World War I was a war that was fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918. It was known as the Great War and in the United States, people knew it as the European War. There were many casualties that took place, both sides lost millions in total. It is widely known that World War I took most of the time in trenches in which soldiers of both sides fought. Extremely lethal new technologies arose. It was the first time that a massive war was fought not only on land and sea but in the skies with airplanes and below the sea. The two sides were known as the Allies or Entente. They were primarily of Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia, and later on in the war, the United States came in. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). A couple smaller nations also decided to align themselves with the Allies or the Central Powers. In the pacific, an island known as Japan decided to align themselves with the Allies because they wanted to take hold of German colonies. The Allies defeated the Central Powers and became victorious. In 1917, the United States joined the war, they brought many troops to help the Allies. They brought equipment that the Central Powers had no match against. The war resulted in a changed political landscape. There was the destruction of three empires: Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian. As a result, new borders were drawn. Due to the problems caused after the war took place, it was a cause that led to the Second World War. My goal in this paper is to write about World War I and the new technologies that were used. To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into five main sections.
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...merican ships by Germans and the Zimmerman note to get Mexico to declare war on the U.S. triggered the United States to declare war on the Central Powers. When Americans troops collaborated the Allies, power in favor went to the Allies. After all the fighting, peace treaties were signed. The most known treaty was the Treaty of Versailles signed on July 28, 1919. These peace treaties were meant to be an agreement of both parties to stop fighting.
In conclusion, World War I was a time of change. It brought new alterations to the corrupted government and the geography of Europe. New technologies arose. At the end of the war, the Versailles treaty was endorsed and all blame was directed at Germany. They were forced to pay for economic reparations. The war was horrible for everyone that fought in it. There were massive casualties. Over 16 and a half million people died.
World War I, also referred to as the Great War, was global conflict among the greatest Western powers and beyond. From 1914-1918, this turf war swept across rivaling nations, intensifying oppositions and battling until victory was declared. World War I was immediately triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, however several long-term causes also contributed. The growing development of militarism, the eruption of powerful alliances, as well as the spread of imperialism, and a deepening sense of nationalism, significantly promoted to the outbreak of the Great War.
There were two sides called the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were on the Central Powers (World War I). They fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and the United States (World War I). World War I had very intense fighting which included trench warfare where soldiers dug trenches miles and miles long and had to stay down in them for very long periods of time. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers were victorious, over 16 million soldiers and civilians were killed (World War I). The United States tried to stay neutral in the early stages of the War, however, it became more difficult when Germany started sinking U.S. ships which included passenger boats. In 1915, Germany declared the water surrounding the British Isles to be a war zone (World War I). At a conference in 1919 called the Paris Peace Conference, leaders from the Allied Powers and leaders from the Central Powers met and signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28 which ended World War I. World War I had a major effect on the world. Germany and France sent more than 80% of the male population between the ages of 15 to 49 into war (World War I). A total of 9 million soldiers were killed and more than 21 million more were wounded (World War I). World War I also allowed women to enter into the workforce to cover the jobs of
In 1914, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife from Austro-Hungarian Empire caused an enormous war called World War I, that killed and injured about thirty million lives. It also destroyed the economy later on. World War I changed combat tactics in a whole new way, where people would die in a blink of an eye. Commanders and soldiers did not know about the capabilities of their new arsenals. The new industrialized developed weapons devastated the battlefield with blood, mountain of corpses, and small craters. Some of the weapons that were used were machine guns, poison gas, mortars, and tanks. Soldiers described the battlefield as a nightmare. This was the start of a new era arising through warfare. A very dangerous way to bring great change to the world but was not intended. World War I brought great changes to the world but, considering the countless deaths, it was the worst war ever, an inhumane war.
World War I was a very deadly war with over 100 million human casualties(deaths plus injured). Therefore war is a very transformative event for humanity, because it always affects individuals, societies, and even the world in a pessimistic way.
The outcome of World War I did not only affect Europe, but the entire world. Countries at peace with each other stood on opposite ends and fought against each other. One person lashes out, and everything comes tumbling down. Many people believe that the underlying cause of World War I is militarism and alliances. Although that is arguable, the most impactful cause was imperialism.
World War I was the most destructive and deadly war for its time the world has ever experienced. There was a great amount of effort put into insuring that it would not happen again. At the Paris Peace Conference the ground work was laid for a new safer, and more organized Europe. In doing so it was necessary to instruct new laws, and to reestablish boundaries of countries. This meant that the losers of the war, mostly Germany, would have to suffer the most. The resulting laws agreed on by all the attending countries were known as The Treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles failed to ensure permanent global peace because Germany resented the terms of the treaty. Feeling as if the treaty were unfair, Germany became increasingly set on
World War I was one of most brutal and largest wars that ha world has ever experienced. World War I was a war fought in many countries all over the world including Europe, France, Russia, Britain, France, the United States and many other countries. Although World War I officially began on July 28th, 1914, this war has been building up for quite a bit of time. The issues started minor but began to grow larger until the official date of the war was declared much like a domino affect.
World War I caused a lot of damage to different countries and the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly for starting the war. In the years following the war, Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power and gained control of Germany and its government. Also, the League of Nations was set up to help keep peace between countries.
World War 1 was a war that was filled with death and massacre all around. World War 1 has been labelled as the Great War due to it's absolute destruction and chaos. Countries such as Germany, Austria Hungary, Britain, France and others all took part in this war that started in 1914 and ended in 1918. There is widespread wonder on what started the war and caused it to go on as long as it did.
World War I was a fascinating, yet dramatic war for which there are a lot of different points of view. Some people argue that it was only Germanys fault, where-as others think that it had to do with the pressure put upon them by the other leading powers. Some of the things which triggered the war were the enormous rise in population, which happened very rapidly, caused by the Industrial Revolution. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the population of Europe was roughly 50 million; by 1820 it was about 100 million, and by 1870 it had reached the 200-million mark. By 1914 it had topped 300 million. (Stokesbury 11-12). With all the leading powers focused on the Balkans, war, to many, seemed inevitable. The new countries abused their power which was given to them by their major allies, causing enormous problems, and unnecessary tension to be built up. Alliances also caused a lot of problems like the one between Japan and England, where-after the Russians suffered a humiliating defeat against the Japanese in the East. This did not exactly improve the chances for England to ally with Russia, but luckily did not interfere too much in their relationships, and after some time they even turned out becoming allies, together with France, at the end even making military plans together. They also shared the responsibilities of protecting areas, just like England and France who protected both the Mediterranean as well as the Channel separately, making it easier for each country to focus on one area.
World War 1 was a conflict fought between industrialised countries equipped with modern weapons. It saw the rise of powerful weaponry such as heavy artillery, machine guns and airplanes. The war created thousands of casualties and deaths mostly caused by the harsh conditions of trench warfare and battle wounds. Nurses and doctors were provided in the Trenches to help with infections and diseases.
Many new technologies appeared during World War I, including the machine gun, airplane, tank and barbed wire. It is important to examine the historical circumstances of their development, their introduction onto the battlefront and the effect each had in bringing victory to countries that employed them. It can be categorically said that without giant strides made prior to and during the World War I (914-1918) it would never have taken on titanic proportions that it did. The Perfection of technology in the hands of imperfect man or man-the-beast resulted in the tragedy of World War I. However, during this war, technology advancement that had led to the formation of colonies in countries received a new life and influenced WWI by a great degree.
World War I was a huge war. Several countries were involved in World War I. Many lives were lost during this horrible time. Many people believe that imperialism, nationalism, and militarism caused it all to happen.
The First World War was expected to be short, with a quick triumph on either side. On the contrary, the war caused a giant massacre to all the countries involved, and lasted for four years. Also against the expectations of political leaders and military commanders new techniques of fighting were used, as well as new weapons (for example the chloric gas, tanks and aircrafts). Due to all this, 13 million people were killed, of which 2 million were Germans, 1.75 million Russians, 1.5 million Frenchmen, 1 million British and 0.5 million Italians. But death was just one of the worst consequences of the First World War. Just military failures on the fronts, along with other problems directly affected internal politics in a great way. This horrible catastrophe also left most of the countries in huge debts, especially Germany, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and many others. This led to poverty and chaos, and the people were suffering. That is why they started to revolt, but the political system was so exhausted after the war that it didn't do anything to solve this.
World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail.