Ernest Hemingway Never Think That War Is Not A Crime

American author Ernest Hemingway once said: “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime”. Through his quote, Hemingway conveys that war (In the context of an armed conflict between two nations) is criminal. Hemingway’s anti-war perspective was heavily influenced by World War 1, where he was nearly killed while serving the Red Cross as an ambulance driver. World War, in addition to influencing Ernest Hemingway’s anti-war perspective, also exemplifies the criminality of war because the war’s beginning, examples from the battlefield, the Treaty of Versailles, and the work of the Lost Generation all work to demonstrate that World War 1 was a crime. The primary cause of World War 1 and Europe’s response to it show that World War 1
In the years preceding the war, European powers formed powerful alliances with each other. Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary formed the Triple Alliance in 1882; while Great Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente in 1907 (Primary Source Map). Additionally, other national connections would play a major role when, in July 1914, war broke out between Austria Hungary and Serbia. Russia, due to its strong cultural ties with Serbia, then mobilized its military against Austria Hungary, leading Germany to declare war against Russia. However the Russian government then made a plea to France for support in the war, which brought the French into World War 1. Great Britain would enter the war following the German invasion of neutral Belgium and attempted invasion of France. Although at this point the war was a raging inferno as that point, it could have been ended through diplomatic means. However, in 1914 the Chicago Tribune published a political cartoon titled Crime of the Ages-Who did it? The cartoon depicts several men, who represent the European