Essay about Timeline of Tolkien's Life

Tolkien lived in his own apartment in Birmingham at the age of sixteen. He went about his studies normally until the day Tolkien met the one person with the most influence on him in his entire life: Edith Bratt. Edith was nineteen at the time when Tolkien was sixteen; they would talk for hours leaning out the windows of their apartments and have informal dates in coffee shops where they would make a game of throwing sugar cubes into the large hats worn by the women of the time(25 Horne).

World War I devastated Europe and brought unprecedented human suffering. There were more than 38 million military and civilian casualties: 17 million deaths and over 20 million wounded, and a toll of $186 billion in direct costs, and an $151 billion in indirect costs. [1] The allied powers negotiated the Treaty of Versailles, which officially brought the war to end in June of 1919, with very limited participation by Germany. The provisions of the treaty primarily blamed Germany for the war, and imposed unreasonable terms that were responsible for German expansion, hyperinflation, and economic downfall, and eventually led directly to World War II. [2]

World War I is a war that took the lives of more than 10 million soldiers and over 7 million civilians, and wounded 10 million more. It was a conflict between the Axis powers, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey, and the Allies, France, England, Russia, and Italy. After the war ended the leaders met at the Versailles Palace just outside of Paris for a treaty to settle future disputes and avoid war. The treaty was finally signed on June 28, 1919 and because Germany was responsible for war damageous and costs, they were angry and humiliated. The Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II through territorial losses, military restrictions, economic war reparations, and war guilt.

It was written in Versailles and ended WWI. It pushed all of the blame onto Germany and made them repay the allies that were damaged by the war and limited their military. This was the main cause that started the tensions that started WWII.

1902: Cuba becomes independent with Tomas Estrada Palma as its president. But the Platt Amendment keeps the island under US protection and gives the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.

Teller Amendment - states that the nation of Cuba would be an independent nation and would not come in to the hands of the US after the Spanish-American war

World war 1 was known as the end of all wars, the great war and a total war that started on July 28, 1914, and ended on November 11, 1918. World war 1 caused everyone to revolve, increase in new technology, civilians, rations, war bonds, and funding the war. Throughout World War 1 there were destructions in nations which involved people dying, roads being destroyed and contributed to many soldiers facing hunger and injuries. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is what caused World War 1 to commence. Therefore, World War 1 was pervaded with the presence of destruction contributing to the misfortune of civilians, and the involvement of propaganda which established the war to be a total war.

The Treaty of Versailles was a controversial treaty, not only because of what it embodied, but what it took to get the Treaty in motion. The Great War, or World War I, lasted between 1914 and 1918. This war occurred over a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, political alliances between nations, ethnic tensions in Europe, and most of all, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary. With the bloody stalemate continuing without any end, the United States still held its position as a neutral world power, but events, such as the sinking of the Lusitania, caused the United States to recant its neutral position to a position in fighting against Germany. The end of World War I officially ended by the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, but wasn't signed by the U.S. Whether this was President Wilson's fault or the Senate's fault, has been questioned over the last decade.

WHY is it important: The amendment stated that Cuba could not enter a “treaty that would impair its independence.” (p. 325) Cuba was also forbidden from guaranteeing anything to any foreign power, “or contracting a public debt in excess of its ability to pay.” (p. 325) The treaty also guaranteed the United States two location for the strict use as naval bases. As George C. Herring writes, “it explicitly empowered the United States to intervene in Cuba's internal affairs (and external affairs).” (p. 325)

J.R.R Tolkien’s works, Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion, were all influenced by some aspect of his life, whether it was an experience that he went through or a place he went to. When he was younger Tolkien lived the village of Sarahole that had a corn grinding mill by the water, this is where he got the idea for the hobbiton (Jahangir). Here is where it can be seen that his childhood had a role in some of the aspects of his works. Tolkien got the inspiration for the ring in 1929, when he visited an archeological dig where a Roman temple used to be, he was then told about an inscribed gold ring that seemed to be cursed (Jahangir). It can also be seen that he has taken aspects of the places he has visited and what he has learned to be a part of his books.

World War I was the cruelest war the world had ever faced. It left the entire Europe devastated. Some countries ran out of resources and became bankrupt. The country that suffered the most was Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28th June 1919, was a treaty at the end of World War I. It ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers and it also stated the regulations on who was responsible for World War II and how Germany will pay for all the damage they caused. The Treaty of Versailles was the main reason that led to World War II because it forced Germany to lose territory. Also it weakened the situation in the country economically and socially. These circumstances allowed for the rise of fascism and later lead to the World War II.

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been beloved works among many generations of readers since they were first published. The author of these two books, J.R.R. Tolkien is just as interesting a man as many of the characters he created in the world of Middle-Earth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Africa to a banker manager and his wife in 1892 and had only one sibling, Hilary, who was less than two years younger (Wikipedia). When he was young both of his parents died (one from rheumatic fever, the other from diabetes) and he and his brother were raised by a Catholic priest in Birmingham (Wikipedia). Tolkien was involved in World War One and Two, first as a serviceman, then as a cryptographer (Wikipedia). Indeed he was very

J. R. R. Tolkien has left a lasting impression on both the physical and fictional realm. His personality and worldly works cast ripples throughout the world, while his literature affected the very fabric of fictional writing. He is an author who is given the place of glory in bookshelves across the nations, and his novels are cherished by millions. Tolkien reigns supreme as the lord of fictitious writing. Other works of fantasy are compared to him, the perpetual example of superior authorship. Even decades after their original publication the words of Tolkien rest securely in the minds of dedicated readers. His actions and experiences are still beloved and revered. The courageous war service, sagacious teachings, and beautifully penned words

"Three Rings for the Eleven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his Dark throne, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie(Tolkien)." Master of storytelling J.R.R. Tolkien continues the lives of the fictitious creatures that he introduced in The Hobbit, in his modern classic The Fellowship of the Ring. He artfully illustrates the truths of the evil that plague the hearts of man. He tells a story of greed, destruction and how mortal men are enslaved by

In the link of the Wikipedia page this information shows Tolkien’s childhood and siblings because it says “John Ronald Reuel Tolkien an English bank manager, and his wife Mabel, née Suffield. The couple had left England when Arthur was promoted to head the Bloemfontein office of the British bank for which he worked.