Affective or Not, Here Comes Germany The allies won World War One, but the leadership was not effective. In my essay I will be talking about three major battles. First I will be talking about the battle of Somme, led by the poor leadership of Sir Douglas Haig. Second I will be talking about Passchendaele, also led by Haig and “the bloody learning curve”. In my third paragraph I will talk about Vimy Ridge, lead by the great General Arthur Currie and his success with Canada.
The English-Canadians sought after full conscription like Britain and the United States, while the French-Canadians still did not want any form of conscription. The countries unity was slowly crumbling but still Mackenzie King did not institute conscription. He felt there had to be other ways to solve the emerging problems then conscription. (Cruxton and Wilson, 263). In 1917, Borden felt the lack of troops was so awful that there was no choice but conscription.
I believe that the Norman’s trick was the main reason for their victory. In advance of the Battle of Hastings, Harold had been in another battle with the Norwegians (King Harald Hardrada and his army) and had therefore lost lots of soldiers in that battle. Having heard of the invasion of the Normans in the south very shortly afterwards, Harold rushed down south, collecting random peasants in an attempt to complete his army to its former quantity as he journeyed down the country. Because of his loss of soldiers, only 2000 out of the 7000 soldiers in his army were actually well trained, whereas William had 7000 soldiers who were all well trained. In addition, the Norman army consisted of a whole range of different occupations such as foot-soldiers, archers and cavalry wearing chain-mail armour – another thing Harold was without.
The British could stay there because the United States didn't have an army because the government didn't have any money. Even though these outpost were in direct violation with the treaty of Paris the British kind of said what are you going to do about it and then just stayed. Because of the economic instability states began to go through a period of mass inflation and debt. Because of this the debt of individuals increased causing events like Shay's rebellion. In which a group of farmers led a armed assault on the national government and because there was no army so a local militia had to stop this rebellion.
Poison gas was also used at Ypres for the first time. The Germans had used chlorine gas for the first time in this war and it had badly affected Canadians because they were unaware of this new weapon. Canada has won recognition for showing courage and a reputation during the war. “For holding the line amid the gas attacks of the first critical four days of the battle, the Canadians were praised for their courage and tenacity, a reputation that would only grow as the war continued.” (Second Battle of Ypres- The Canadian Encyclopedia). Within very little time, the Canadians had lost a lot of men but through this battle they had gained a reputation as a “formidable fighting force” (Veterans Affair of Canada).
Firstly, the British leant from their mistakes from the beginning of the war and started placing commanders into the front line so that they could easily and quickly give out new commands. Also, German’s numbers were significantly diminished and even though the British lost a lot, the German’s also lost many men and materials. Even though we ended the war with many casualties, the German’s numbers were down to 650, 000 by the end. It is difficult to declare the Battle of the Somme a victory for either side. Many argue that the battle was a disaster, saying that the Battle of the Somme delivered so many deaths for the British.
Canada More Than A Country, A Family While many young men were losing their lives in the brutal bloodbath of world war , The Canadian home front geared up to support the war effort by supplying food, weapons and any other equipment resulting in the ultimate victory in 1945. During world war two, life back at home was very difficult and much different from what it was like before the war. Women were taking on the roles of men in local factories and any other work places. Propaganda was used everywhere trying to persuade men to join the war. Canadians were working together to provide sustainable food for the soldiers.
Lastly due to his strong and rough ruling tactics when in control of the empire, he was exiled. In Napoleons eyes, his empire was always incomplete and his constant goal was to take over more land at all costs. This goal lead to one of his costly mistakes of the Continental System. The Continental System was Napoleons attempt to blockade Britain and stop all communication between them and other countries. In turn this would destroy Britain commercially and their industrial economy allowing Napoleon to take over Britain however did not work and left Napoleon worse off then he was before.
It was clear that the Tsar was not fit to run the country and no longer had the support of the public. On the 28th of February 1917 Nicoloas II train to Petrograd was stopped and representatives of the old duma and a group of generals from stavka boarded and told the Tsar that it would be futile and dangerous for him to return, it was then that they advised him to abdicate. On the former day Nicolas II abdication was publically announced. In conclusion, World war one was a major factor in the fall of the Romanovs, the war caused many problems for the people of Russia including Inflation, food supplies, transport and the army. These issues were meant to have been dealt by the Tsar but he failed to meet his people’s needs, resulting in people disliking him and him being convinced to abdicate.
Similarly Source K exhibits the hatred Ulster Unionists felt towards Home Rule as they ‘would resort to force’ to ensure their prosperity was not compromised by a terrorists wishes to become independent. The media displayed negative views to Parnell also, Source R indicates how publications like The Times linked Parnell to Fenianism, ‘series of articles on ‘Parnelism and Crime’. Being associated with Parnell made Gladstone’s struggle for Home Rule harder, perhaps the reasons the 1886 Bill failed both houses but the 1893 Bill made it through Common’s as Parnell’s involvement in Home Rule had dramatically decreased in the years beforehand. The split in the Liberal party meant internally the party had opposition indicating that while divided amongst themselves there was no chance to defeat the conservative dominated House of Lords. Overall numerous factors contributed to the downfall of both Bills but the main reason inevitably was the immediate rejection to the Bill by the Conservatives as it opposed what they believed so neither Parnell or Gladstone could