World War I And The War II

This essay is an analysis of the Suez crisis in 1956, its origins and its consequences. It gives background information of the political role of Britain and France during the crisis, especially of how they were an indication of military weakness and turmoil. The importance of the Suez Canal itself is introduced. To begin with a brief description, the Suez Canal is one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern civilization. More than 20,000 ships passed through it each year. Only one mile long is the most important Watergate in the world. Additionally, the British police-makers remained determined to maintain as many of their imperialist interest in the Middle East as possible and strongly defended these from any signs from the Unites

which lead to the defeat of Germany in 1945. The Pacific Theater was fought in the

involved the British empire, the Russian empire and the French with the addition of the

Although the world seemed at peace in the early 1900’s but world’s powerful forces were pushing Europe towards war. These forces included militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism.

In 1914, Germany and Austria-Hungary allied against France, Britain, USA and Italy in World War 1. The war resulted in resentment towards the Germans. Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, established a treaty that would bring everlasting peace. For the Germans however, the treaty served as a punishment, as they were required to accept the responsibility for causing all of the damage. Germany was angered by the treaty as they would have to pay for reparations and take responsibility for everything. Territorial losses, militarism, economic reparations and blame were all causes of World War II.

Axis and Allied Powers - A series of treaties in 1936 and 37 between Germany, Italy, and Japan created what was called the "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis." The countries were thereafter referred to as the Axis Powers. The Allies consisted of France,

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I. However, the conditions in the treaty were so harsh on Germany that many believe the Treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes for the eventual rise of Nazis in Germany and the eruption of World War II. Part of the treaty commonly known as the "War Guilt Clause" forced the German nation to accept complete

After Germany surrendered, The Treaty of Versailles was then signed by them and the Allied Nations. The Treaty of Versailles said that Germany had to weaken the

The Suez Crisis, about 60 years ago, was the world’s first designated UN peacekeeping mission. It was a significant advance within the United Nations and

BBC Documentary. "The Other Side of Suez." Youtube. Video file, 55:59. July 22, 2012. Accessed May 19, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETOUALw2EIs.

Germany was believed to be the cause of World War one, which made other European countries want to severely hurt Germany’s military and economy so that Germany couldn’t achieve future aggressions. The peace treaty called the Treaty of Versailles did just that. On June 28, 1919, the major powers in Europe, other than Germany, negotiated Germany’s punishment for the war. Germany’s military was limited to 100,000 men, they lost many of their colonies, they were forced to disarm their troops from the Rhineland, and worst of all they were forced to pay for all of the destruction caused by the war, which totaled to about 40 billion dollars. The Treaty of Versailles crushed Germany; they were weak and desperate, until Nazi Germany came to power.

In this, a map was created which showed the geographical changes, some of the land lost included: the Polish Corridor, Alsace Lorraine, and a piece of Denmark. The loss of these territories also caused other difficulties for Germans who could be living in those areas, such as discrimination, and the loss of coal production by 40 percent. Since Germany was now split into two, Hitler suggested that it would be “childish and naive” for anyone to believe the Versailles Treaty would solve restoration of their nation, but instead could only be achieve by violence. (Doc A) Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, 1924. This document shows how the treaty helped caused World War I, since Germany was becoming distraught due to land loss, and was now facing economic problems due to the reduced number of coal

included most of the nations of the world. Most of the war was fought with the same

The Second World War began in 1939 and ended in 1945. There are some reasons that the Second World War broke out. First, the political and economic development of imperialist countries wasn't balanced. Second, the economic crisis exacerbated the tension in the world. Third, the direct reason for the war is that Germany attacked Poland.

After World War I germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Them signing this really was the first sign of the next world war. Many germans were very