The Great War 1914-1918

Australia's participation in the First World War began when Britain declared war with Germany war on August 4, 1914. The outburst of war was received in Australia with huge keenness. So, acting upon the tremendous quantity of volunteers, the authorities implemented rigorous physical standards for them. However, most recruiters were accepted into the military. Bushmen, farmers, agricultural and rural workers, basically people with no experience in war. The Australian Imperial Force was created on August 15, 1914. The Australian government had promised to supply twenty thousand men, organized as one military unit. The first Australian Imperial Force military troop continued to grow with the arrival of the second Division, which was trained in Egypt. After the retreat from Gallipoli, the military unit experienced a great development and created the fourth and fifth Division. The third Division was created in Australia and navigated straight to England for additional preparation before moving to the Western

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 government powers and solidified the nation’s leadership role in foreign politics. The U.S. emerged as the world 's greatest industrial power with increasing financial opportunities for minorities. At the same time anti-immigrant and anti- communist sentiments arose among many American citizens. And finally the war contributed to the massive migration of African Americans from the Southern to Northern states looking for employment and freedom and, first time allowed women to participate in jobs that were traditionally reserved for men.

World War I (WWI) had many main events from 1914 – 1918. It was known as the Great War and the war to end all wars. It also introduced us to many new technology to including Barbed wire, machine guns, artillery, poison gas, airships, aircraft 's, new naval vessels and tanks. All these wartime machines and equipment resulted in unprecedented carnage and destruction, with more than 9 million soldiers killed by the end of the war. This First World War or the Great War, was a global war centered in Europe. This global conflict pitted 2 groups against each other “The Allied Powers” and “The Central Powers”. The Allied Powers was made up of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and The United States. Important people that were known for the Allied Powers were Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister (UK), Woodrow Wilson (U.S. President), Aristide Briand, Prime Minister (France), and Prime Minister (France). The Central Powers was made up of Germany, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Important people that were known for the Central Powers were Prince Max Von Baden, Chancellor (Germany), Heinrich Von Clam-Martinic, and Prime Minister (Austria).

The alliance system, imperialism, arms race, and military plans created a perfect situation for a war in Europe, which would eventually become the Great War. With Germany, Great Britain, France, and Russia being the top powers in Europe, these countries would be the front runners in the discussion of the topics mentioned above and how their participation in those topics eventually led to the Great War. The order of topics to discuss that would ultimately lead to the Great War would be Imperialism being the spark that would lead to an arms race, which would then lead to an alliance system, with military plans truly making the war a world war.

Whenever you come across World War I, don’t you ever deeply think about how it all started? Who would have known that just 2 pulls of a trigger could have triggered a demoralizing World War? World War I, also known as “The Great War,” was a war that primarily took place in Europe. It officially started on the 28th of July in 1914 and it unexpectedly lasted until the 11th of November in 1918 (about 4 years). The most predominant countries that fought in this war include Great Britain, France, Russia, and Germany. This war left many people in shock as it surprisingly ended up killing more than over 9 million combatants and just over 7 million civilians (World War I). WWI is known to being one of the most fatal wars in the history of the

At the turn of the 20th century, the nations of Europe had been largely at peace with one another for nearly 30 years due to efforts being made to ban war and achieve a permanent peace since the 19th century. Though Europeans believed that this progress would make war a thing of the past, rising tensions would cause a massive war that engulf Europe and spread across the globe. The boiling point ended up being Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia setting off a chain reaction within the alliance system. The countries of Europe followed through on their pledges to support one another. As a result, nearly all of Europe soon joined what would be the largest, most destructive war the world had yet seen. Said war was the First World War, an international war, involving multiple allied European nations beginning in 1914 and ending 1918. The war drew in all the world’s economic great powers, two opposing alliances were formed: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

World War 1(The Great War) began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. The Great War began after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. The war ended with the Allied Powers claiming victory over the Central Powers, and the war led to many technologies and inventions. During the war, the United States used multiple reasons to help keep the national security of the United States.

War arises due to the ever changing relationships between several conditions. it is never provoked by one sole cause; be it social, economic, cultural, opposing interests, etc… But it is rather caused by an amalgamation of these particular concepts, trends, movements, or policies. Peace is an equipoise amidst these countless forces, and at any particular time, any of these changes in forces, trends, or movements, can make for war, while at other times they make for peace. Post World War One Germany felt the need to redeem its sovereignty from their great loss in World War One, and to also assert their dominance to the rest of the world. It was already on thin ice, and if it were to be broken for any reason, it would cause humankind’s

People call World War 1 the Great War because the war lasted from 1914 to 1919. But, the fighting stopped in 1918. The war was fought by the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies fought on one side and the Central Powers fought on the other side. The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria etc... The Allies were Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium

Background info - World War 1 began in the early 20th century from the year 1914 to the year 1918. The period covered over four months with many changes which came with it besides many lives being lost. World War I began as a European conflict, only gradually did it develop into a world war. The growing tensions between the European countries were caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Also involving conflicts of the Balkan wars and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. World War 1 began in the early 20th century from the year 1914 to the year 1918. The period covered over four months with many changes which came with it besides many lives being lost. World War I began as a European conflict, only gradually did it develop into a world war (Ross, 6). The growing tensions between the European countries were caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. World War I was often referred to as "The Great War". It began in 1914 and ended in 1918. America witnessed much devastation in this time period. In these four years alone nearly 9 million people died and millions more were maimed, crippled, grief stricken, or psychologically scarred (Coetzee, 11). World War I is considered by some, the first man-made catastrophe of the twentieth century.

World War I (1914-1918), as one of the most destructive global conflicts that ever happened in human history, has not only left 17 million hot-blooded idealistic young men returning home in urns of cold cremation ashes, buried in tears of their heartbroken parents, but also has left the post-World War I society haunted by people’s profound doubt towards the past as a source of barbarous and inhuman atrocities. Therefore, instead of looking back to the past that was significantly wounded by the hierarchy and power relations established by the wartime individual domination, people started imagining an apolitical Utopian future, in which social divisions would be dissolved and power dispersed. In the years that followed, the dangerous past was intentionally left behind, as the post-war society scientifically and spiritually progressed towards the creation of a new Utopian order that was free of hierarchy and individuality.

Europe, ancient and modern, is known for internal wars. From countries trying to obtain more land to genocide Europe has seen it all. However 1914 started something new, World War One or The war to end all wars. WWI brought more death to the western world than ever before. In 1918 WWI ended and with it came an uneasy peace to Europe for twenty. The war that ranged from 1939 to 1945 became known as World War II, a sequel to WWI with and even larger death toll than before. Although they were twenty years apart, World War II can be seen as a continuation of World War I and not a war of its own.

From 1914-1918 was the First World War. There was two main sides to the war. Those sides being the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, Russia and Britain). Although the fighting and destruction took place all over the world, majority of the battles happened in Europe. Belgium, France and Turkey being the main countries. These battlefields had different living conditions and many advances in technologies.

The 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 attempting to prevent repeating the mistakes of the first; and many may not know just what kinds of odds the soldiers faced during OPERATION Overlord.

Since the First World War of 1914-1918, historians have argued which events leading up to the war; some as far back to the end of the Napoleonic period in 1815, or which of the Great Powers were to blame. After the war, Germany were made to sign Article 231; or the War Guilt Clause, thus accepting all blame for the war, this presented an easy target to blame, which some historians accepted and believed. However other historians argue that various other nations or events were actually at the root of the cause of the First World War. These include, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Bosnian Crisis, Germany’s Blank Cheque, the alliance system, the mobilisation of Russia and France, the Schlieffen plan and the Franco-Prussian war. Many causes interlock or link back to other causes, creating a ‘domino effect,’ this makes it difficult to grant sole blame to one event or nation.