Political
Newspaper from WW1 declaring that the war had begun
Public morale became one of the main concerns for the government. They wanted all the citizens to know what was going so that they would be aware of the situation. This also helped in the rise of nationalist feelings throughout the citizens. 1. “Heavily industrialized Germany, Britain, and France deployed huge armies in efforts that required unprecedented state involvement in the affairs of the people. As the war effort became increasingly more intense, the state found itself engaged not only in fielding armies, which was a significant enough effort, but also in monitoring and directing the consciousness of its people. Public morale and public opinion became the subjects of government policy” (Quenoy 172). Another short term cause of the war was that no nation wanted to take the blame of starting the war. At first, France was very hesitant to declare war on Germany, who at this time had declared war on Russia. Before France had the chance to do anything, Germany began to take their war plan into practice and invaded France. Now, France had to support its country and the war began between Germany and France. The war was also urged by the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary by the Serbians, which was one of the major causes of the war.
1.A French soldier holding gun on his hand, and calling on the other comrades to assist him in the war.
social and economic
A scene from Franco-Prussain War
The French had very strong negative feelings after the Franco-Prussian war. Their land Alsace-Lorraine) waas taken, and a lot of money as well. The French economy was way below what the rest of the European countries were gaining. Even after all this though, they were able to carry themselves back up the ladder, and reached a level even higher than som European countries before the first world war. This gave the country an advantage. But still, France had not gained back its lost land and there nationalist feelings rushed through the society. France was looking forward to getting back Alsace-Lorraine and the people were very dissapointed that they did not have this precious peice of land. 2. “If war depended on men and money, the French would lose. However, they relied on spirit; France could fill its men with morale and claim victory. Logically, the only way to keep the men psychologically motivated was to stay on the offensive—the cult of the offensive had won over the French” (Quenoy, 71).
2. A soldier fights for Alsace-Lorraine, and two women from that region are thanking him
military
3. Shows the large amount of troops the french military had during the war.
Each of the powers decided to that is was significant to increase their military strength. 3. “To ensure immediate Russian pressure on Germany’s eastern front in case of war, France went so far as to invest in Russian railway construction. Paris also entreated London to coordinate its naval arrangements with Russia, which it began doing in early 1914" (Quenoy 194). 4. “Ultimately the capacity of the different belligerent powers to sustain the war depended on politics as well as on the military situation. Nations with well-established
identities, a flourishing civil society independent of the state, and regimes that enjoyed broad legitimacy were best able to cope. This was notably the case with the western democracies (Britain, France, and ultimately the United States), which also enjoyed more favorable material conditions and simple, minimum war aims" 5. “France’s 1918 budget was thirty-six times its prewar size" (Quenoy 173).
identities, a flourishing civil society independent of the state, and regimes that enjoyed broad legitimacy were best able to cope. This was notably the case with the western democracies (Britain, France, and ultimately the United States), which also enjoyed more favorable material conditions and simple, minimum war aims" 5. “France’s 1918 budget was thirty-six times its prewar size" (Quenoy 173).
Works Cited
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*Rogers, Keely, and Jo Thomas. History: Causes, Practices and Effects Of: Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars for the IB Diploma. Oxford: Pearson Education, 2010. 7+. Print.
Pictures
Flas who fought for WW1: http://www.babamim.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Freedom.272184919_std.jpg
Newpaper from WW1: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZJhSvE4Isg/S6-jnhBym0I/AAAAAAAAAO8/CM6zS3tIIMk/s1600/Arms%252BRaces%252Band%252BAlliances%252Bin%252Bworld%252Bwar%252Bone.jpg
Scene from Franco-Prussian War: http://www.amitm.com/thecon/francoprussianwar.jpg
3 propganda posters from France: http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/french-ww1-propaganda-posters?page=1
Newpaper from WW1: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZJhSvE4Isg/S6-jnhBym0I/AAAAAAAAAO8/CM6zS3tIIMk/s1600/Arms%252BRaces%252Band%252BAlliances%252Bin%252Bworld%252Bwar%252Bone.jpg
Scene from Franco-Prussian War: http://www.amitm.com/thecon/francoprussianwar.jpg
3 propganda posters from France: http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/french-ww1-propaganda-posters?page=1