World War I Essays

Section A- Plan of InvestigationThis historical investigation will cover the working question ‘to what extent did the post-war peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts affect international relations leading up to the Second World War?’, looking into France’s initial use of pacifism after World War One through the establishment of the Treaty of Versailles (1919); the establishment and […]

1. I was given two Sources to analyse. One was from a novel called “Covenant with Death” which was written in 1961 by John Harris. The Second Source was from “The Bath Chronicle” which was a local newspaper written in March 1915. The Source shows the picture of six men who you are told are […]

Many people view the American entry into World War one as a decisive moment, which I would agree with, however I am not so sure that this was the most crucial part of the Allies losing the War. However I do think that the Germans overlooked them as a military threat. Admiral Capelle had told […]

Britain contributed to the defeat of Germany in WW1 in several ways, I will write all the reasons and conclude on my thought on which was the most important contribution.The British army in France and BelgiumBritain joined the First World War when the Germans invaded neutral Belgium in August 1914. The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) […]

During the 1930’s it was becoming increasing clear that Germany was rearming for a war and that Britain should do the same. Germany showed no international negotiations ability by breaking the Locarno and Versailles treaty with the remilitarises of the Rhineland and the invasion of Austria-Hungary. Appeasement was a policy of agreeing to reasonable requests […]

In this essay I will try to identify the main reason that gave the British and their allies the advantage that gave them victory in WW1. I will look at all of the sources for and against the argument. In my opinion the main reason was the British naval blockade of Germany. The reason that […]

When World War 1 broke out in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the United States neutral. Although U. S. soldiers did not fight until 1917, the country was never technically impartial in the conflict. Cultural and economic ties, U. S. predilection, and global political ideals manifested a tip in American scales toward the Allies, ultimately […]

Bentley first talked about cross-cultural interactions as a way to categorize the World’s history. He in addition wrote about the importance of understanding events from a global perspective, not just one country’s point of view. Because of these two fundamental elements to his argument, we can assess events differently than before hand, finding out ways […]

History of Europe from 1914 to 1945 The history of Europe between years 1914 and 1945 encompasses the unforgivable events of World War I and World War II. To explore history of Europe between these two events, where Germany played the main role, it is necessary to reveal the major incentives which preceded them, while […]

Question 1: Source A(i), a magazine cover, is propaganda while the painting, Source A(ii) is by an official war artist. The painting therefore, is more useful than the poster as evidence of the importance of women in the First World War. Do you agree? The cover of war worker magazine is more useful than the […]

World War One took a toll on everyone between 1914 and 1918. What were some of the main causes and effects of World War One? There were many causes to World War One but one of them was the Cult of the Offensive. According to class notes on 4/4/11, countries should not wait to be […]

The purpose of American foreign policy, theoretically, is to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the global community. Throughout history individuals could argue whether this has necessarily been the case. Have political representatives elected by the people, for the people, used their political connections and […]

The book of Robert Graves entitled Goodbye To All That speaks of the experiences of an Englishman in his 30s during the time of World War I. It is an autobiography or a memoir that was written with the honesty and candor of what and how specific incidents were and, somehow, appeared to be with […]

This book being reviewed in this paper is “Storm of Steel” by Ernst Junger, 2003, 289 pages. Junger, in writing this novel, writes about the experience of war as a whole in tune with humanity, nature and the entirety of life (Junger, 2003, p. xxi). He takes the reader into World War I from his […]

We have seen many great leaders in our day especially within the United State of America. No two are the same however their decisions and policies have affected the progression and development of our country at large. The beauty of democracy is that we the people have an influence to elect leaders that will ultimately […]

World war one was caused for various reasons, some greater than others. The greatest cause for war was the fact that neither sides tried in anyway to prevent war. There was conflict between the two allies for a long time. Germany had been prepared for war since 1905 when the Schlieffen plan was developed. This […]

A stalemate had developed between the armies of the Central Powers and the Allies. This stalemate lasted for almost four years, taking millions of lives. But in 1918, for whatever reason, the stalemate ended after both armies made effective attacks on the other’s trenches. World War One was the testing arena for a number of […]

In many sources the artillery had not broken the barbed wire and when the soldiers had to go over the top they couldn’t get past the barbed wire and the German machine guns cut them to ribbons. Craig mare says this and I think that his source is unbiased as it was after the war […]

It is midnight, there are distant bangs and surprisingly the giant rats are eating away at some other soldiers’ boots. I am writing this brief diary because I don’t know if I will survive this mess. I haven’t done much in life but I want anyone who reads this to know what the soldier, Mr […]

decided to read All Quiet on the Western Front. This war novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque and translated from German to English by A. W. Wheen. The book appears to be staged in France on the Western Front during World War I in 1918. WWI was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz […]

World War One began on the fourth of August 1914 Troops from Britain, France, Italy and Russia the USA fought troops from Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. There were many reasons for this; Germany and France were quarrelling over who owned the Alsace-Lorraine region. Russia was fighting the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany about who should control […]

In mid-September 1914 German troops dug into the high ground over looking the river Aisne, in northern France. After heavy losses in vain attempts to take the German line, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was forced into a deadlock; they could not get to the enemy. This was the beginning of the Western Front. What […]