Causes Of World War 1
World War I has been a mystery until today and no historian could actually tell how and when it began. The reasons for the war were also very unclear. The World War I started building much before 1914. It was not the struggle for power that caused the war like World War II. There are several possible explanations.
During the early 1900s there were several alliances and even secret alliances formed between countries. Europe was literally split into two parts with two sets of countries against each other. Some countries did not necessarily agree with their allies’ policies but were forced to cooperate. This trend was noticed soon after the Franco Prussian War.More...
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Major First World War Battlefields
Several battles were fought during the course of the First World War. All these battles caused severe casualties with thousands and thousands of soldiers losing their lives just to gain a few hundred feet of territory. It is estimated that around 20 million people lost their lives during the war. The First World War started in the year 1914 and continued until the year 1918. The war fought in Asia, Africa and Europe, and saw the emergence of new firepower, which changed the way the war was fought. More...
Important People In World War One
World War One involved nearly all the nations in Europe and several other nations across the world, like Japan, the US, Canada and Brazil. Hence, with so many nations fighting one another, it is but natural that many important people, who had an impact on the outcome of the war, would be involved. More...
World War I And Propaganda
Just like any other war, even World War I was plagued by propaganda with each side trying to show that the enemy was bad. However, due to propaganda, the people did not find out the truth and the government made sure that the people only found out things about the war that they wanted them to find out. However, the level of propaganda used during World War I was unimaginable. More...
Why Did The United States Enter World War I ?
When World War I started in the year 1914, the United States stayed neutral. The US followed an isolationist foreign policy as the government was worried that order countries would end up interfering in US policies. However, the US still ended up entering World War I and there were several reasons behind it. More...
Turning Points Of World War I
Due to the trench warfare strategy adopted by the Central Powers and the Allied forces, a lot of time the battles were at stalemate with neither side gaining or winning. Also, most of the battles were war of attrition where the focus was to deplete the reserves to make it impossible for the enemy soldiers to continue waging a war. Territorial gains in these wars of attrition were always secondary. However, there were some turning points in WWI which changed the course of the war. More...
African Americans In World War One
Initially, when World War One started, the US was involved in it. However, the African Americans saw the war as an opportunity to win respect in the society that was segregated and treated the African Americans as second class citizens. The African Americans, despite their treatment, were willing to serve their nation when it became clear that the US would be entering the war. Unfortunately, even then the military was turning them away. More...
Why Was The Battle Of Verdun Fought ?
General Erich von Falkenhayn, the commander in chief of Germany, believed that the most important enemy of Germany was England. He was of the opinion that once France, England's most important ally, was defeated, England would collapse and this would help the Germans in winning the war at the Western Front. So, in order to defeat the French, Falkenhayn began looking for a place where the French would be more than willing to commit all the resources. He zeroed on to Verdun. More...
Facts About The Battle Of The Somme
The Battle of the Somme that was fought primarily between the English and German troops was one of the most expensive wars in terms of casualties. Both sides lost thousands of men, and this battle was considered to be a war of attrition rather than looking to seek territorial advances. More...
History Of Trench Warfare
If you check the history of trench warfare, you will realize that initially, there were no trenches. It all started out by digging up foxholes so that troops could entrench their tools. However, soon the troops realized that by digging deeper holes, they would be able to stand in them and protect themselves. So, this led to individual soldier digging deeper foxholes. Soon, these foxholes were connected to one another by means of crawl trenches. And, this led to the construction of more permanent trenches. More...
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