WWI and Literature World War I was certainly one of the most productive periods in literature with millions of poets and authors emerging on the scene and each one contributing tremendously to the growth and progress of literature. It is quite stran Continue Reading...
World War I The Causes and How America Joined the War The events that led to the causes of the first world war had its roots in the Balkans in late July 1914 and there are causes including political, territorial, and economic conflicts among the gr Continue Reading...
World War I and the Great Depression World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 sparked the occurrence of the First World War. A Serbian nationalist called Gavrilo Princip murdered him as the heir apparent to the thro Continue Reading...
World War I: Dada The literary and artistic movement known as Dada originated in the Swiss city of Zurich, at the time of the First World War, as a response to the War as well as the nationalism considered by many to have sparked the war. Inspired b Continue Reading...
1st World War (WWI) was a global scale military conflict, which erupted in 1914. Virtually, the whole of Europe was involved as well as countries and kingdoms from other regions of the globe (Strachan 9). It should however be noted that the countrie Continue Reading...
Great War World War One ultimately killed 35 million people -- this alone might have merited its being called "The Great War," although to a large degree it was the astonishing way in which the deaths happened. On the first day of the Battle of the Continue Reading...
U.S. Involvement in World War I & II: There are several historical details of America's involvement in the First and Second world wars and the critical role that this country played in the two wars. Studies on these historical events have mainly Continue Reading...
Article Summary The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was what allegorically kick-started the First World War. However, there was a lot more to what actually led to the outbreak of war than one political assassination. The assassination of th Continue Reading...
Woodrow Wilson and WWI When people think of the First World War, they think of Woodrow Wilson and his decision to enter the war. However, some scholars argue that it was not Wilson's decision but his cabinet's decision to actually enter WWI. Examin Continue Reading...
Wilson was one of the massive supporters of this League of Nations as he felt it would help in being responsible in preventing subsequent wars. One major aspect of the treaty of Paris in 1919 was that it contained the Treaty of Versailles, one which Continue Reading...
First World War was the first-ever war that had brought great destruction and required greater involvement of many countries, most especially the European nations. Evidence of the impending world war started during the early 19th century, wherein co Continue Reading...
Munich - the place where racial laws and measures against the Jews in Germany were established. Each of these announced the type of extremist, xenophobic policies that the Japanese and the Germans would be using against their enemies in WWII. 11. Continue Reading...
ideological relationship between WWI and WWII. The writer explores the ideological relationship between the two wars and then moves into the arena of contrasting the differences between several war germane terms. The comparison includes Fascism and Continue Reading...
There was an increase in the human right agencies that fought for the protection of their rights. Multiple efforts such as recognition of their contribution and minimal exposures to traumatic experiences were adopted to ensure their protection (Park Continue Reading...
Germans and Jews After WWI Germans and Jews After World War I In World War I, more than 12,000 Jews lost their lives fighting for Germany (Flannery, 43). They were a large part of the culture there, and had intermingled as much as they were able to Continue Reading...
Battle of Vimy The First World War was truly a world affair, not only was it fought all over the world, but it also contained soldiers from all over the world. Each of the major combatants, particularly the Allies, called upon their colonies around Continue Reading...
war hero? What are the personal qualities that transcend an ordinary individual into someone who does something that other people find particularly brave or extraordinary? In the movies and novels these individuals are pictured as charismatic rebel Continue Reading...
Balkan War that led to World War I There were several factors of the Balkan Crisis of 1914 that led to World War I. Generally, the European Crisis of 1914 is blamed on the "Great Power statesmen for their shortsightedness, incompetence, or failure Continue Reading...
WWI was also the first time that toxins such as mustard gas were used and this created panic and death in many different countries, significantly raising the death toll from the war and also making it more difficult for the country to stay organized Continue Reading...
United States entry into world war. Taking nations from more than half the globe as partakers and victims, the first war broke out, 1914-1918, and that is known as World War 1 or the First World War. Until the World War II broke out, it was widely Continue Reading...
Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises'" and World War I Initially printed in 1926, The Sun Also Rises turned out to Ernest Hemingway's first huge success. Not more than ten years after the end of World War I, the novel found a way to define what hi Continue Reading...
Post World War I era: Freud and Ortega y Gasset The outbreak of World War I was a traumatic and disillusioning event for many people in Europe, perhaps most of all for those who had committed themselves to a notion of progress and advancement in hum Continue Reading...
Still the results of these revolutions were quite contradictive: France gained political freedoms for a short period of time, Italy was unified by monarchy was established, Austria-Hungary held political reforms against feudalism survivals, but in f Continue Reading...
Clausewitz and World War I The role of various theories and concepts in the First World War has been an issue of considerable concern that has attracted various studies in attempts to understand their influence in the various battles related to the Continue Reading...
Flanders Fields: A World War I Poem Written by John McRae The poem "In Flanders Fields" was written by John McRae, Canadian soldier, surgeon, and last, but not least, a poet, during World War I. McRae's poem gives a voice to those who died fighting Continue Reading...
United States, Woodrow Wilson, Neutrality WWI (the U.S. neutrality WWI) essay topic Be explain European background war triple entente show blows assasination Archduke Ferdinand war breaks theme neutrality. The United States during the First World W Continue Reading...
war can never truly be called a humane practice, the atrocities of World War One were in many ways unprecedented. The program of "total war" that dominated military discourse enabled and in many cases actively advocated the killing of civilians, som Continue Reading...
American Military Leaders The fighting of the First World War (WWI) started during 1914 and ended on 1918. The Second World War (WWII) started a lot later in 1939 and ended in 1945. These are the biggest military conflicts in the history of humankin Continue Reading...
Kristoffer Borch WW2 The first thing noticed in this midterm was the lack of outline. There was no outline present and the first quote made no sense in relation to what the subject was about. At first look it appeared to be about the media but the Continue Reading...
World War I is fundamentally similar to warfare as it is practiced today. This paper reviews the relevant literature to provide evidence in support of the argument that World War I is fundamentally similar to warfare as it is practiced today. Majo Continue Reading...
Europe in the early 20th century was experiencing unprecedented change. The country was in the midst of technological revolution that was second only to the United States. The country was also flourishing due to intellectual capital being spread thro Continue Reading...
The latter was skeptical, referring to the device as "a pretty mechanical toy" (Harris 31) but everybody else was favorably impressed and the War Office continued enthusiastically to support tank development. "Mother" became the basis for the Mark I Continue Reading...
US Entry into WW1Was United States entry into World War I a wise decision? What were some of the arguments in favor of U. S. entry? Opposed to U. S. entry?When the United States entered World War I in 1917, it was a turning point in the conflict. Up Continue Reading...
Russian Revolution 1914-1930 Lenin's April Theses? When Vladimir Lenin returned to Saint Petersburg from his exile in Switzerland, he wrote a collection of directives that were intended for Bolsheviks, both those in Russia and those returning to Ru Continue Reading...
Trench Warfare in World War I (WWI) Trench warfare was used in World War I and they were forced to live in muddy, isolated conditions for months exposed to horrific elements, and inviting diseases like gangrene. During World War I many things change Continue Reading...
The heavy losses being experienced by the troops of the Lost Battalion were further exacerbated by misdirected friendly artillery fire that killed or wounded hundreds of the bewildered U.S. forces that was only stopped by Whittlesey's use of a carri Continue Reading...
U.S. AFTER 1865 DYNAMICS OF GENDER POLITICS IN THE 1910S AND 1920S In the period during World War 1, the place of the women was in chemical plants, steel foundries, and munitions factories as a way of serving their country. After the creation of th Continue Reading...
War Society Modern World War has been an integral part of the development of our civilization from the earliest times. It is estimated that there are more than 14,000 wars that have occurred since events began to be recorded and this has resulted in Continue Reading...
Russia in World War I Maria Botchkareva and Russia in World War I Maria Botchkareva's memoirs are painful to read, but also very uplifting in many ways. She talks about the hopelessness of many things in the war, but also about the camaraderie and Continue Reading...
