World War I: German Ambition
World War I: German Ambition
Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win, but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be, which angered them even more.
The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But, it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So, after preparing and becoming stronger, they began WWII to show how powerful they really were.
Germans’ opinions towards…
• …Jews was that they were "criminals". Germans thought they betrayed and dishonored the soldiers.
• …politicians was that they were the reason they surrendered. Politicians tried to make peace, causing their allies to surrender.
• …Democratic government was very supportive. In fact, after their defeat, they founded the German Democratic Party.
• …the Allied nations was that they were strong, but they shouldn’t have won the war. Germans blamed everyone but themselves for their loss, so the Allied nations wouldn’t have succeeded if it weren’t for the other nations bring Germany down.
• …German veterans was that they failed in winning the war. They also blamed other people on the loss, other than accepting the fact that they failed.
Taking these opinions into consideration, Germany’s failure to realistically address its defeat in World War I leads directly to the outbreak of World War II. Germany not taking responsibility made them want to come back stronger and show everyone just how powerful they really were. They wanted to scare people. They wanted to be a nation nobody would mess with, causing WWII.
World War I: Support for the War Effort
1. These two poems are similar in the sense that they both share horrors from World War I. They both want peace throughout the nations, in order to end the war. They are different because Rupert Brooke’s
Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win, but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be, which angered them even more.
The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But, it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So, after preparing and becoming stronger, they began WWII to show how powerful they really were.
Germans’ opinions towards…
• …Jews was that they were "criminals". Germans thought they betrayed and dishonored the soldiers.
• …politicians was that they were the reason they surrendered. Politicians tried to make peace, causing their allies to surrender.
• …Democratic government was very supportive. In fact, after their defeat, they founded the German Democratic Party.
• …the Allied nations was that they were strong, but they shouldn’t have won the war. Germans blamed everyone but themselves for their loss, so the Allied nations wouldn’t have succeeded if it weren’t for the other nations bring Germany down.
• …German veterans was that they failed in winning the war. They also blamed other people on the loss, other than accepting the fact that they failed.
Taking these opinions into consideration, Germany’s failure to realistically address its defeat in World War I leads directly to the outbreak of World War II. Germany not taking responsibility made them want to come back stronger and show everyone just how powerful they really were. They wanted to scare people. They wanted to be a nation nobody would mess with, causing WWII.
World War I: Support for the War Effort
1. These two poems are similar in the sense that they both share horrors from World War I. They both want peace throughout the nations, in order to end the war. They are different because Rupert Brooke’s