World War I Essay
The day was 11/9/1918. I was heading home from the war, and I was more tired than I ever thought a man could be. It was the last few day of the war, and we knew that Germany couldn't fight much longer so we took lots of troops back home. We were a few hours away from shore, and I couldn't wait to see my children. I wondered how big they might have gotten. They were only three years old when I left, and it has been two years. I also wondered how much they wanted to see me, or if they even remembered me. I thought that they had to remember who I was. They were three, they could remember things like that. I was In my room and I was talking to my roommate trying to pass the time. We had been sleeping in the same room for a couple of days, and...show more content...
I was so anxious that I wanted to get off the boat before it docked. I was searching for my family. I thought that there was no chance that I was going to find them. It took what seemed like hours for the boat to dock. I think everyone on that ship was very excited to go home. I was one of the last to get off of the ship. My thinking was that if all of the people would get off the boat, there would be less people, and it would be easy to find who I was looking for. I stayed on there for at least thirty extra minutes. Many other men had the same idea, and there were at least one hundred other men still on the boat when I left. When I got off I thought that nobody left. It looked like more people joined. After searching for a while I heard my name get called out. I looked, and there was my wife and my five year old kids. I was so excited that I ran to them. I about collapsed when I got there because I was so tired. We didn't leave the dock for an hour. We had to wait for tons of people to leave so we could actually move. When we got into the car I fell asleep. I got woken up and I was at my house. I was so excited to be home that I ran into the house, and took a shower. It was the first shower I've had in a long time. After the shower I Went to bed. I woke up the next morning at 10:37. I was getting ready, and I had the radio on. 23 minutes later I heard that the war had
World War I Essay
DBQ Essay
World War I was the result of leaders' aggression towards other countries which was supported by the rising nationalism of the European nations. Economic and imperial competition and fear of war prompted military alliances and an arms race, which further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of war. One cause of the World War was militarism, which is a policy in which military preparedness is of primary significance to a situation. Another cause of the World War was nationalism. Nationalism is the pride and devotion form one towards his/her country. It played a great part in the causes of World War 1 because citizens wanted to stand up for their country, and fight for them. The third...show more content...
With fighting and war, it made the expenditures raise at an extremely rapid pace for all consumers in these countries. Great Britain, Germany, and France all have the most intense growth in prices. If these three countries want to have a superior navy and army, then they are going to have to have much expenditure towards this accomplishment. Great Britain has had a $4.69 increase (from year 1870 $3.74 to year 1914 – $8.23) for military and weapon purposes. For using this towards militarism, that is a cause of the World War. These increases of money prices have raised the chance of war because if people pay around you, you can advance in building your better army. (Document 1) All European Countries are responsible for the outbreak of World War 1 because all of these countries did things to lead up to war, but "failed to do certain thinks which might have prevented [the war]". They think that every military group is the cause of the whole beginning of the war (Document 6).
Every country that was included in World War 1 used nationalism to get them pumped for war. "... Germany and its people, who were convinced that they fought a war of defense, were only guilty." (Document 5) Nationalism also posed a problem for Austria–Hungary and the Balkans, areas comprised of many conflicting national groups. It made them battle because they
World War I DBQ
This paper focuses on the underlying causes of world war I instead of just immediate causes. In this article, I will answer the question what were the underlying causes of world war I. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1) Some of these causes consist of militarism, nationalism, and imperialism. The immediate causes of the war were the ones that set it off but the underlying causes are the ones that had been building up over time. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1)
Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism played a huge role in the causes of world war I and was mostly from Germany and Serbia. This also means smaller states had to fight for freedom or life. Through this most imperialists...show more content...
Militarism is also a big cause of world war I, because before, throughout, and after the war countries were building up their armies. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1) militarism also played a big part in allies between countries.
Nationalism is patriotic feeling, principles, efforts or having pride in your country. nationalism was another big part in world war I. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1) If it was not for the pride in one's countries, there would be total chaotic war. There was total war because of imperialism also. Because of this soldiers were ready to run towards the front lines and risk his life for his country.
This paper has hopefully explained some of the underlying causes in world war I. These were nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and allies. These causes built up over a long period to finally lash out and cause total war. The war was inevitable but the question was really when it would lash
World War I Essay
World War I, also known as the First World War, and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice (cessation of hostilities) on November 11, 1918.
The Allied Powers (led by the British Empire and France, and, after 1917, the United States) defeated the Central Powers (led by the German Empire, Austria–Hungary and the Ottoman Empire), and led to the collapse of four empires and a radical change in the map of Europe. In this report I am going to tell you about how it all started, participants of the war, advantages and disadvantages of the war, strategies, and political and military leaders. On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand,...show more content...
With the demise of Italy, Germany and Japan each functioned as separate powers, each conducting the war in their own places (Germany in Europe and Japan in the Pacific). There were a number of smaller powers on the side of the Axis, although for the most part the war effort was directed and powered by Germany and Japan.
Like the Axis, the Allies were not a fully cohesive alliance. The original Allied countries, bound by their commitment to the security of Poland, were led by the United Kingdom and France. As other countries were invaded by Nazi Germany, they were added to the Allied ranks. The fall of France left the United Kingdom as the sole remaining major country of the Allies. Most of the time left consisted of the British Commonwealth and forces commanded by different governments–in–exile.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Great War (world war I). Some of the advantages for us were that we had so much steel. I mean so much that we didn't know what to do with it. We would even have to throw away some of the things that our factories produced. Another advantage was that we had a lot of support from the women that would work in the industries making bullets, stitching clothes, filling canteens, and screwing on bolts on the planes, jeeps, cars, tanks, and anything else that need to be done.Some of the disadvantages for the U.S. was a money problem we were already in debt from a