World War I (1914-1918) Was A War That Changed World History

When someone hears the words World War I, what do they think of? Some might think about the French or Germans, while others might think about the time period and the weapons involved. In the year of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated while he went to check on some individuals who were involved in a bombing. Several days following his assassination, the great powers of Europe went to war against each other, later known as World War I. Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front, wrote a novel about World War I and in this novel one can see how World War I was a transformative event. By examining the horrors of war, the effects that war had on the soldiers who were involved, nationalism and sacrifice, and

During the start of the war, 90 percent of the country’s products were manufactured in the north. Factories could then quickly manufacture guns, uniforms, ammunitions and other products needed to sustain the army. In this case, the north could easily replenish and supply its army on the battlefield.

World War I, the war that changed warfare. Dress uniforms had changed to camouflage, horses to tanks, and introduced the unconventional warfare of shelling and gas. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was over 38 million. There were over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded, making it one the deadliest wars in history. World War I was extremely brutal, especially with the warfare introduced. The setting of this war was immensely traumatizing to the civilians in the war zones and the soldiers fighting in them. This was emphasized all throughout All Quiet on the Western Front. In the novel, by Erich Maria Remarque, the setting plays a key role in the development of the characters, the plot’s development, and

The early 1900s had easily shown that war was not a sport for young men to take part in. The Great War, the name World War 1 had garnered due to the sheer scale of it, brought about destruction on unseen levels. From the front lines of the war, soldiers were given a first look at how new technologies and medical practices would change warfare forever.

The home front during World War 1 covers domestic, economic, social and political histories of the countries involved in the War. However, the economy was of particular importance because it effected civilians as well as the military. This war was a war of totality in which total war demanded total mobilization of all the nations resources in order to achieve a common goal. The workforce had to be directed to the frontlines. However, behind the lines labor had to be directed away from less necessary affluences during the total war. The ammunitions industries had to be built up to provide shells and guns and hundreds of other weapons. Agriculture had to be mobilized as well to provide food for both civilians and for soldiers. Transportation

Hippocrates once said, “War is the only proper school for a surgeon.” War, for the medical industry, can be considered an opportunity to grow. Many times, during war, the medical industry builds as it attempts to find faster, better, and more accurate ways to treat and heal. The first and second World Wars are no exceptions. Throughout the course of World War One and World War Two, the medical industry developed to its current status through the discovery and innovations of medicine, treatments, and experiment.

World War I was the first major war where technology was relied on more than the troops themselves. After what was called the “Second Industrial Revolution” most major countries started to create new technologies that in the end would pave the way for World War I. These technologies ranged from the most used everyday things all the way up to specific types of weaponry to be used in specific scenarios along the trenches. Most of these technologies of war, developed from common civilian or household items, these could only result in better use in war. These “machines of war” are so vast and expansive in type, but they are all technologies that would have needed to have been used to bring the war to a close. Not only were machines a large part but so was Scientific technologies, and innovations that saved or took the lives of many.

Everywhere you looked, during the war and after the war there were new products, ideas, and efficiency; “the wartime home front put a premium on something that’s even more crucial today: innovation” (Hampson). It is true that necessity is the mother of invention. When the war started, we needed technology that was simply not invented yet to get ahead in the fighting, so we invented that technology. Penicillin, TV, air

Compare the military production of the various major Allied and Axis powers during WWII. What observations can you make about the outcome of the war based on this information? There are many ways of defining military production, but in the broadest way,

Advancements in technology and science contributed to one the most gory and bloodiest war in the annals of human existence. These new technological advancements revolutionized how people regarded war. War was no longer where the opposite forces fought in a coordinated battle. War evolved into game of cunning strategy where the side with the bigger, powerful, and smarter toys played better. This led to a fierce competition where each side tried to create the smarter machines and better weapons, leading to deadly mass killing weapons in the process. One weapon or machine was created and an even better one was made. New developments such as machine guns, poison gas, tanks, and new strategy to thwart trench warfare affected how WWI was

World War I was the second most destructive war of the 20th century. It lasted from 1914 to 1918. This war was fought with deadly weaponry such as poisonous gas bombs, machine guns, and other weaponry that was never used before. A lot of countries were involved in this war such as the British, Americans, Germany and so on. Also a lot of literature and books about the World War I was written up due to the extreme amount of casualties from the war. Songs and quotes were also written first to encourage before to join the war, then to boost their morale. But later it was mostly sung in memorial for those who have fallen in the war.

Erich Maria Remarque wrote of the bloody and extreme loss of life which occured in the trenches of one of the deadliest wars of all time. The increase of deaths in this new war was mostly due to the great technological advances in weapons allowing soldiers to kill each other more efficiently than ever. It was reported that approximately 10 million soldiers were killed during world war 1, six million deaths from the allied powers and four millions deaths on the side of the axis powers. The most impactul weapons which were developed during world war 1 were poison gas, machine guns and tanks.

In corresponding with the advances of technology, the French industries took the initiative before the Great War broke out, Germany too took the initiative increasing their productivity; although, the Germans was more comprehensive in planning initial attack with neighboring country than that of the French. In the minds of many strategist, politician, economists, and military critics thought that the Great War would end within the month of the outbreak, but in both ends, supplies were short and production was needed for a speedy mobilization. Thus, the other Triple Entente, Britain, was looking at France for its factories to produce many supplies that fell short such as ….. pg 94. After Germany took a vast amount of France steel production facilities, the French government was hesitant in send some of their military arsenal to the front protecting while the majority supplies and facilities was placed on the rear. When the trench strategy ensued, the French’s facilities

The advancement in weaponry used in 20th century wars was a clear sign of the violence of modernity. WWI trench warfare created a new aspect of fighting. The old methods of charging the enemy’s line was obsolete as machine gunfire sprayed from the enemy’s trench wounding and killing anyone in their path. If they survived the machine gun attacks, the mustard gas and sniper fire were sure to finish the job. This harsh and overtly violent war claimed the lives of 16 million soldiers including 5 million civilians and over 21 million people were injured. World War II expanded on the advancements and the death toll proved it. The increased mobility of troops in WWII, transportation vehicles such as ranks were developed. This increased speed, armor security and firepower.

During WWII there were many advancements in modern weaponry, the production of larger weapons and faster planes allowed for devastation across the globe. Many of these weapons were very effective and while the war trudged on as did the new technology that arose from the hellish time. German forces, at this time, were on the frontlines in trenches as they tried to push back British and French troops. Although Germany’s armies were strong they still struggled to advance on the British and French troops. Meanwhile in Germany, the dye industry was steadily producing economic growth but, the German army had other plans.These plans would eventually change the dynamic of war itself.