What if Germany had won the First World War? How would the world be different? Would the economy be the same? Would Germany be a world power? Would we have countries such as Finland or Latvia exist today? Would the United States still be a democracy? Would there have been a Second World War? The outcome of the First World War directly and indirectly effected the way we live today.
This might come as a surprise to some, but Germany almost won the First World War. Germany was once very close to winning the war. Their submarine warfare was taking a hard toll on Britain. Between February and June, one of every four of Britain’s large freighters never returned. The French and British armies were weakening. The French and British had worn themselves out by taking the offensive, Germany having had taken the defensive. Germany held their trench positions while they took the offensive position against the Russians, in the East. They wanted to defeat Russia and then move their Eastern armies to the West, to defeat the weakened French and British. When Russia pulled out of the war because of their new leadership under Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party, the Allied troops suffered greatly. Russia’s exit exposed French and British troops to a much bigger German force. When Russia left, Lenin published secret Allie treaties revealing that Britain and France had expected to expand their nations and empires through war, this hurt the Allies greatly. In March and April of 1918, Germany began a vast offensive attack against the British and French. The German troops eventually reached the Marne River. They were in striking distance of Paris. Right then, American troops came to reinforce the French. Germany had just lost its best chance for vi...
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...nly a twenty year armistice. If Germany would have won the First War, they would not have been in such a bad economic state and people would have let Hitler come to power. If Germany would have been the victor of the First World War the Second World War would not have happened.
If Germany would have succeeded in winning the First World War, many things would have changed. If Germany had not have lost the First World War, many things would have changed. The world’s economy would be different. There would have been different world powers. The countries of the world would have been altered. The Second World War would not have happened. The effects of the winner of the First World War were colossal. The outcome of the First World War had an immense impact on the world. If Germany would have won the First World War, the world would be an exceptionally different place.
After World War II, many countries have serious problems in almost all areas, political, social and economic. At one of the winners of the major issues after the war were the German question and the reason for the conflict between them, and led to the division of Germany and Europe.
World War II was a worldwide military conflict which lasted from the late 1930s to 1945. World War II was the amalgamation of two conflicts, one starting in Asia, 1937, as the Second Sino-Japanese War and the other beginning in Europe, 1939, with the invasion of Poland. At the beginning of the war, German got a big advantage in military affairs. They occupied France, Belgium, Austria and other eastern European countries. Allies lost a lot army in Europe. However, Germany army was defeated so faster, Third Reich lost Europe in 2 years. I made a analysis about WW2, and I found that there are four part of disadvantage of German.
On the 28th of June 1919, a peace treaty, also known as the treaty of Versailles, was signed, ending the First World War. The treaty had a humiliating effect causing great resentment. Germany had no choice but to accept the terms of the treaty, which later had a considerable impact on the countries running. The negotiations for this treaty took six months, at the Paris peace conference. Germany was forced to accept all responsibility for causing the war, making substantial territorial concessions along with disarming, which reduced their army to 100,000 men, no tanks or U-boats and the Rhineland, which previously belonged to Germany, was to be demilitarised. They also had reperations of £6.6 billion to pay back.Germany then lost all conections with it’s overseas colonies and could never again unite with Austria. They lost a large area of teritory to Belgium, France and Poland, this was a significant loss to Germany as these areas were rich in mineral wealth. This would put a strain on Germany’s ability to re pay the allies.
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, marked the end of WW1 and the beginning of severe depression in Germany. The treaty mandated disarmament, heavy reparations, a loss of 15% of German territory, which in turn took 7 million of her citizens, 75% of its iron-ore, its entire Navy, and all merchant men (Siegel 3). The effects of the treaty were devastating, causing severe unemployment (nearly 6 million in Germany) and devaluation of the German mark. Millions lost their life savings and became destitute. Other requirements included "the surrender of goods in vast quantities and the requirement to sign over future commercial opportunities" (Seigel 3). Germany's economy was devastated and Hitler was waiting, hovering in the darkness, to take full advantage of thi...
The mistakes made from World War I were well-defined in the Treaty of Versailles when this “peace pact” required Germany to pay billions in war reparations that ultimately drove Germany into economic shambles, creating the perfect conditions for Hitler to rise and take over with his totalitarian regime. The treaty of Versailles reduced the Germany army to 100,000 men and allotted Saarland, an industrial region of Germany rich in coal and iron, to France. The treaty left Germany handicapped not only physically, but also emotionally after World War I. Furthermore, the T...
The result of World War II had tragic results for Japan, Germany, and also Italy. The United States and the Allies came out victorious once again but the cost of war greatly affected all the countries. Germany, Japan, and Italy now have more debts to pay and also lost much of their territory once again. The war took many lives and also ended up destroying many beautiful cities. World War II showed how not just the soldiers were affected in the war, but everyone in all the different countries were affected by the war.
In addition, having lost the war, the humiliated Germans were forced by the Allies to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that officially ended World War I. According to the harsh terms of the treaty, Germany had to hand over many of its richest industrial territories to the victors, and was made to pay reparations to the Allied countries it devastated during the war. Germany lost its pride, prestige, wealth, power, and the status of being one of Europe's greatest nations. (Resnick p. 15)
The Treaty of Versailles did not just end World War I, but it also changed the world. From it changing every countries view on Germany, to changing Germany itself. It contained many conditions, which led to the countless numbers of results. This treaty created a completely different outlook on the world.
For years historians have debated what would have happened if the Axis won World War 2. It's been the topic of many critically acclaimed books and shows. But I've always wondered what would have happened. Here is my version.
WWII could have been completely different if American soldiers could have gotten permission to attack the Nazis earlier. If the war could have been stopped a month earlier or even a year earlier; there could have been
The first global world war that led to the death of millions of people and the use of excessive chemical weapons, tanks, and machine guns that the world has ever witnessed is accused by Germany’s violent actions and their extreme ideologies, but some others argue Germany was not the sole cause of the war. In an attempt to dominate the world, Germany enforced their extreme ideologies to the rest of Europe. Many scholars believe that Germany fueled World War 1 because Germany believed that they should conquer the weak. Some people believe that Germany was the sole cause of World War because their extreme ideologies led them to declare war on other countries. Although Germany deliberately supported Austria to go to war with Serbia, supported the idea of Nationalism, and signed secret treaties, Russia also supported Serbia and signed secret treaties. Thus, Germany wasn’t the sole motive of World War 1.
During the early stages of the war, most of Germany’s victories were because of the success of blitzkrieg, or lightening war. Blitzkrieg tactics emphasised mobility and the concentrated use of armour and air power to overwhelm an enemy. Blitzkrieg was especially successful in flat, open countryside and was supremely suited for the Polish campaign in 1939. It was with blitzkrieg, as well as Germany’s superior tactics, effective use of armour, airpower and modern equipment, plus with the support of the USSR that the Germans used to overwhelm Poland in only 5 weeks. Two days after the German troops entered Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Hitler did not want this because it was a distraction from his main aim, to attack the USSR.
...e time frame, it would have (1) caused huge damage to German strategic posture, (2) required major German force redeployments away from the Eastern Front, and (3) enabled a more rapid British and American occupation of Germany, leading to more advantageous German surrender conditions and negotiations with the Soviets. The result would have been a different post-war geopolitical framework aligned more positively towards the U.S. and Britain.
...itory. Germany was left weak in every aspect. The people of Germany were left emotionally disconnected, which was why Adolf Hitler was able to easily preach his ideas. The unjust treatment towards Germany was a cause of World War II. This was something far worse than World War I, which was unimaginable at the time.
It seemed that war would have been inevitable. The road to World War II was paved with inaction and extreme nationalism. World War II was a direct outcome of World War I, as was proven by the German reaction to the very harsh Treaty of Versailles. Axis aggression and the Grand Alliance’s policies of Appeasement were not a good mixture. Adolf Hitler proved that his thirst for German conquests would not be appeased. He would continue his push even into Poland, when the world finally stood up for itself in hopes to defeat the Axis forces.