No, not on the battlefield, I do not have the stamina nor the tolerance to be able to fight in the war, although I would probably do the best I could from the house or city I was living in by making food, making or tending clothes, and even attacking small bands of the British. I am not one to maintain long periods of time away from family and friends. The housing in the winter of 1777 to 1778 was horrendous (according to the Valley Forge: Would you have Quit? Background Essay). The average space was a 16 foot by 14 foot tent housing 12 people in one tent, leaving only 18 ⅔ feet per person not including the space it took for supplies. Each tent had no beds whatsoever, just straw and a mud floor. Cold and smoke, from no ventilation other than
Whitney, Craig R. “World War I Why It Still Matters.” New York Times Upfront 4 May 2009: 24-27. Print.
An event in World War One where it was significant to William Johnson was when Britain had declared war on Germany and as a result, Canada was obligated to join them in the war since they did not control their own international affairs. This was significant because this event leads William to volunteer and enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force for service overseas to participate in the war. He had felt motivated to enter the war since he had a patriotic feeling to protect his country and had supported Great Britain and their Empire. He had also believed that the war would be quick and he would be back home very soon. An aspect of World War One which was significant to William Johnson was when the illegal use of chlorine gas took place
Men, it is what they need “Here’s your chance, it’s men we want.” This is the title of a propaganda poster that is implying that only men can fight because they are strong and fearless fighters. Posters like these are the ones that make men feel like they are put in a box because people have high expectations of them. During World War One men went into war expecting an easy war that allowed them to be heroes because they fought for their country. World War One is filled of vulnerable moments that made men lose touch of their masculinity. War is a place where they are pressured into fulfilling their role as a man by putting their life on the line to defend their nation. These soldier defended their nations with their all even when they were attacked with gas that ripped the air from their lungs. Poisoned gas made soldiers reconsider their sense of what it meant to “be a man.”
Why was World War ONE like no other previous war and, was there any good we can take from this war? World war one was the greatest war that the world has known World War one started on July twenty-eight in the year nineteen fourteen when Franz Ferdinand the archduke of Austria- Hungary was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. U. S. entered on April sixth in the year nineteen seventeen under the presidency Woodrow Wilson. U. S. entered war because the German military decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare known as “Zimmerman telegraph” . The U. S. became allies with France Britain and Russia.
As it is called world war one was the first war that had the world involved. It all started when a terrorist shot and killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, that then started the long list of wars being declared upon as basically everyone started declaring war on each other. The war was very experimental as tons of new weapons were used. The main three weapons that played a major part of the war were the protection of barbed wire, the extremely deadly machine gun and the terrible toxic gas. Theses weapons were a big part of the war as they not only caused most of the deaths but also changed the complexion of war.
What if your friend was being bullied by another kid? Would you join in and defend your best of all best friend? But then the bully would get all of his/her friends and then you would get all of your friends. Wouldn’t you think there would be a lot of tension? But then someone makes a stupid move, such as throwing something (or something like that) and then everybody starts to beat each other up! Well that’s what happened with World War 1. There was a lot of tension in between Austria-Hungry, Germany, Italy and Britain, France, Russia. But then someone had to shoot the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his rich wife. That, my friend, is when the stick broke. In 1913, the World War 1 was declared a war! Austria-Hungry was furious that their
What? From the beginning, US President Woodrow Wilson declared the US to be strictly neutral besides giving away materials to the Allies. In May 1915, even when a German submarine sunk Lusitania, a British ocean liner that had 128 US citizens out of 1,200 passengers, the US stayed neutral despite the commotion it caused. Then, in January 1917, Germany declared that its restrictions on warfare for submarines would change starting February 1st. This meant that German U-boat commanders would all be allowed to sink any ship they considered to be supporting the Allies in any way. Also, it was found that Germany sent something known as the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico proposing an alliance if the US were to participate in World War I. However, this was intercepted by the British and shown to the US. Because of the unconstrained warfare of submarines, the Zimmerman telegram, and pressure lead the US to join the war and abandon its state of neutrality. Although there was a notable amount of disagreement with this decision, the position officially was that the US couldn’t allow their rights to be blocked like that as a sovereign nation.
At last the war in Europe has ended and so has our conflict with Japan, we can now look back with pride about how our great country has coped and thrived in such trying conditions. I am sure that every world leader and serving soldier would like the shake the hand of every man, woman and child in this community and many communities around the world, without the support and service of communities like this we can be sure that the war would not have ended so well.
With over 17 million dying, World War 1 was the deadliest war to date because innovations of the time enabled more soldiers on the battlefield using deadlier weapons than ever before. The three biggest ones where the innovation of the airplane(biplane), the tank, and the machine gun.
Early in the twentieth century as World War I was ending. In the United States there was a chain of disasters that led to the longest and worst economic plung. It started with consumer demands decreasing, which lead to industries under producing and many European investors started demanding the United States Treasury for their bonds. After that The United States went from a billion dollar budget to an extremely low budget. Shortly After that event the stock market crashed forcing many industries to close. With the circulation of money decreasing consumers Spending habits declined, which lead industries to downsize the production and employes. Thirteen to fifteen million workers were unemployed. Soon as the Hoover administration gained control
The First World War started from a minor conflict. However, poor decisions and lack of logical thinking by various belligerents, especially Germans, caused the minor conflict to become ‘The Great War’. Although, the German contribution to intensify the war was greater, all other belligerents who were influenced by the Germans in making decisions during the war were inclined to mistakes, leading to the disastrous outcome of the war.
The events of 6th June 1944 is widely regarded as one of the most significant things that led to the success of the Allies in World War 1. It did not only allow them the start the liberation of Eastern Europe but also reach Berlin to end the reign of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler over Europe. However there are other battles (Stalingrad, the Battle of Britain etc.) that could have been just as significant as D-Day.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato once said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” While this quote could be associated with any war or battle, it is especially meaningful when discussing World War I. Plato’s quote refers to the fact that war is never truly over and one can never tell when the next war will erupt. World War I was also known as “The War to End All Wars”, but it obviously failed to do so. The First World War was the most deadly large-scale confrontation that the old world had ever experienced. Thousands of people lost their homes as the war plowed through European cities. Women were widowed
World War One was not only a time of broken of promises and loss of innocence but a time of a wide range of art work. The way WW1 was declared was in a massive escalation. When the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was caused by Serbia. They declared war with Serbia on the 28th July 1914 and with Russia on the 6th August 1914. Once this occurred Serbia declared war with Germany because the triple entente was an alliance linking Russia, France and the UK meaning all tree supported one another which caused them to also join the war. Germany’s only war plan was focused on a pre-emotive invasion of France. To invade France meant they would have to travel through Belgium, the travel to Belgium caused a war to force invade the
The first known settlements within Nice go almost 400,000 years. Most likely, Nice (Nicaea) was founded around 350 B.C. by the Greeks of Massilia (Marseille), and was given the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a finish over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike is that the Greek god of victory). Soon after, Nice became one among the busiest commerce ports on the Ligurian coast; however it had a crucial rival in the Roman city of Cemenelum, that continued to exist as a separate city until the Lombard invasions.