With the rest of Europe being controlled in a complex string of alliances and treaties during the later half of the 19th century, Britain remained uninvolved. Their policy of "Splendid Isolation" was to keep themselves out of the quarrels and disputes of continental Europe, and allow th...

Gandhi's Struggle for India's Independence Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, India into the family of Porbandar's prime minister, who was his father, and a very religious, influential mother; she had taught him the importance of religion and non – violenc...

Gandhi When asking a person who their hero is one might start pulling names of superheroes out of comic books. To most teenagers, heroes have to have the ability to fly, see through walls, stop a train with their bare hands, or save the world with their superhuman powers. There is a man, ...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi should be the man of the century because he established the freedom of his country by the means of a nonviolent revolution. He later became a leader in a complicated conflict known as the Indian campaign for home rule. Afterwards, he constructed new civil-disobedience c...

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain. Many factors influenced Americans to go to war. They hoped to expand the United States by seizing control of Canada and Florida. Three critical factors that helped Americans decide to go to war were the embargo policies, impressme...

Canada entered World War One as a British Colony and left it with an enlightened sense of nationalism that would eventually lead to the demise of Britain's authority over Canada. The Canadian Army Core, although starting out weak at the beginning of the war, eventually blossomed into a strong force...

YPRES First Battle of Ypres During the first battle of Ypres, both sides tried to use the best tactical features possible. Ammunition in this battle was so low that most guns were withdrawn from the line and some of the guns with ammo left were limited to one shot every half of an hour. ...

Arms Race A major contributing factor to the tensions between the great powers that led to the outbreak of the First World War was the intense competition between them in building armaments. There are mainly 2 races; the naval race and the development of mass armies. In 1889, the British gover...

Different people think differently of Australia and its soldiers in the First World War. They have been depicted differently by many sources. It is obvious that there is a general opinion that the Australian soldiers at Gallipoli were eager, determined and very brave. But some have described them in...

The Sinking of the Lusitania In the early part of the twentieth century, the only way to traverse the Atlantic was by ocean liner. It was a time of fierce competition between rival lines–with passengers expecting not only a speedy crossing, but luxurious accommodations as well. In 1903 Lor...

The atrocious deeds taken against Germany in the first World War can only be described as unacceptable. It is clear to me that from the beginning of the war the United States undeniably favored Great Britain and France over Germany. The German's were much more considerate than the British and ...

After losing the Battle of Britain in 1940, Germany tried to defeat Britain by sinking its merchant shipping and starving the people. This was mainly the task of the Navy's U-boats (Submarines) and their commander, Admiral Dönitz. In 1936 Germany had signed an agreement that Merchant Navy perso...

Conflicts occur everywhere in the world. The war in Iraq is one example of conflict between the people of Iraq and Americans. Many innocent lives are lost. World War One is a very big conflict between the countries of Europe. There are many battles of World War One. A very important battle is the Ba...

20th Century Overview Profound changes occurred in Great Britain in the beginning of the 20th century. Great Britain was in perfect position to become a world power; however, the rise in literacy, the growing power and influence of the Labour Party, and widespread interest in socialist ideology a...

Zimmermann Note Before the United States had entered World War I, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and the Alliance System were factors of the First World War. France, Great Britain, and Russia were known as the Triple Entente, Allies. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were...

Was The Treaty Of Versailles Just? In 1919, the French, British and the USA did not like Germany for starting the war and wanted to have all the countries signing a treaty to negotiate peace. Geddes said "we will get everything you can squeeze out of a lemon, and a bit more" he said...

The Battle of the Somme lasted from July 1916 to November 1916. It was easily one of the worst battles ever fought. This battle took place at the Somme River,which runs through Europe. The opposing armies fought in a line of trenches over 960 Kilometers long. The trenches stretched from the Belgian ...

Canada's roll in World War one Ypres 1915- The Ypres what the first battle Canada had ever fought in it was in the first week in April this was also the first time that poison gas was used .The Germans would release thousands of tons of chlorine gas in to the east wind and it would drift in...

The motivations behind imperialism imposed by the growing superpowers include strategic and cultural imperialism, nationalism, economic considerations, and the idea of "survival of the fittest". Strategic imperialism is the concern of a nation for the control of key waterways, ports, an...

Germany was treated harshly to prevent it from ever being a threat to the Big Four. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles was put forth by the Big Four mainly to exert revenge and to safeguard their territorial interests, for fear that Germany will become a determined aggressor once again to s...

In the early days of the First World War, the United States was desperate to stay out of the European war and institute a neutrality policy. However, the two sides fought for U.S. support, often even at a danger to the U.S. The passive stand that America took in involvement in World War I only ...

All quiet on the Western Front Whenever one reads or hears about World War I or World War II, you hear about the struggles of the British, Americans. And they always speak of the evil and menacing German army. However, All Quiet on the Western Front gives the reader some insight and a look at a ...

At the beginning of W.W.I and W.W.II, The United States tried to remain neutral, however they were unsuccessful both times. During the period of 1912-1917, and the period of 1939-1941. The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality policy but this did not stop the U.S. from ever entering the war or favoring a...

During the 1930's Italy and Germany followed a policy of aggressive territorial expansion; they invaded weak lands that could be taken over easily. The dictatorships (led by Hitler in Germany, and Mussolini in Italy) knew exactly what their goals were, to form the empire they didn't achie...

Socialism The terms socialism and communism were once meshabley used together. However, today the term communism indicates theories and movements that advocate the abolition of capitalism and all individual profit, by means of vicious revolution if necessary. Such a view was held b...