be fought to stop both Adolph Hitler’s intent to spread Nazism and his then-unknown plans for the "purification" of the human race. However, some do not know what went into that war. For instance, many do not know the real injustices Germany faced at the hands of the Allies at the Treaty of Versailles; others may not have given much thought to how both sides prepared, or did not prepare, for the next potential war while
Jahnecke Mrs. Schartner U.S. History 2 AP/IB 19 October 2015 Unit 3 Notebook Essay The First World War fought from 1914 to 1918 was one of the largest and most brutal catastrophes fought in the 20th century. With nearly the entire European continent fighting a barbaric and everlasting war, the U.S. had eventually to get involved in order to reinitiate stability to Europe. Ultimately, the U.S. taking involvement in World War I had a profound political, economic, and social impact on the country. It increased
A major part in the First World War was taking care of people and helping people. A woman who was a nurse during the First World War, Edith Cavell, took a stand in history by using her skills for the better and helped allied service men escape from Belgium, which was occupied by Germany. Because of this act, she was executed for treason by being shot by a firing squad, and her death made her internationally known. She became an iconic symbol for the allied cause and was most remembered for her courage
World War I was the first major war where technology was relied on more than the troops themselves. After what was called the “Second Industrial Revolution” most major countries started to create new technologies that in the end would pave the way for World War I. These technologies ranged from the most used everyday things all the way up to specific types of weaponry to be used in specific scenarios along the trenches. Most of these technologies of war, developed from common civilian or household
Some may think war Is dumber and pointless but war shapes our world whether people want to admit it or not. But I know that war drastically affects the economy of all nations which is one reason I like history. Mainly the history about war. I remember a show I watched about World War 1 that called it the first modern war. Which it brought up several good points like how it was the first war to have airship raids, chemical warfare, submarines, and my favorite ….. tanks. While WWI was tragic it
World War I was the first major war in history, conflicts between the Europe itself and of course US. The war lasted four years, from the summer of 1914 to fall of 1918, there are a few causes that led to the war, and there is the immediate and the underlying cause of the war. The immediate cause would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sort of like a spark for the war, the underlying cause is the long term effect of the war that it would consist, would be the military power, imperialism
From the 1816 to the start of World War I in 1914, the world benefited from a well integrated financial order, sometimes known as the First age of Globalisation. Money unions were operating which efficiently allowed members to accept each other's currency as legal tender including the Latin Monetary Union (Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, France) and Scandinavian monetary union (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). In the absence of shared membership of a union, transactions were facilitated by widespread participation
With World War I being the first modern war, armies could do nothing more than dig trenches in defense. What made World War I the first modern war is all the new technologies that came with it. Technologies like gas masks, powered flight, and U-boats affected the war in a major way. During the war, both sides used poison gas against their enemies. The gas could destroy organs, cause blisters, or even kill the soldiers. Gas masks filtered the air to help keep soldiers protected from the gas. At first
Preemptive war is one in which you attack right before you are attacked. It was part of the way that World War I was fought, and it shows the significance of the offense-defense advantage. Preemptive war has a really short time frame, there is imminent threat; it is a situation in which there is very little choice involved, and there are clear signals of a potential offensive against you. It also uses the “chain-ganging” of alliances. An example of this type of war would be the Schlieffen Plan with
Stripped of all personal belongings, ready to be worked until exhaustion (and perhaps die from it too), ordinary men are about to become fighting machines. This is just the beginning of a life as a G.I. in World War ll. Broken down, war soldiers experience three different parts of life during the war: training, battle, and general lifestyle. Training is the time used to toughen up and prepare soon-to-be-G.I.’s for the difficult experience ahead. Battle is the real tester, where guns fire, ships sink