The Influence Of Surrealism During World War One

World War I, also known as the “Great War” was a global affair that started in Europe. This tragedy began August 1st, 1914 with Germany declaring war on Russia for multiple reasons. The acronym M.A.I.N is used to analyze the war and the four causes for why it happened. M-militarism, which was building a stronger military that was always prepared for war. A-alliances, were agreements between countries to keep peace among the Great Powers. I-imperialism, when nations seek to take over other countries politically, economically, and socially. Last N-nationalism, which is believing people should be loyal to their own country or nation. The top two underlying causes of World War I are alliances and nationalism because of how they effectively impacted

Some of the causes of world war one are imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliances. Imperialism is when one country rules over another through establishment of colonies. Imperialism resulted from Industrialization, which was needed for raw goods and markets for manufactured goods. The countries fought with each other over colonies. Militarism was used for building a strong military and in order for that country to have its interests dominate the government. In the past, war was seen as something that was acceptable to solve conflicts and enhance a country. Some examples of imperialism include: naval arms race between Great Britain and Germany. Nationalism is a strong feeling of loyalty and protection of culture and need of ethnic group to have a country that is their own. Alliances are countries that form cooperative groups in order to protect everyone’s interests. However, the most significant cause of world war one was industrialization, which had fueled imperialism, and Nationalism. Together they both caused three factors that led to war: German unification, territorial rivalries, and economic competition.

World War 1 DBQ Trenches are everywhere, land exploding, metal wastes,waste and dead bodies of brave soldiers lying everywhere , pollution in the air just because of one cause militarism. Militarism was one of the biggest underlying causes of the war. From the nations blaming each other on who started the war, to polls of how much money each nation spend on their military, to also trying to persuade people to make our military stronger. Militarism was a huge part into making World War 1.

World War One was an event that devastated the globe in such a way that was felt by all of the individual nations of the world. Many events prior to the beginnings of the war acted as a precursor to the chaos. The late eighteenth century and all throughout the nineteenth century was an era of revolution. Ordinary citizens and others hoping for liberty and justice in all of their respective nations found their voices. Out of the great “new” societies the people established arose a mutual sense of nationalism and also a state of vulnerability. The vulnerability factor brought about a system of alliances, whereas the snarky nationalism birthed a period of competitive colonization and festered until it became a dangerous weapon known as militarism.

One of the last “ MAIN” causes for world war 1 was nationalism. Nationalism encourage citizens to do anything they could to help their government in the war. So patriarchal, they dedicate all their time and resources to the war. Working only to support the war the wanted to be victorious in. Document C gives a graphical representation on the amount of money the nation's spent on their army.

Every country was sure the war would end quickly and that they would also be the ones to win. Because of this nationalism and positivity, most were not hesitant to go to war. One French citizen heard people saying over and over that they wanted to actually go to war instead of the idea just looming over them. They had “no bitterness, but a secret hope.” (Document C) Another British philosopher remembered walking down the streets and felt that the average person was delighted at the prospect of war. Even German troops were told, “You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees.” (Document C) Both sides believed they could come out on top. Because of this mutual feeling, they ignored the warnings from others. One German socialist wrote a pamphlet back in 1887, which stated many predictions that came true during World War I. In this pamphlet, Friedrich Engels said that eight to ten million will die, the war will extend over the entire continent, and crowns will fall. Nationalism was the ignorance and arrogance that helped bring about World War

World War I had a more profound effect on society than wars prior. With new deadly weapons, like poison gas, high death tolls, and the first occurrence of total war, shocked the world, tearing people between the modern and the tradition. Traditional society was torn down by the destruction of the war. As with most literary movements, writers reflect the world

As mentioned surrealism, like Dadaism, tried to distance itself from contemporary culture and sought to shock the familiarity of reality. Hence, the unconscious has a centrepiece in surrealist art and the underlying theme was to create images of such unconscious situation or universes. This was primarily achieved with the use of symbolism and the placing of objects in unfamiliar settings. This would revitalize and redefine such objects outside the conventional reality that is the adversary in surrealist art and hence create the desired conflict between the conventional and the unconscious (Waldberg 1997; Martin 1987).

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.

The First World War, also known as the Great War of 1914-1918, is not an event that manifested overnight; it was the result of ever growing tension among European nations. This conflict was brought about by factors such as, nationalism, militarism, and the Alliance system. An upheaval such as the First World War was witness to the emergence of the glorification of war, struggle, despair, destruction and immense loss of life. The First World War brought about a defining moment in the history of the modern consciousness. The modern world was born anew with a self-conscious awareness of plight and modern society. This awareness has been characterized by a profound sense of the differences between past and present.

The realism theory describes World War One the best because it is “based on the view that describes the individual as primarily fearful, selfish and power seeking” (Mingst, 2011). WWI was initially a war between two countries, Austria-Hungary and Serbia; but due to assassinations, the strength of alliances, binds by treaties, and increasing security dilemma, more and more countries entered the war until it manifested into a complete World War. Countries increased their weaponry and made other nations apprehensive. Even countries that felt compelled to stay neutral became fearful of the ever increasing power of countries in the war. Countries began to struggle for a balance of power, and the war outbreak was a product of the

extremist’s angle to patriotism, fueled the actions of many countries heading into World War I.

To begin, we will look at the ideals and influences that led to the formation of surrealist ideals,

In conclusion, the alliance system, nationalism and militarism was what had caused World War One to be inevitable. The alliance system caused more countries than the starting two that went to war to join, because of their alliances with each other. Nationalism led to countries trying to create and maintain their citizens pride and loyalty through war. Militarism made joining the military seem like an expectation rather than a choice, military was a big part of the people's lives and younger kids were eager to go into the

In conclusion, World War One was a rather eventful war, there were many things that set things in motion. The main causes of World War one were militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and certain events that turned countries against each other. World War one serves as a reminder to us that with power comes responsibility, and if used wrong, it can cause more harm than good. It also shows us that all conflict that is caused between