Free Essays on Ww1 Homefront

  1. Causes of Ww1

    Long term causes of WW1 Though WW1 began in 1914, its causes can be traced back to tensions and suspicious, which had developed over a great number of years. The path to war involved nationalism, militarism, imperialism and alliances. Nationalism Nationalism is a strong loyalty for your own country...

  2. Comparison and Contrast of the Steps That Led Russia to Leave Ww1 and the United States to Enter Ww1

    Comparison and Contrast of the Steps that Led Russia to Leave WW1 and The United States to enter WW1 World War 1 was one of the darkest and bloodiest chapters of World History. The heavy number of casualties and the economic loses suffered for all the European countries that took part in the ‘Great...

  3. Ww1 and Ww2

    HOW WW1 STARTED: Germany was made a country in 1871, by a dude called otto von bismark, the french didnt like this there was a little war between france and prussia called the franco-prussian war, prussia won creating germany. when Germany was made they didnt have colonies to make a empire for trade...

  4. Ww1- Versailles Treaty

    The versaille treaty served as an armistice signed at the end of WW1. It took 6 months of negotiating in the Paris peace conference until the actual fighting ended. It was signed on June 28, 1919 and ended the state of war between Germany and the Allies. However, it took 6 months of negotiating at the...

  5. Essays of Trenches in Ww1

    Dear king, I have been asked to prepare a report about why ww1 started. There are many reasons: short- term, medium-term and long-term. Here are the short term reasons and how they led to war. Short-terms causes Assassins the Black Hand gang...

  6. History

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  7. Was World War I Responsible for the Decline of the Liberal Party?

    emerged.” G. Dangerfield argues that the Liberal party began to decline prior to WW1 and that the Liberal party would have declined whether WW1 occurred or not – that the Liberal party actually declined before WW1 had even begun. The idea of suffragettes should have been a Liberal idea however...

  8. Modern History Source Analysis

    soldier, Lieutenant Johannes Niemen on an event during the trench warfare of world war one. This source is not very beneficial to a historian studying WW1 as it is a recount of a rare event that happened once throughout the whole war. Source 2.12 is a primary source, as it is written from a soldier who...

  9. ww2 leaders

    scenes the militarism , the growing of alliances , and the killing of the arch duke. All led to negative impacts which eventually led to the great war WW1 (1914 to 1918). The great powers were militarizing rapidly at the turn of the 20th century. they were upgarading and increasing the size of their...

  10. Why Wwi Broke Out in 1914

    Why WW1 broke out in 1914. A world war is when all continents in the world are involved in one war. On the 28th of July 1914 the First World War was declared. There were different and more complicated causes to this war and a final trigger that set it all off. One cause was the rivalries in Europe...

  11. Joining Forever and Ever

    WW1 ....was trench war fare and the trench stalemate was finally broken when the first tanks were built and aerial bombing began ...WW2 ... was a highly mechanized war with all sorts of tanks ...machines ... planes ... fighters and bombers ... naval battles ...very different from WW1 WW II was a much...

  12. In Only 20 Years There Was a Seconds World War. Why and How Is This Possble

    mutually agreed that it had long and short term causes which was the treaty of Versailles, the rise of Hitler and the failure of appeasement. After WW1, a peace treaty was signed to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers; this was the Treaty of Versailles. Although the agreement was...

  13. The Nuremberg Laws

    full-sister. In his youth, Hitler dreams of becoming an artist. Hiter spent 6 years in Vienna where he wanted to be an artist. He was a soldier in WW1 and was devastated when Germany lost the war and had to pay reparations. In 1921 Hitler had gained virtual control over The Nazi Party and was accepted...

  14. APUSH Essay

    would have been born right in the middle of WW1. Of course there are wars going on in the world in the 21st century, and technology has made it possible for a war that seems far away brought right into the middle of America with a terrorist attack, but WW1 brought a total of 16 million deaths in five...

  15. Modern History Assignment

    Modern History- Assessment Task 1 WW1 Source Analysis 1. Use Sources A and B and your own knowledge. How successful were the Allies and the Germans in using technology to break the stalemate on the Western Front? The Allies and Germany used new technology to break the stalemate on the Western Front...

  16. Gadfly

    one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. Gandhi- He began his activism as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. Then after WW1 he became the leading figure in India’s struggle to gain independence from Great Britain. He was imprisoned several times and went on many hunger strikes...

  17. world war 1

    role in WW1 because it encouraged people to be loyal to their countries. It made the men of the country want to fight for their country. Also began to make people feel superior in some ways. It was like everyone wanted power. And we all know that everyone can’t be on top. Imperialism led to WW1 because...

  18. The Causes of World War 1

    WW1 was unlike any other war fought up until that point in history ; many new weapons where used for the first time like chemical warfare and tanks. Over the course of the war 15 million people where killed and 20 million were wounded and huge areas of Europe were devastated. World War 1 (WW1) started...

  19. Fallout 3: Bobblehead Location

    can get it is during the escape, also at the beginning of the game. The third and final point that you `can get it is during the "Trouble on the Homefront" quest, which becomes` availableat a point during the game's main quest. If you missed it one time too many, and you're playing the Windows version...

  20. Canada's identity

    Britain. The victory of this fight led to the independent national statues we uphold today. The law that was put into place during ww1 and ww2 was conscription. During ww1 president Robert Borden put conscription into action because he need a fast way to increase the number of soldiers, leading to many...

  21. The League of Nations

    South Africa, the UK and the US believed that a world organization of nations could keep the world at peace and prevent a repetition of the horrors of WW1 in Europe. This League of Nations had two main aims. The first was to maintain peace through collective security, which meant that if one state attacked...

  22. Were conscientious objectors brave or cowards?

    During WW1, men over the age of 18 would fight for their country. Whether that was fighting in the front line, or working as a doctor healing the wounded soldiers who fought in battle. However, there were some people who simply did not want to fight and refused to have any input in the war effort. These...

  23. spanish

    explanation to why large quantities of countries were prepared for it when it took place in 1914. Alliances were long term reasons to the break out of WW1. They were agreements between 2 or more countries that enabled them to support each other when vital. Although alliances were meant to keep Europe at...

  24. Why Did the British Government Decide to Evacuate Children from Britain's Major Cities at the Start of Ww2?

    reasons the British Government chose to do this. They were concerned for the safety and morale of the British people during German air raids during WW1 when there were air raids over southern England and the people began to panic. After Zeppelin raids had continued at a rate of 2 a month, killing 9...

  25. Explain the Collapse of the Weimar Republic in the Period Up to 1933.

    Explain the collapse of the Weimar republic in the period up to 1933. The formation of the Weimar republic was in reaction to the end of ww1 and the countries need for renewal and recovery. However, many deem the government as being “born with a hole in its heart”. There where many faults within the...

  26. The Hero Pedro

    as romantics (Wikipedia Romanticism, 2008). World War One changed all of this by the use of its brutal military tactics and technologies (Wikipedia WW1 Technology, 2008). What honor was there in men who were cut down by machine guns, and what courage could one display against mustard gas? Thus, World...

  27. The Tank - an Iconic Invention of World War One

    Laagers” – the word “Panzer” meaning armoured. Even the idea of an armoured and armed self propelled machine had been around for several years before WW1, but precisely what they would be used for would be was a matter of debate. Authors such as H.G.Wells believed that giant Land ships would prowl the...

  28. Sa Dbq

    Reichswehr order officers to wear eagles and swastikas (doc 2b.). Then General von Blomberg openly respects the fuehrer as he says that Adolf Hitler being a WW1 vet was always a German Army man (doc. 4b) which is completely biased as Hitler scratched the army's back they scratched his. Later on the SA bring...

  29. Anzacs

    The Anzac legend is one built around the ideals of “Spirit of Australia,” the “working class man” and “having a fair go.” Throughout the entirety of WW1, this legend was born, developed and changed form on a number of occasions, emerging as something completely different to what it originally began. Three...

  30. Pol Science

    was, for the first time in America, equality for all men. After all that was solved there is descriptions between all the foreign powers how the WW1 occurs and the treaty signings between countries. After treaty signings the countries start to go behind each others back and signing other treaties...

  31. Franz Ferdinand

    Born: 1863<br> Died: 28th June 1914 (Assassination)<br> Birthplace: Graz, Austria<br> Best known as: The man whose killing sparked WW1<br> Franz Ferdinand was aged 51. He was married to Sophie Chotek and had three children. Franz Ferdinand was very unpopular because he had made it clear that...

  32. Analysis of Generals Die in Bed

    during WW-I. Nash's greatest paintings were, therefore, mostly retrospective and figurative representations of specific landscapes - the battlefields of WW1. His direct and powerful pictures of the dreadful and sordid landscapes of the front, essentially just unkempt graveyards, created an everlasting impression...

  33. World War One

    World War I, or the First World War (often referred to as WWI, WW1, The Great War and The War to End All Wars), was a global military conflict which involved the majority of the world's great powers,[2] organized into two opposing military alliances: the Entente Powers and the Central Powers.[3] Over...

  34. Mussolini Conceptual Outline

    10. A successful foreign policy might distract Italians domestic problems 11. Mussolini was disappointed with the small territorial gains from WW1, and the humiliating Treaty of Versailles. 12.Support for their regimes. Religious domestic policies of Mussolini View of world based on belief...

  35. France

    allied forces to defeat the German forces at the first battle of Marne in 1914. Another great French military leader is Philippe Petain who led in both WW1 and WW2. He led the French to victory at Verdun and restored the army’s morale after the munities in 1917. The political leader in France was Georges...

  36. Goodbye to Berlin Shift to Cabaret

    anti-Semitic views of the German population throughout the 1930’s. In the 1930’s the Jewish community acted as the perfect scapegoat to Germany’s defeat in WW1, the stereotypical Jewish businessperson led to jealousy and resentment particularly in these times of economic hardship. This is evident in Isherwood’s...

  37. A Beneficial Path

    described is shortly where he have been. First an introduction with the background information which contains his collage name and that he has attended WW1. Then a complication when the ex-soldier arrives back in town afterwards the climax or the turning point is when Harold lies to Mrs. Krebs after he can’t...

  38. Historical context

    founded in 1919 and soon became the largest political party in the Reichstag. It’s rise can be attributed to a variety of factors. The aftermath of WW1 and the subsequent demands of the TOV made it difficult for the Weimar government to rule during the 1920s.The failure to meet the terms of the treaty...

  39. May Sartob's Bibliography

    May Sarton Born in Belgium in 1912, moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1916 to escape the German Army during WW1. At the age of seventeen a series of sonnets was published in the December, 1930 issue of Poetry magazine, some of which were included in her first published volume, Encounter in April...

  40. trench war fare

    ending any possible chance of a quick war; this caused a stalemate, which was to last for most of the war. Over 200,000 men died in the trenches of WW1, most of who died in battle, but many died from disease and infections brought on by the unsanitary conditions. The first thing a new recruit would...

  41. The Cause of the Break Out of World War I

    Why did WW1 break out in 1914? In this essay I will be outlining the key points of how and why the First World War broke out in 1914, explaining why the long term causes may have had some part in it as well as the short term causes and their role in the whole ordeal. However, what has to be decided...

  42. America and the Great War Essay,

    military were forbidden from having an air force. In conclusion after WW1, the League of Nations was founded. The League of Nations was an international organization, with their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It was created after WW1 to offer an environment for resolving any international disputes....

  43. Charles Young

    was briefly Fort Huachuca's commander in Texas. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Young was the highest ranking African-American officer in the army when WW1 started. He was also the first African-American to reach that rank in the army. During his annual medical exam, Lieutenant Colonel Young was diagnosed...

  44. American Dream Come True

    trade and less money made. When the USA called back their loans, there was little money left in the hands of the countries that had to pay for the WW1, and the damage done then. The repaying of loans lead to money having to be spent on that, instead of invested in factories and trade. There was too...

  45. American Pageant

    America’s initial response to WW1, and explain the increasingly sharp conflict over America’s policies toward Germany. 5. Explain how domestic and foreign controversies affected Wilson’s narrow victory over Hughes in 1916. Chapter 30 1. Explain what caused America to enter WW1 2. Describe how Wilsonian...

  46. Jazz Age

    of the Jazz age is American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (1925), which highlighted what some describe as the corruption of the post-WW1 age, as well as new attitudes, and the growth of individualism. Fitzgerald is largely credited with coining the term, which he used in such books as...

  47. Why Did the World Go to War in 1914?

    power over Europe was between the Germans and the Russians. This caused tension between France and Germany which made quite a significance to motivating WW1. The Blank Cheque from Germany to Austria-Hungary, which led to Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia. However all of these points were just small,...

  48. Post-WWII America

    Post-WWII America World War II was a time of great devastation. Everyone participated in the total-war homefront, whether by working in factories, enlisting, or donating and conserving at home. It ended the Great Depression, and after the war, the nation felt economic hope. Consumerism spending was...

  49. World War 2, Country Most Responsible

    War 1 (WWI) WWI was a tragic event, which took millions of lives and affected nearly every person on earth. While there were many causes leading to WW1 including nationalism, alliances, militarism, and imperialism, the aggressive behavior of Germany is most responsible for the outbreak of WWI. Germany'...

  50. Phillippine Poverty

    Ghetto Water resources Westward expansion in the U.S. White Sox Baseball Scandal, 1919 Williamsburg Winter Olympics Women at war Women on the Homefront during WWII Women’s baseball during World War II Women’s Suffrage Movement Wounded Knee WPA (Works Progress Administration) Yoga You-Tube’s...

  51. Ww Ii

    Essay on Australia and WW1 2. How did the role of women change in Australian society as a result of the Great War? World War (1914 – 1918) brought many changes and new roles into society and our culture. The Great War gave women a chance to show a male dominated society and themselves that they...

  52. Differences Between International Business and Domestic Business

    economy turn sour. 4. To better compete with rivals * Environmental changes (facilitate) 1. Political environment-after WW1 tariffs and quotas was imposed on imported goods and favoured local firms, this declined international trade and investment. After WW2, the tariffs and...

  53. The Study and Practice of Breeding Better Plants and Animals Useful to Man

    degenerate humanity, but what might they have been if in a better world? Social Darwinism tried to explain social and economic inequalities after WW1 as the ‘survival of the fittest’. However by the end of the century this idea had been turned on its head. The working class was out reproducing the...

  54. World War 1-the United States Included Britain, France, Russia and Italy

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=50617 World War I in history, Retrieved July 7, 2008 from http://www.animatedatlas.com/ww1/ww1narration.html...

  55. Hitler

    reflection should make it obvious that these works are manifestations of fantasy and the imagination, and that they poke fun at male expectations.” WW1 historian, Prof. Margaret MacMillan - The war changed women’s lives, and in some ways for the better. They showed society that they were able to do men’s...

  56. Chain of Command Supporting the Nco Channel

    "square" division. During WW2, the U.S. Army transitioned to "triangular" divisions of 3 brigades each (most other armies had gone triangular during WW1). They did this by cutting out the regiment level, but since the regiment traditionally was thought of as a soldier's "home," battalions kept their regimental...

  57. The Home Depot: Since 1978

    programs after a disastrous storm, after the tragedy of 9/11 Home Depot helped out various people affected by the event, and a program called Project Homefront which helps families care for their homes while their loved ones are serving the United States overseas. In fact Home Depot has conducted interviews...

  58. The Black Wall Street

    community was not only self sufficient but had a strong economic structure also. So now we get to the issue why? Jealousy, we had at that time all of our WW1 vets returning from the war, black we touted as hero and retuning to there wealth while white did the same but the poor white that returned were jealous...

  59. Women in World War 1 & 2

    Candace M. Whitney Professor Liza Kiesell English 101 8 June 2013 Women at Home in WW1 and WW2 Before World War I and World War II, women at home had the roles of maintaining duties for their family and children, such as cleaning, caring for the house, and cooking for the family. As a single, working...

  60. Causes of World War 1

    which are also Slavs. Because the Slavs got so furious of the Austria-Hungarian actions, another cause to the outbreak of war erupted. (The Causes of WW1 5) During this time there was a constant battle between Britain and Germany for the best Navy in Europe. The constant battling led to a fierce...