How Did Imperialism As A Cause Of Ww1
Causes of WWI
Nationalism as a cause of WWI
Nationalism – extreme patriotism and excessive belief in its own culture economic and military supremacy
Led to over-confidence and misconceptions; most seriously that in the event of war in Europe, one’s own country would be victorious inside a few months.
Newspapers, literature, music, parades, propaganda, and theatre all fueled
Nationalism
Our nation is special, unique and superior
Can not be defeated
Our government and military will win any conflict
Royal, politicians, and diplomats fueled this belief and pushed this belief
Such hype and arrogance led many to believe war was good, inevitable, and would only prove their arrogant belief
Europe had not seen War or experienced significant military loss for …show more content…
Always going to stay positive
Economic and Social Aspects of World War I
War bonds – whenever you buy a war bond, it gave money to the government so they could use it on the army
After the war, you would get a small interest back
Government sold
20 Billion dollars
Socail aspects
Private industries donated
Woman in work force
Black markets emerging
Victories exaggerated for morale
A lot of propaganda
Women are going to get more jobs then they ever had since so many men were overseas
Social Effects
Most went for heroism
Gas warfare caused fear (mustard gas) for soldiers
Restricted rights in Britain
WWI government restricted people that they couldn’t say bad stuff about the government
Social Rights
Huge propaganda
Illegal to criticize gov
Social Impact
New field of occupation
Health, manufacturing guns
Better conditions
Increase of nurses
Increase of transport/services
African Americans
Thought it would give them better treatment and opportunity
They split the blacks and whites into 92nd and 93rd infantry
Weren’t many blacks in the navy
Some fought alongside the French
Awarded by french for their bravery
Most women got factory jobs and nurse jobs
Harlem
Nationalism as a cause of WWI
Nationalism – extreme patriotism and excessive belief in its own culture economic and military supremacy
Led to over-confidence and misconceptions; most seriously that in the event of war in Europe, one’s own country would be victorious inside a few months.
Newspapers, literature, music, parades, propaganda, and theatre all fueled
Nationalism
Our nation is special, unique and superior
Can not be defeated
Our government and military will win any conflict
Royal, politicians, and diplomats fueled this belief and pushed this belief
Such hype and arrogance led many to believe war was good, inevitable, and would only prove their arrogant belief
Europe had not seen War or experienced significant military loss for …show more content…
Always going to stay positive
Economic and Social Aspects of World War I
War bonds – whenever you buy a war bond, it gave money to the government so they could use it on the army
After the war, you would get a small interest back
Government sold
20 Billion dollars
Socail aspects
Private industries donated
Woman in work force
Black markets emerging
Victories exaggerated for morale
A lot of propaganda
Women are going to get more jobs then they ever had since so many men were overseas
Social Effects
Most went for heroism
Gas warfare caused fear (mustard gas) for soldiers
Restricted rights in Britain
WWI government restricted people that they couldn’t say bad stuff about the government
Social Rights
Huge propaganda
Illegal to criticize gov
Social Impact
New field of occupation
Health, manufacturing guns
Better conditions
Increase of nurses
Increase of transport/services
African Americans
Thought it would give them better treatment and opportunity
They split the blacks and whites into 92nd and 93rd infantry
Weren’t many blacks in the navy
Some fought alongside the French
Awarded by french for their bravery
Most women got factory jobs and nurse jobs
Harlem