Contrastingly, James Joll suggests that Germany’s defensive offensive war rooted from a fear of encirclement from the countries that it borders, and so presents the opinion most opposing to that of the question. L.F.C Turner’s opinion arises somewhere between the two other historians’ arguments, and states that Germany was aggressive during Europe’s last month of peace before war, but there were other factors that should be considered equally. On the one hand, it was German aggression that was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. One example of suggested German aggression can be seen in their long term foreign policy, ‘weltpolitik’ (world politics), which had been implemented in 1897. The aim of this foreign policy was to spread German influence throughout the world, the meaning of which is interpreted differently by different people.
America first started to cut off Japans power in the pacific sphere and then moved on to directly aiding the democracies in Europe. In the end, due to their frequent involvement in world conflicts, the United States of America cannot be considered neutral between 1939 and 1941. This essay shows the concept of Toynbee as the United States was faced with a challenge and had to response. They were faced with the challenge of remaining neutral but still keeping the democracies alive. And their response?
Meanwhile, other Historians, such as Steven Ozment in, sources one, believe the First World War started from various other reasons such as alliances, arms race and all countries just slithered into war. In this essay I will analyse the sources and make a judgement on whether World War I was a result of planned German aggression or due to many other reasons. Firstly, source one completely agrees with the source, that the war did not arise primarily as a result of planned German aggression. “A deliberate German programme to occupy Central Europe came after, not before”. This disagrees with the argument that Fischer states.
The first group of documents shows the intellectual thought behind the creation of the revolutionary calendar and the reasons for its adoption. A report of grievances in 1789, shows how the though of the calendar came to be. The document asks for the number of religious holidays to be reduced and uses disadvantages of idleness as an excuse (Document 1). Gilbert Romme, head of the calendar reform committee, speaks of the cons of the Church calendar. In his speech before the National Convention, he claims the Church calendar to debase nations and persuades people that a new calendar is a must for every Frenchman.
These views were formed in retaliation the the Enlightenment Era and defined the characteristics of Romanticism. Romantic artists and writers sought to portray nature differently than the reason-thinkers of the Enlightenment. Romantics were drawn to the mysterious and rebelliousness of nature. In John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows (Document B) he portrays the appeal of Romantic art. He depicts a medieval church and the power of nature and allows them to work together; to coincide.
Essay Topic #1 Identify define or describe, and finally compare and contrast two of the Expressionists groups of the early 20th century. Refer to specific artists and works to illustrate your points. “Expressionism is a tendency of an artist to distort reality for an emotional effect; its subjective art form.” (1) Expressionism was seen in many different kinds of forms which included literature, theater art, paintings, music and architecture. Expressionism developed in the late 19th centuries and in the early 20th centuries and they were academic standards which were overcome in Europe since the Renaissance which were between 1300 and 1600. (2) An artist tries to see the most compelling form in the piece of art.
As World War II began, however, Franklin Roosevelt and Congress revised the acts to allow arms trading with the Allies. Lend-Lease Act Germany quickly occupied most of Europe and threatened to invade Great Britain. As German bombers ravaged British cities, the United States decided to help Britain by passing the Lend-Lease Act. This law allowed the United States to lend arms to Britain and, later, to the Soviet Union. Attack on Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
HOA Summer Assignment The Long Fuse by Laurence Lafore Outline Truth and the Historian Major Ideas Lafore begins the essay by writing about the influence World War I had on the world. Once called The Great War but now has turned into just another war in the history books. Events after 1945 have shed new light on the events leading up to 1914. The introduction briefly describes the causes of the war and the events leading up to them. While some historians look for one cause to the war, Lafore believes that each conflict is equally responsible for the war.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Report to Congress, Jan. 2, 1941 World War I (1914-1919), undoubtedly, was an event that framed universal history. Therefore is important to note that even though the conflict began in Europe, finally great nations as Japan and the United States were involved. This was one of the major wars in which participation in the affairs of others is cover under the supposed protection of democracy or the free towns. Such events are events that
Israel Aprieto Ms.Henry Period 2 English 11 2/9/12 Modernism: The American Dream Lost Modernism is defined as a movement with “bold new experimental styles and forms that swept the arts during the first third of the twentieth century” (Haffner 1128). As the period of Modernism commenced, writers wanted to move away from Realist and Romanticist literature. They wrote about loss of faith in the American Dream and sense of disillusionment. Margaret Walker, for example, depicts her poem “Let America Be America Again” with elements of Modernism like sense of disillusionment. Her poem shows individuals who hope for a good dream of a better future but not being fulfilled yet.