In World War 2 there was a lot of similarities and differences in the strategies and tactics used in each theater of War. The leaders of each theater all had some different ideas for strategies and tactics. Also taking into account how different each theater was from the others that also shows that there would be some differences about how things were planned and carried out. The enemy being fought in each theater has to be taken into consideration when planning and doing things too. Each of these had to be taken into consideration when they were planning their strategies and eventually carrying them out.
The Second War began when the Spartan King Archimedes II laid siege to the city of Plataea. The Athenians were able to hold their position until 427 B.C.E., when the city fell. During that time, a revolt by the Spartans as taking place at Mytilene, which put additional pressure on Athens. While they defended and successfully extinguished that revolt, the Athenians made additional progress into Peloponnese, by sea, as well as Italy, by land. Athens’ success eventually ended when they were defeated in an attempt to recover Amphipolis in 422 B.C.E.
Militarism, the glorification of the military, affected most of Europe at the turn of the twentieth century as demonstrated by Documents 1 and 7. Military spending in three of the major powers in Europe, Great Britain, France, and Germany, more than doubled per capita from 1870 to 1914, according to Document 1. Great Britian and Germany in particular were involved in an arms race with each other. Germany attempted to build a navy to rival Great Britian’s, whose navy was considered the best in the world at the time, and Great Britian responded by improving on their own navy. In the rest of Europe, countries were building up their stores of weapons, including rifles, bombs, and artillery, causing international
BPQ#1- In the first half of the twentieth century, the disasters that befell Europe were related to the increased competition between the European states. These divisions have been a “long-standing feature of European political life” (982). This widespread competition lead to the rival alliances, which were “the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Triple Entente of Russia, France, and Britain” (983). These alliances, in conjunction with increasing nationalism, lead to the start of the First World War. The Great Depression also had a large impact on Europe, as this economic crisis increased instability within all social classes.
Before World War I, all of Europe in 1914, was tense and like a bomb or a fire was waiting to erupt. Europe had not seen a major war in years, but due to Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, and Nationalism tensions grew high. Each country was competing to be the best by gaining more territory and growing in their military size and successful economies. World War 1 was waiting to happen and the assassination of the Archduke was the spark that lit Europe up. In All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque we see the effects of the assassination.
Militarization of European countries Strong nationalistic feelings of pride from the citizens of each European power resulted in a militaristic and economic competition. This created a race between different countries. Germany’s Grand
America's allies in Europe were facing starvation. Farmers no longer could grow crops and raise livestock because most were off to fight in the war. The war made it hard for food and other materials to be imported into America, so the US issued ration books. Ration books help people in need of food and other necessities. There were stamps, without the stamps, you weren't allowed to purchase any of the goods that you would be able to do normally.
After seeing and watching the video about Fronts, I’ve learned so much about these time period and the amount of things that went on. Overall of what I learned form this website was about the War at Sea/ The Western Front/The Eastern Front/ The Italian Front/The Middle East/Africa. What I learned was about how Germany’s emphasis’s on the war of its fleets of the ”U-boats” aka submarines that were believed to of countered a naval blockade and enjoyed many great deals of success.
World history however enlightens on the fact that the European countries first engaged
Europe was still very unstable because of the effects of World War I especially Germany. Their politics and economy were very unstable, so it was easy for a dictator to take the “throne”. Hitler and the Nazi party soonly took over. The Allied powers continually tried to get Hitler to stop expanding and conquering other lands. Hitler agreed, but continually disregarded them violating and denouncing the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I. Germany signed treaties with Japan and Italy to help them take over the world.
Nationalism was predominant during the Fin de Siecle of the 19th and 20th centuries and was a notable cause for World War I. Before 1914, most Europeans believed in the economic and military power of their nation. Nationalism gave citizens great confidence in their nation, due to their economic and military strength. Prior to the war, citizens believed that The Great War would be very brief due to the advancements made in science, technology, and weapons. At the start of
In Barbara Tuchman’s “The Guns of August”, a book which would later win the Pulitzer Prize, Tuchman argued that European leaders slipped into the Great War essentially by mistake. Every country on the continent miscalculated, underestimating the economic and military costs of a potential war, the likelihood of one breaking out, the possibility of a single event spiraling out of control, and their opponents’ willingness to fight. No country wanted a continental war, but they all got one. It became the most costly and horrifying conflict the world had yet seen, and it was essentially an
On August third, 1914, on the night that England first entered World War I, British statesman Edward Grey wrote, “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life.” Many people in Europe died during the years that followed. People fought each other in the most dreadful ways. Everyone was affected in some way. Despite World War I being the biggest war in modern history to date, what it really did that was even worse is that it set the stage for World War II.
Alliances and militarism are both very important causes of World War I, as well as lastly imperialism. On Document F it shows the population of the empires. The population of the empires determine how strong the countries can be and it gives them the opportunity to take over other countries. This factors into the war because countries clearly do not want to be taken over, so it causes more issues and leads to more fighting. If imperialism was not an issue in this war then this war may not have became as big as it did, because countries would not have been worried about being taken over, so they would not have fought as
Europe during this period of vast change began to move away from the absolute dominance seen by the Monarchies during much of the Middle Ages. The people of Europe began to rebel against the status quo that had been in place for centuries. Critical thinking and logical reasoning began to be practised by the citizens of Europe and this led to a cultural revolution, in which the early seeds of the democracies we now see were planted. Western Europe became the home of many of the world’s major superpowers and began to dominate proceedings on the world stage. Western Europe entered an era of almost unmatched economic and technological supremacy, and started the colonial era, colonising vast unconquered portions of the globe.
