Essays on Militarism

Nowadays, it is extremely hard to imagine the world where there is no war, no blood and no struggle for power and influence. We get upset when we turn on the TV. However, it is important to remember that people were at war with each other from the very beginning of civilizations. People were militant because they wanted to conquer new lands and prove their strength to their neighbors. Many wars, including the legendary Trojan War, were fought for women. The entire nations were brought up prepared to go to war with other empires, including Spartans, Persians and Romans, ...

Answers to the questions

1.Analyze how nationalism and militarism contributed to the outbreak of World War I. Use historical examples to support your answer. Of the various causes of World War I, which do you think was the most important and why? 1. It is a well-known fact that World War I was a result of certain decisions taken by the leading figures of five different countries, namely Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain, France and Germany. The character, structure and sequence of the principal events depended on these great powers and their powerful regimes. When looking at their primary concerns, motivation and agendas, one should ...

America and the Great War

Nationalism, imperialism and militarism are considered to be the three major causes to have set the stage for the Great War or the World War I (WWI). Nationalism is a strong association, devotion and loyalty to one’s country. It was not specific to a single country as nationalism was prevalent throughout Europe (Hamilton & Herwig, 2003). During the course of the nineteenth century nationalism became stronger. During this period basic literacy had increased which contributed to nationalism. Imperialism is the second major cause of the WWI. Imperialism refers to a country expanding its power and influence using military or ...

Describe what led to the First World War.

As we know, mankind entered the 20th century on a wave of the unprecedented acceleration of socio-economic and, in particular, military and technological progress with accumulated over the previous century, acute and intractable geopolitical contradictions between the leading world powers. All of this led to revolutionary upheavals, and to the First World War, fundamentally changed the dynamics and nature of conflicts resolving between the great countries. The struggle for the redistribution and leadership in the world had never covered several continents at the same time, did not affect the interests of the majority of countries in the world, World ...

Ideology in Allen Ginsberg’s “America” and “Sunflower Sutra”

Ideology is a very important topic as it relates to literature. Literature is one of the primary methods in which people that perhaps are not within the mainstream of culture, politics and society employ to question hegemonic power structures. Dominant power structures are often posed primarily as the synthesis of modernity, objective reality, logocentrism, patriarchy, white supremacy and capitalism, which are often cited in shorthand as “imperialism.” The United States, after the Second World War the period in which Allen Ginsberg and the other beat generation writers were most active was arguably the point in world history in which ...

The Great War was the bloodiest war in world history up to that point. Many historians claim that the buildup to the war was caused my militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism (MAIN). This might be the composite indicator, but special importance should be placed on the Dual-Alliance between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire. The two came together for a myriad of reasons, most importantly a shared fear of Russian aggression, and remained together for over thirty years. Thus, an entire generation grew up recognizing that the two Germanic empires were closely allied, and the knowledge pervaded the culture of ...

Europe's Last Summer by David Fromkin considers the origins of World War from the perspective of the alliances Germany had formed prior to the war and how those alliances affected its entry into the war. It also examines how relatively small events (such as the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand) can spiral out of control and lead to a world war. In particular, Fromkin looks in detail at the European crisis that occurred in mid-1914 and pieces together his argument that it was Germany’s alliances and how poorly it handled its diplomatic relations which resulted in the terrible calamity ...

Scholars agree that films are useful tools that can be used to unveil the realities of varied societies. This is evidenced by John Singleton in the film Boys N the Hood where he offers an important account of real experiences of the black community, and, particular, black males who reside in the poverty-ravaged South Los Angeles neighborhood. The core of this film is an interaction and relationship between three black males and through them, the audience can view with clarity the reality of racism, indifference, increasing disintegration of the black community and rampant violence. This film, when examined on ...

War and militarism have existed for centuries now as means of protection against external invasion or attack or to settle international scores and aggressions. However, war should always be used as a last resort as a means of solving differences among countries. Using the conflict and order theories, the role of ordinary citizens and governments in reducing militarism and wars can be analyzed. Based on the order and governments can work together to reduce the impacts and incidences of war by creating a society with minimal or no inequalities that are likely to create chaos and civil strife that ...

The WW1 erupted in the year 1914 and continued for about four years. The main participating countries were from Europe, N. America, Middle East, as well as other nations. The war was fought between two alliances, that is, the Central Powers versus the Allies. The Central Powers majorly comprised Germany, Turkey, as well as Austria-Hungary while the Allies was made up of France, Russia, Japan, Great Britain, Italy, as well as the U.S, which joined later in 1917 towards the end of the war. The WW1 was unique in its nature, marked with mass human killings, property destruction, as ...

Introduction

The First World War (1914-18) was triggered by the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which invoked several alliances between different countries in order. But, other events that preceded the assassination worked as a build-up towards the First World War that engulfed the whole world. The increasing nationalism, militarism and imperialism, also played a major role as states and people within started to identify themselves one nation. Also, the presence of the alliance system and the rise of Pan-Slavism started to light the fire. Combined together, these factors brought the world to the brink of a war, which ...

Introduction

Regarded as the icon of German militarism, Paul von Hindenburg was one of the most popular field marshals, politicians and the second president of Germany. Hindenburg, a man of discipline and fortitude, served gloriously in the Prussian army retiring from the military in 1911. However, during the World War I, he was called back in service to serve the nation and he, with the help of his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, fought the Russian army victoriously bringing glorious victories in the eastern front of Germany.

Because of his immense popularity as a war hero, he was nominated to run for the German ...

Social Problems of the Modern World: A Reader War and Global Crime

Though war and militarism have a correlation, it is worth noting that there is a difference between the two and a significant one at that. War is a conflict between large-scale groups or states and involves physical force and the organized use of weapons. Furthermore, war(s) can be said to be a series of campaigns between two opposing sides which are brought about by disputes over various subjects (religion, territory, resources and ideology). On the other hand, militarism is desire or belief of a government or a particular group of people that the country should maintain strong military capability and use it if necessary to promote ...

‘Warfare state’ or ‘welfare state’: which better describes the British State in the 20th century?

Great Britain has been a witness to many conflicts that had led to a shift in international and regional politics, triggering the onset of policies and programs directed to either war or welfare. As a veteran of the Great Wars and one of the world’s influential hegemons, Britain had succumbed to both victory and immense loss especially in economic and social development. With the trauma caused by the Great Wars to the nation, the British government alongside the monarchy had revised its programs to revive the once dominant British state towards the 20th century. However, experts have argued as to what ...

History

America in the Great War The start of World War I (WWI) is most often marked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Black Hand anarchist. The Archduke was to have been the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, the circumstances that led to the war began many years before, due to forces of nationalism, imperialism, and militarism within the countries that would become involved. Schuman (1953, p.283) explains how throughout history nationalism grew from conflicts and wars against “alien groups.” Alien groups are groups of people ‘different’ from the majority population. The key to ...

Orwell’s essay ‘England Your England’ written in 1941 is typical of the confusion that is felt by individuals and the whole of the country in uncertain political times. George Orwell attempts to set some kind of direction for the country amongst all the confusion of war. England was being bombed by the Germans in WWII at the time. This paper will argue that the central thesis of the essay was that English patriotism and loyalty exists in different forms depending on class in normal circumstances. As a collective idea, it is far more complex and is undergoing transition. For ...

Maya Angelou died at the age of 86 on May 28, this year. She left the world with her powerful words that can liberate a person’s mind and soul; words that can agitate people from different race around the globe to act for social change. One of her famous quotations is “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated”. She was the first African-American woman to speak of equality, change, and of freedom through her writings like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I Shall Not Be Moved and many other books, poems, essays and ...

The 1960s and 1970s have featured turbulent times in Southeast Asia, a region that gained prominence only during said periods due to various waves of independence former colonial strongholds of Western powers in the area have experienced. Prior to said periods especially during the Second World War, Southeast Asia as a designated region practically did not exist, mainly because of the divisive influence of Western powers in controlling their colonies therein. The whole of Indochina (present-day Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) belonged under French control; Burma, Malaysia and Singapore were under English rule; Indonesia thrived under Dutch command; the Philippines stood as a ...

Philosophy of non-violent coercion

The term ‘non-violent coercion’ is used to denote the attempts to destroy or limit the freedom of choice which are not directed to use threats and physical force towards people or their property. Two types of non-violent coercion, direct and indirect, are singed out. It can be claimed that a boycott broken out in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 initiated the movement of non-violent coercion worked out by Martin Luther King Jr. A twenty seven-year-old man who had just taken the gown and was working on his philosophy inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s writings and the New Testament became the ...

Question 1

Otto Von Bismarck was a renowned German nationalist who rose through the ranks to become the Prime Minister of Prussia and later went to become the first Chancellor of the unified German Empire in 1871. He came into power when modern day Germany was split up into different regions. Using the powerful Prussian army, Bismarck initiated fierce and decisive wars with Austria, France and Denmark to unite the 39 sovereign German states and regions under Prussian leadership.

Question 2

The National Liberal Party – This was the most renowned party and was mainly made up of national liberals who supported Bismarck and his ...

Why did you find this topic interesting?

I found the topic “World War 1” interesting because of the dissimilar facts that it entails. Initially, the war occurred from 1914 to 1918, it caused the social, political, and cultural order of the contemporary period to change. This led to the disappearance of old countries and emergency of new ones together with invention of international organizations such as League of Nations. Through the topic, it came to my realization that Germany was the initial country to use flamethrowers to fire flame jets from a long distance. As well, more than 65 million people participated in the war leaving over ...

Andrew Becevic a professor in university of Boston has been in the front line criticizing American engagement in war against Middle East. He believed that American has no solid reason to attack the Middle East countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. He also terms the move by the government and people of American as a move aimed to raise the American ego. He believes that the American ego has led to American being obsessed by militarism. He argues that American should be careful on this new trend of militarism American is approaching. Also, engagement in war will bring negative effect in ...

The Germans founded the Weimar Republic towards the close of World War I; the Social Democratic Party played the leading role in the creation. The period between 1918 and 1923 in the history of Weimar Republic, was a phase of economical and political and instability (Merriman & Winter, pp. 553-556). Similarly it is during this period that Adolf Hitler operated, as Lehman and Phelps, describes “Adolf Hitler ruled Germany as a dictator from 1933 to 1945. Hitler's National Socialist (Nazi) German Workers' party was based on the idea of German racial supremacy and a virulent anti-Semitism” (pp. 263-264). This paper will analyze the ...

During the existence of the Napoleon's French Empire there emerged a couple of revolutionary war against the regime. These wars were perpetuated by organized coalitions that had the common ain of disbanding this French Empire. One of the reasons as to why these series of opposition wars became significant is because European nations at the time had began to develop their weapons using modern technology therefore resulting in massive and large scale destruction of the affected areas. After a long struggle between the Napoleon Empire and the opposing coalitions, there was growth of a nationalistic feeling between nations as they felt the ...

Terrorism has become a bone of contention in many country over the recent years. Different governments have channelled a reasonable amount of their fiscal budgets to combat any incidences of Terrorism within their territories. Over the years scholars and law makers have come to define terrorism as any action that is persuaded by an individual with the aim of causing damage or hurting another country. Clearly, terrorism is a breach to peace, commerce and most of all human lives. This is the reason as to why governments have heightened both their domestic and international security so as to protect their populations, resources, ...

The First World War, sometimes referred to as the Great War, was based on Europe and it involved the entire world super powers that formed two dominant alliances which included the allies; United Kingdom, Russia and France and the central power which comprised of Germany, Hungary Belgium and Turkey. There were many contributing factors that arguably caused this far reaching war. Factors like assassinations, nationalism, entangled alliances and militarism as well other factors can be highlighted to have triggered the war (Hamilton and Herwig 16).

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand together with his wife which was affirmed to have ...