first world war poetry Web definitions A war poet is a poet written at that time and on the subject of war. This term‚ at the beginning applied especially to those in military service during World War I. then‚ documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet‚ Georg Herwegh The main figures in the first world war Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)-1 Siegfried Sassoon was perhaps the most innocent of the war poets. John Hildebidle has called Sassoon the "accidental hero." Born
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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
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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. Polish troops‚ under their own banners‚ also joined the fight. At first‚ under the command of the anti-Russian revolutionary Józef
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African American Soldiers in the First World War: Freddie Stowers and the 371st Regiment Day 1: October 10‚ 1917 371st arriving in camp… “our mob of embryo warriors…No one who saw that outfit could keep from laughing….The halt‚ the lame‚ and the blind were there actually. Every colored derelict…must have been picked up when the draft order was received.” Captain Chester Heywood‚ US Army Day 400473: January 26‚ 1919 371st departing France… “The 371st has shown the very
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The First Sacred War was fought with Thessaly‚ Athens‚ and Sicyon on one side and Kirrah on the other. The battle was fought from 595 B.C. to 585 B.C. Thessaly‚ Athens‚ and Sicyon claimed it to be a “Holy War”‚ hence the name Sacred War. They claimed it a “Holy War” because they were given the blessing of The Amphictyony of Anthela. The First Sacred War would consist of the first known use of biological warfare‚ curses‚ and the god’s divine powers. The war lasted ten years because the
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. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited
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Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation
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Modernism and the First World War The period of the World War One‚ which took place between 1914 and 1918 may seem short in the history of human being or art‚ but its influence on technology‚ politics‚ people‚ their lifestyles and art was so huge that the war was called The Great War of all the history. It also affected the literature of the time. World War One changed people and their point of views; writers changed their subjects and their literary techniques‚ readers changed their expectations
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As Woodrow Wilson at the 6th of April in 1917 addressed the Declaration of War to the congress he said that “the world must be made safe for democracy”. Now‚ nearly a hundred years later‚ we know the effects of the decision that were made at this time. Knowing what happened I say that the US involvement in World War I was not a fight for more democracy. The roots of the German dictatorship under Hitler were laid during the peace negotiations of Versailles. So the most important point of what Wilson
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