World Wars 1 and 2 are important because they led to the way countries acted internationally and nationally following these wars.
After WW1 the Paris peace conference led to the Treaty of Versailles, which then brought forth the existence of the League of Nations. This treaty placed the blame of the war on Germany, and they were forced to pay money, lose land, and have a smaller military. The Ottoman Empire disengaged, leaving the Allies space to breathe. That is, until WW2.
In WW2 the Allies and the Axis powers fought it out. This war was extremely widespread and there was a lot of damage to many countries. After the war, the Allies wanted to maintain international peace, so they formed the United Nations (adopted on October 24, 1945). The Allies also adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement. The powers also established their own spheres of influence. After this war, the U.N. was ready to keep peace throughout the world.
World Wars 1 and 2 have affected our world today in many ways. In WW1 the Treaty of Versailles was made, causing Germany to have less land, and only a specified amount of military personnel. Then the League of Nations and the International Court of Justice were adopted. Now there are laws that countries have to follow, along with agencies to make sure that the countries follow the rules. Also, if a country wants to start a war, they must go to the U.N. and ask for approval. There is also such thing as a war crime. The International Court of Justice tries and prosecutes criminals on the international scale (ex. Saddam Hussein). Seeing all of these laws, agencies organizations, and a court come out of WW’s 1 and 2, we can see that they really do impact our world today.
Technology: Atomic Bombs and Firebombs(ex. napalm)
Firebombs: This interests me because the US and Great Britian didnt have a strategic reason for bombing Dresden, and many people think the Allies used Dresden as more of a test for newer weapons such as napalm. I would like to go more in depth into why the allies kept the Dresden attack secret for whole and why this really aided the allies in new technology. Atomic Bombs (Fat Man and Little Boy): This is interesting because not only did the US suckerpunch Japan with one atomic bomb, but then used another one to shove it in their faces. I know a lot about Atomic Bombs but I would like to understand wh the US went to such drastic measures.
1. WW1: The most interesting thing about WW1 was that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand caused the start of WW1. Source: Wikipedia WW2: The US only joined the war after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. And Japan bombed the US because the US had been cutting off supplies to Japan, and Japan thought that it was a hostile move, so they attacked the US. Source: My Brain
2. I want to review the history of WW1 and go more in depth with the studying for WW2.
3. These wars created agencies, laws, the international court of justice, league of nations, and the UN. A lot of these are still in use to this day, and will be for the foreseeable future.
