resources to fuel their growth so they turned to imperialism which made global war inevitable. Nationalism was one of the main reasons why Europe united into modern countries. People that spoke the same language‚ shared the same history‚ or had the same culture helped them start a country. Nationalism made people proud of their country. People cherished the idea of having a mission to fulfill. People would try to solve world problems to make their country look better. Countries built up their armies
Premium Colonialism Europe United Kingdom
Impact of WWI When Great War started‚ it influenced the entire world policy and economy. Millions of people died and equal number of people became homeless. Big empires of 20th century fell apart and new small national countries were established. We can say that WWI caused a really big disaster‚ especially for country which was participant. But there are similarities and differences how it did effect. On different countries in the same way war had different influence. The example for that is
Premium Psychology United States Health care
I. History of Poland After the Partitions of Poland (1772-1795)‚ which had decreased the size of the country‚ giving most of the land to Russia‚ Prussia‚ and Austria-Hungary. The First World War provided a practical chance for Poland to restore its independence. The powers‚ which had separated the country more than one hundred years earlier‚ were fighting on opposite sides. Germany with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the Central Powers) fought Imperial Russia allied with France and Great Britain
Premium Poland World War II Germany
Consequences of the First World War A war unlike any to those that had preceded it‚ the First World War was fought on such a global scale that the sphere of influence of its consequences encompassed virtually the entire world. As a result of the war there were many political‚ cultural‚ and social changes across the world. New countries were born while old ones were abolished‚ new international organizations were established‚ and many new ideologies
Premium World War I World War II Treaty of Versailles
Breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy a cause of both the First and Second World Wars? In this essay I shall give my opinion‚ and the opinions of several historians‚ as to the causes of the First and Second World Wars‚ paying close attention to the breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 was to form the framework for international politics right up until the breakout of the Great War almost a century later‚ and was the first in a series of international meetings that came to
Premium World War II World War I Otto von Bismarck
World War I Essay When a nation’s hunger for power and control become too great‚ the nation may be pushed to do things that may have harsh consequences. This was the case in the early 1900’s when the world engaged in its first major global military conflict. There were a number of causes of the First World War; due to the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany accepted full responsibility for the war. Although the Germans had a large contribution in starting the war‚ they should not be fully held
Premium World War II World War I German Empire
The First World War (Revision) The rise of Germany upset the balance of power in Europe The Old Balance of Power - a balance of power was established between Russia‚ Austria‚ Prussia and France‚ with Britain holding the scales. The rise of a unified Germany upset this balance. Germany was unified not only by ‘blood and iron’ but also by ‘coal and iron’. Rapid industrialization‚ concentrated military power‚ a young and dramatically increasing population (43% increase between 1880 and 1910)
Premium World War I World War II
HIST 230 Jack Heyburn 2/2/12 The First World War is generally accepted to be the first conflict to bring warfare to a global scale. The four years of worldwide hostilities were brought on by a synergism of both domestic and international issues. Although both factors played a significant role in the outbreak of war‚ the international issues contributed more to the eruption of conflict than did the domestic. The international landscape leading up to World War I was marked by imperialism‚ high economic
Premium World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
The First World War‚ known to many as ‘The Great War’ was a war of vast proportions. Its origins were extremely complex‚ its impact on military operations was revolutionary and its extent of destruction was horrifying. In Australia‚ around 416‚809 men enlisted ‚ of whom more than 61‚532 were killed and 156‚000 wounded‚ gassed‚ or taken prisoner . A nation that had been meticulously built over 176 years was torn apart by a single war. But‚ as horrifying as ‘The Great War’ was‚ is it possible to select
Premium World War II World War I League of Nations
In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I (WWI). The Entente powers had prevailed‚ and the first intercontinental war had come to a close. An international desire for peace was evident‚ but it seemed that the opposite effect occurred. The increase in nationalism that WWI brought with it came a change in the way governments ruled their people. Ultimately‚ this era saw a contraction in civil rights worldwide because of the rise of socialism and fascism. The road to fascism begins
Premium Fascism World War I Adolf Hitler