portrayal of war in WW1 literature demonstrates a transition between glorification and futility. Through a detailed discussion of Birdsong‚ a selection of War Poetry and reference to Journey’s End‚ explore this portrayal. The people of 21st century Britain are very much aware that World War One was a bloodbath in which the lives of an entire generation of young men were wasted. Their sacrifice‚ however only succeeded in forming the foundations for another brutal conflict 20 years later. World War One now
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While many factors led to the war‚ nationalism contributed the most‚ due to the desire of the Serbs to create their own Slavic nation and the need of each European country to be more superior than the others. “Additionally‚ the Serbians could or would do little to stop the activities of the anti-Austrian secret society‚ the Black Hand. To the Austrians‚ the rise of Pan-Slavic nationalism‚ and particularly Serbian aggression‚ was a direct threat to the future of the Austrian Empire.” (Doc J) Archduke
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Causes 1.Nationalism It was an important factor in IR after the French revolution. It resulted in german and italian reunification. And contrastingly‚ led to the dissolution of the turkish empire and demands for independence in the balkans and other east european countries. The notion of being superior than the rest(Britain’s white man burden and germany’s supremacy of the aryan race) led to tension and conflict and ultimately the race for supremacy. 2. Imperialism It was the direct outcome
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World War II is the greatest international conflict to ever occur; not because it was good‚ but because of its scale. It consisted of most‚ if not all of the world’s major powers of the time. Fighting took place from the beaches of Normandy in France to Midway Atoll in the pacific. There were many causes that led to this extensive war‚ one being the failure of the League of Nations to stop the aggression of the Third Reich‚ and another being the policy of appeasement‚ which failed to satisfy Hitler’s
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The World War 1 was the first of the two “Great Wars” of the 20th century‚ which showed what a man could do to another. The first one‚ was lit by problems such as‚ alliances of European countries‚ imperialism‚ militarism and specially the assasination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinard in his visit to Bosnia. The murderer was a Serbian nationalist‚ and afterwards Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ the Austria-Hungary ally declared war on Russia‚ England
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World War II was a horrific war‚ many guns and new strategies and weapons were created‚ for example the nuclear bombs. World War II started when dictators rose to power in some countries‚ for example Adolf Hitler (Germany´s dictator)Germany wasn´t satisfied because they were the only country that was being punished for taking part of World War I and paying for the Treaty of Versailles. Some of the main causes of World War II were when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading
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by technological advancements‚ a revolution in society in the period of and directly following World War I‚ a revolution of morals and rapid urbanization. The new generation expressed themselves through the music of the times‚ greater sexual promiscuity‚ use of technology and advertising‚ whereas the elder generation manifested intolerance and resistance. World War I is known as the first "modern" war‚ because a new kind of warfare was utilized‚ new technologies were operated‚ planes fought in combat
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also were a major impact on the ignition for World War 1. The chancellor in Germany‚ Bismarck‚ wanted peace with his neighbours instead of France to maintain the status quo for a safer Germany. Bismarck created the Three Emperors League in 1873 between Russia‚ Austria-Hungary(AH) and Germany – to retain peace with the neighbouring countries. However‚ it caused tension with France and later on Russia left due to their own dispute involving the Balkan War. In 1879‚ a dual alliance was formed with Germany
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Imperialism was one of the main causes of World War 1. Imperialism is when stronger well developed nations try to take over weak or less developed countries.The three main European countries involved in Imperialism were Germany‚ Britain and France. The countries involved in imperialism where called the “mother country”(J. Llewellyn et. Al‚ 2014)‚ by taking control over of colonies by persuasion or threats of military forces. Military forces are used in the colonies being imperialized to retain control
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innovation in World War One was Communication. It is absolutely crucial that an army is able to communicate on the battlefield and many battles have been successful or unsuccessful because of this ability. Many forms of communication were present at this time including; runners‚ radios‚ telephones and telegraphy. Communication was extremely significant in the war as it was a key element in sending important information from commanding officers and soldiers. Radios were used throughout the war but were
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