Poison gas in World War I

many factors that contributed to the entry of the United States into World War I. One of these reasons did include the press coverage of German atrocities; however, I would argue that there were other contributing factors of greater importance to the reversal of Wilson’s neutrality and the entry into World War I. As the Great War progressed, the American media used its national platform to expose the American population to the war that raged on in Europe- through the Federal government, which…

the meeting in it. The truth is I didn’t even think about it when they shouted ‘Maxi’s in Bernard was also sent to jail. During the fire, he had the role of a night guard. He left his position to try to save his friend from the burning building, since that was what he found moral. He was not thinking about the authorities, and if he was allowed to, he did it because he felt it was important. Despite trying…

growing German threat, the French held steadfast to a curriculum of methodical war within their Command and Staff college. , Remarkably, even while the US, Britain, and Germany conducted numerous simulations in the 1920s validating wireless communication, mobile artillery, and decentralized command, the French held to the rigid belief that “le fue tue” (firepower kills doctrine) would…

Military history has had it up and down throughout the years depending on who you are talk to about it. It has always be popular it with the public who are not scholar for a living, but in academic world it is not as popular as it is public. Before getting on what current state of military history need to know the historiography of the military history and how it effect how military is seen in today. The historiography of the military history has change over the years from the starter of…

duchess’s early demise, one possibility being that the Duke had poisoned her (Mandel 742). Browning clearly chose to portray the duke as a murderer without outwardly having him state the fact. In the poem itself, lines 45-46 include the Duke saying “I gave commands/ Then all the smiles stopped together,” implying that the orders the Duke gave were ones that lead to the Duchess’s untimely death. In the poem, the duke is the murderer of his duchess, but had no consequences to this action due to…

World War I was a great devastation for Europe during and after the war. It was a long war that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 where ten million soldiers died, not including all the civilians that also died. World War I begun when Germany attacked Russia and France; Germany declared war on Russia and two days later declared war on France. After that Great Britain decided to join the war and declared war on Germany. Most of Europe went into battle. Leading up to the end of…

After World War I, Germany was in horrible condition because of death of family members during the war, reparations, and unemployment. Therefore, people were absolutely desperate and would follow anyone who promised a better future, such as Hitler. Although they knew Hitler 's ideology, people’s quality…

The first document is a transcript of a speech given by United States President Woodrow Wilson at the third Plenary Session of the Paris Peace Conference, which took place on February 14th, 1919 following the end of World War I. The speech was addressed to the Chairman of the Conference, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau. During the speech, Wilson presents the draft of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which he interrupts sparingly to provide clarifying remarks. After reading the…

Feminism helps see how war affects and shapes woman’s lives. Feminism shows that not only men are affected by interstate differences but woman play a large part in it as well. Professor Cynthia Enloe provided us with two examples, Kim and Maha, of woman that were impacted by war in different ways. Professor Enloe explained that each woman was affected by war altogether since power and gender work together in the mist of war. Feminine theory helps us see situations, in this case war, differently…

have been around since the Civil War and have been evolving ever since. Ever since the development of such weapons, soldiers have been more effective in the battlefield, while also reducing collateral damage. Everyday more and more precision weapons are being made and used around the world. In today’s wars, precision weapons are a normal thing, which have made wars much cheaper and quicker. The development of precision weapons has changed the outcomes of many wars throughout history. Before the…