The Great War Of World War I

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, or the Great War, was one of the largest widespread wars in all of world history. However, it set the path for World War II when other countries came to blame Germany and thus crushing their government and economy, and amassed large destruction over multiple countries in Europe, such as Britain, France, and Germany, especially. It is important to understand how these wars came to be. During a dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia,which led to the assassination of the Austria-Hungarian leader Archduke Franz Ferdinand, years of separate alliances, bad international relations, and growth of arms all brought up the then inevitable outbreak of World War I.

World war one was one the biggest wars in recorded history. It lasted from 1914-1918 and was a brutal conflict in Canadian history. More than 60,000 Canadians died in this war. When the First World War began in the year of 1914, some believe that it would last for a long time. Many young individuals in Canada and others saw this war as a privilege to travel, adventure, and great beauty. Some individuals were afraid that the conflict would be over before they could get into the battle. Many people signed up dreaming that they would have the honour of fighting for the British Empire, to which Canada belonged. The somewhat “Great War” was different in the dreamy vision than it was in reality. This war took the lives of more than 8 million

Wars have immensely contributed to human history for thousands of years, becoming highly destructive usually for the means of gain. The First World War, also known as ‘the Great War’ was a truly global war centred in Europe. The causes of one of the most destructive wars in human history are still debated to this day. Some historians have come up with a list of multiple causes of the war. However, experts have identified some of the primary causes of the war, including the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The causes of the truly deadly war, sending ripples of shock throughout Europe and the world, can be summarised into four points, and the start of the war pinpointed to one bullet from a young Serbians gun.

A week or so ago I read a writing prompt which suggested writing a biography of a character whose life starts relatively normally but which gets more unlikely as their life progresses. I couldn 't find the original prompt and so I am posting it here

The great war also known as World War I was a huge difference in how previous wars were fought. Previous wars were fought in a short time and had small armies. Wars fought before World War I did not prepare soldiers for what was coming. The start of World War I was different from previous wars from the very start. The start of World War I began with an assassination. This war was the first war to use new vehicles and weapons that hadn’t been used before this war. The invention of the plane made it able for planes to be used as a gun ship, light bomber, and heavy bomber. In WWI, a total of 124 different planes were used. Another vehicle that was used at first called the land ship, but then later was called the tank. Seventeen tanks were used

As is the case with many wars, a foundation has to be set before the situation can escalate into a fully fledged war. Some concede that ephemeral events just before the outbreak of war are more inciteful of the fighting rather than long held animosity between nations. Others hold credence in the idea that wars often begin long before the first shot is fired, with their sole reason for starting being traced back to previous conflicts and tensions with other countries. The tensions of World War I could be observed within Europe before the war officially started, as is observed through German resentment and competition with other countries, along with their dominating foreign policies and support of their allied nations.

War has been a terrible part of the human existence since the beginning of time. According to historians there has been only 268 years of peace out of the nearly 3,500 years that civilized humans have existed (Hedges). That is a staggering statistic showing how deep-rooted war is in the minds and hearts of people. So while war itself might be inevitable the outcome of any given conflict is anything but predictable. There are many different elements that come into play during combat but perhaps the most influential factor is geography. In fact, geography has been such an important part of war that a new field of study has emerged in recent years entitled military geography. On particular war where the affect of geography can be seen is World War I. During this war the newly formed Germany attempts to invade France and gain control over Western Europe. This was invasion was designed to be quick and decisive with Germany overwhelming Franc in as little as six weeks. However, this plan failed terribly and led to one of the bloodiest, most gruesome war of attrition the world as ever seen. A reason for this failure was the geography of Western Europe. The land in this region is fairly level and flat providing little to no cover for attacking forces. This geography played a pivotal role in determining the outcome of two of the most well known battles of World War I, the Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Verdun.

The most important nation to determining the outbreak of the war is Serbia. Serbian Nationalism was the “driving force” behind every action leading to the “Great War:”

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

In the year of 1918 the Great War had ended, leaving mostly Western Europe scathed by conflict between nations. With groundbreaking technology the conflict proved to be one of the most devastating in world history, especially with the immense amount of casualties of over 38 million. Picking itself up from the ground that was stained with blood, Europe at the time did not have any idea of the conflict that would soon follow approximately twenty years after; another world war. It is the end of the first world war conflict, that began the foundation, traction, and rise of two leaders, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. During their political leadership, both have been faced with issues that needed to be handled. It is through these issues

For centuries, governments dreamed and had an almost universal hope, about the raise of inter-state systems, to preserve peace amongst potentially antagonistic states;

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.

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 did sow the seeds for how we fight to day.

The Great War of 1914 has left an enduring impact on the entire world. Many still study this special case in world history not only for the sake of preventing future wars in a direct sense but also to better understand the importance of war. The two main focuses on the Great War split up into Structural theories and Institutional Theories. Structural theory suggests that the stable balance of power should not allow for war. Institutional theory suggests that the domestic and international communities should have prevented war from occurring.