Did the break up of the Austrian - Hungarian empire create more problems than it solved? The Balkans had always been a troublesome area as a result of repeated invasions by Turks, Greeks and Romans. It had become culturally and racially diverse. Austria-Hungary had dominated the region for many y...

Britain, as a country of wealth, has proven itself on several occasions to be strong and powerful. It has created this reputation by being a world leader and one of the world's largest industrial powers. Through morals, industrial revolution, and its Navy, Britain has been able to create a sp...

What makes a major cause of a war is its significance, and its impact on all of the countries involved. According to these criteria there are four main causes of the First World War; Imperialism is "a policy of acquiring dependent territories" . The Arms Race, and Militarism involved compe...

Nationalism, a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country is how Prentice Halls World History textbook defines the world. Through the coarse of history, however, this pride has only led to anger and violence. Nationalism has led to pure hatred and violence in Ireland, Poland, and ...

It was Otto Von Bismarck's dream of a German empire that really got the ball rolling towards world war I. In 1862, Bismarck was chosen foreign minister of Prussia and from there he defeated the Austrians and the French where he gained much territory (states) which clearly caused much tension throug...

During the twentieth century, conclusions of wars created the conditions for subsequent wars. Whether it was the conquered or the conqueror, few ever remain content past an initial truce. Two examples of this can be found in the events that lead up to WWII and the constant conflict in the Middle Eas...

Choose one of the war poems an write an essay saying how effectively the poet has written about war. Comment on language and tone Wilfred Owen was a great anti-war poet. Having served in world war 1, his poems illustrate the horrors of war, putting down the poets of the time who painted a pictu...

The restless state in Europe after World War I can be attributed to the poorly established peace treaties. The peace treaties of 1919 through the 1920's developed common ideas in order to prevent a future war and settle disputes. Agreements to disarm amongst nations provided a sense of security...

As technology advances, so do the implications of what we do with it and how we use it. The initial motive of aerial warfare was tactical bombing; however, through advancement, it has transitioned into incorporating innocent civilians as targets as well. Scientists went from breeding animals and pla...

Weapons were very important in WWI, more so than most wars. This was the first large industrialized ground war. In WWI, weapons were usually built to make other weapons useless. The invention of the Machine gun created trench warfare, which allowed soldiers to avoid machine gun fire. The tank wa...

The First World War was a devastating war that effected many places and also very many lives. Because of the effects of the war people were determined to search for the country that was to blame for all the disaster created. The outbreak was contingent on a determining number of factors. These ...

There were several different forms of nationalism that existed in Europe at the turn of the 20th century. The most obvious of these being to have extreme pride in ones country, another being to oppress others considered inferior. Pride in ones country was a major form of nationalism throughout E...

June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Francis Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria Hungary was assassinated by a serbian terrorist group. This was seemingly the cause of World War I, but it was really just the spark that started the war in a Europe already inflamed by the true causes of the great war. Im...

On April 6, 1917, the American gesture to enter WWI left the government with domestic concerns. With no regulations on what was fed to the public through the often sensationalized news, it created an absence of public unity. With the public split on their feelings of the war, Woodrow Wilson made a...

In the years following World War Two, Canada displayed its newfound role as one of the leading nations of the world. The conclusion of the Second World War created a time of remarkable economic prosperity throughout the country. Canada's economy boomed as it shifted from being primarily resourc...

On April 6, 1917, the American gesture to enter WWI left the government with domestic concerns. With no regulations on what was fed to the public through the often sensationalized news, it created an absence of public unity. With the public split on their feelings of the war, Woodrow Wilson made a...

A region's history is affected by the amount of nationalism. It has especially affected history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Nationalism has both unified and divided India, Germany and Israel/Palestine. In Germany ideas of the Hitler Youth and holocaust both unified and divided the n...

In 1912 the term Balkanization was coined and describes the region formerly known as the Balkans. It can be defined as a region broken up into smaller and usually hostile units. The region known as the Balkans is where the Slavs meet the Germans, Greeks, and other different ethnic and religious g...

The question of whether or not Germany was to blame for the instigation or World War One has been a key question which many historians like, Ficher, and many others have tried to rationally answer but there is a level of controversy involved. The common belief is that the assassination of Archduke F...

During Woodrow Wilson's two terms in office he showed to be a great democratic leader in many areas. He managed to accomplish a lot. Wilson always looked for changes and improvements. As president he was never afraid to show a bit of a radical side when it came to making changes. He was constantly...

The Cause of the Great War The Great War spanned just five years yet inflicted severe damage to most of Europe. This war, which resulted in millions of lives lost and dollars spent, was the outcome of two factors. The first, and perhaps the direct cause, was the assassination of the Archduke F...

Germany's defeat in World War One created political, economic and social instability in the Weimar Republic and led to the rise of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) or Nazi party. The First World War placed increasingly heavy strains and sacrifices on the German peop...

The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations were major contributing factors into the rise of totalitarian dictatorships, especially in Europe, following the First World War. The symptoms of the treaty led to hostilities in most of Europe, and the lack of power propagated throughout Europe by...

If Russian historical personalities are discussed, one that would surely stand out is Grigori Efimovich Rasputin or plainly just as Rasputin. In birth, life and even death, Rasputin epitomized mystery and intrigued. Although there are some recorded historical evidences of his life, still there are q...

The Great American Novel by Phillip Roth is about the great American game of baseball and its players, both good and bad-but mostly bad. In fact, the title of Roth's novel is bitterly ironic, given that the subject of the novel is the worst team of the Patriot League, the bottom-tier league of...