aircraft and 5000 heavy artillery pieces. This would have made the war totally impossible to carry on. The allies instead of providing a peace settlement based on the 14 point plan as Germany had though instead made the treaty very humiliating with the aim of keeping the Germans down. The key points of the treaty that contributed to the conditions in Germany that lead to the rise of National Socialism are; 1. The war guilt clause 2. £6‚600mil to be paid in reparations 3. Disarmament
Premium World War II Treaty of Versailles World War I
The Civil War was a time of great social and political upheaval. It was also a time of great technological change. Inventors and military men devised new types of weapons‚ such as the repeating rifle and the submarine‚ that forever changed the way that wars were fought. Even more important were the technologies that did not specifically have to do with the war‚ like the railroad and the telegraph. Innovations like these did not just change the way people fought wars--they also changed the way people
Premium American Civil War Cannon Rifle
World War II‚ which occurred on September 1st of1939 after Germany invaded Poland‚ is one of the most famous wars in the course of history. It was the most brutally violent‚ horrific‚ damaging‚ and the first war to have millions upon millions of people killed throughout the duration of it. A plethora of effects‚ which varies from nation to nation‚ was inflicted upon the world which would impact the course of the future. Fifty million people‚ or about two percent of the world’s population at the time
Premium World War II Adolf Hitler World War I
Modern History 1/8/13 World War 1 Paper World War I began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungray declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain‚ and France were all drawn into the war‚ largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first month of combat consisted
Premium World War I
habits‚ cuisine‚ and religious practices of his forbears. Although versed in philosophy and friends with many names we have already covered‚ he remained folksy.Here‚ we will consider Brâncuși’s First World War memorial at Tirgu-Jiu entitled The Endless Column. Yet‚ appreciating the subtlety of Brâncuși’s world heritage piece means attending to how Romanian folk and Orthodox religious ideas influenced him. Given Brâncuși’s humble upbringing and obvious love for all things Romanian‚ one cannot help wonder
Premium Romania Death
during the First World War How did women contribute to the war effort? Suffragist and suffragette member took men’s places in jobs when the men went overseas to fight. Hundreds and thousands of women were employed in munitions factories‚ in the transport system (conductors on buses and trams)‚ employed as labourers on farms‚ as nurses and in offices a secretaries and receptionists. This was a crucial part of the war effort as it kept the country going. How were civilians affected by the war? During
Free World War I United Kingdom Welfare
McCain was moved to the prison known as "the Plantation" where he remained as a prisoner of war for five years‚ including two years in solitary confinement. After those years of beatings‚ terrible medical assistance‚ and loneliness‚ McCain returned home to his family in 1973‚ after the Americans withdrew from Vietnam (McCain‚ Kelly).
Premium Family Vietnam War United States
The main cause of World War Two was the failure to bring a just peace between nations after the end of World War One. Many argue that the main cause was the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany. The end of World War I left Germany feeling humiliated and defeated. In order to restore their national honor and pride‚ Germans voted Hitler into power and he tried to conquer Europe. Germany’s humiliation was mainly caused by the Treaty of Versailles. Despite the opinions of many different people‚ there
Premium World War II World War I Treaty of Versailles
The Great Depression and World War II. National Stress was a huge influence on two major events that occurred in history‚ The Great Depression and World War II. What lead the nation into this stress was a number of things including investing poorly by sending money to Europe after WWI and the five industries slowly decreasing in economical production. Due to the fact that approximately thirteen million Americans did not have jobs‚ people started making their clothes instead of buying them and
Free World War II Great Depression Franklin D. Roosevelt
Beatrice Prior is the main protagonist of the Divergent series. She is a young woman who is forced to manage many internal and external conflicts. When dealing with these hardships‚ Tris loses who she is as a person; she goes through an identity crisis. Although her emotions are complicated‚ Tris is very determined to overcome her struggles. Throughout the process of finding who she is‚ Tris makes many difficult decisions; she must choose between trusting herself or others. For Tris‚ it is very hard
Premium Character English-language films Fiction