The end of World War I provided innovators the opportunity to develop new and improved military capabilities in relation to equipment‚ tactics and interoperability between services. However‚ several obstacles prevented military innovation therefore‚ creating friction along the process as the world prepared for World War II. Military politics‚ civil/military relations and lack of a strategic understanding are the most significant obstacles to effective innovation during the interwar period. Politics
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THE FIRST WORLD WAR PLANNED OR THE RESULT OF ACCIDENT AND MISCALCULATION? In the immediate view‚ it seems that there are two main arguments attributed to the origins of the First World War. One is that the war was planned‚ the other that it occurred due to accident and miscalculation. I aim to give a detailed analysis of these two arguments with the focus being on the main European powers at the time - Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia. It is my view that the First World War was effectively
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Europe had been on the brink of war for many years before 1914. The rise of nationalism meant that no country was willing to yield their opinion on who should be the dominating power. Nationalism has both positive and negative definitions. It can refer to the sense of pride and unity felt by a populace of people. Nationalism can also be explained negatively as the way in which people or governments tend to put their own countries interests first. As the rise of nationalism between 1870 and 1914 led
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World War I and the Visual Arts Events such as World War I (1914-1918) were the cause for some artists from various groups‚ painters‚ writers‚ and sculptors to gather in places to write to escape from the crisis of violence of war. Many artists were influenced to translate their works as paintings‚ sculptures‚ portraits‚ photographs‚ novels‚ movies‚ etc. Among others; Constructivism which was the inspiration for the ideas of well advanced Russian artists‚ the making of a new world in Art and Architecture
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World War I: An Inevitable Outcome World War I: An Inevitable Outcome World War I can best be depicted as a perfect storm‚ beginning with a single act of terrorism. This act would bring about the deluge to come‚ presenting as the catalyst to a particularly explosive state of affairs amongst the nations of the world. Persian statesman Otto von Bismarck “was quoted as saying at the end of his life that "One day the great European War will come out of some damned
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World War I was a tragic historic event that lasted four years long- starting from 1914 to 1918‚ which had cost many lives. There are many causes that had resulted the war- militarism‚ alliances and imperialism. However the most significantly underlying cause of World War I is through imperialism. Militarism is an important cause of World War I. In 1890‚ the five powers of Europe- Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Great Britain‚ France and Russia- had spent British pounds mostly on armaments. In 1914‚ which
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Compare the impact of World War I and World War II on the United States Introduction: The First World War was battled from: 1914 to 1918 and the Second World War was battled from: 1939 to 1945. They were the biggest military clashes in the history. Both wars included military organizations together between diverse gatherings of nations. The Second World War had a much more prominent effect on American culture than the First World War did. One noteworthy effect of the Second World Wars was the development
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was considered World War I which produced a mass of deaths and annihilation. The anxiety and annihilation caused by the war attracted the attention of many debates and historians throughout the world‚ in Taking Sides: Clashing Views in World History‚ Volume 2‚ 2nd Edition‚ History Professors‚ V.R Berghahn and Samuel R. Williamson both had different perspectives on the debate‚ Were German militarism and diplomacy responsible for WWI? History professor‚ V.R Berghahn‚ declared in his Imperial Germany
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Joshua Sitzer Period 5 World War I During World War I many things occurred that would cause the war. The war was inevitable and many things happened by chance. The three causes of World War I are militarism‚ the assassanation of the Archduke and the alliances. One of causes for World War I was militarism‚ this played a big role in the war because many citizens wanted to test their military against other countries which caused war. All the countries were in a race to become the most powerful
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September 5‚ 2011 Origins of World War 1: Compare and Contrast During the twentieth century Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. But below the surface several forces were at the work and would lead Europe into the Great War. World War 1 was the mayor conflict that made its appearance in the beginning of the twentieth century. As we read in “The origins of the first World War” by Ruth Heing and in “The Iron Dice: World War 1” by John G. Stoessinger‚ World War 1 began in 1914 it had many
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