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c. Impact of the US
The arrival of the US into the war was a profound boost to the Allies in terms of manpower and economic resources. It was also a great morale boost. However there is controversy as to the actual significance...
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d. Mobilization of the home fronts
The First World War was fought on a vast scale with more deadly types of weapons. It raised unprecedented challenges for the leaders of the combatant nations. These challenges were faced by the political...
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(i) Strategy and tactics on land
War on land took place in several theatres in the First World War. Although the Western Front was the most significant theatre of war, fighting also took place in other areas of Europe, in the Middle...
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(ii) Strategies and tactics at sea and in the air
From the beginning of the war, it was clear that control of the seas was a strategy crucial to both sides. Britain was reliant on the sea for transporting troops and bringing in supplies from its empire...
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b. The role of new technologies
The First World War saw the development of new technologies that transformed the nature of warfare in the 20th Century and played a role in the final outcome. Inquiry question: What determined the outcome...
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iii. Short-term political
The years 1905 to 1913 saw tensions increasing with a series of 'crises' which helped cement the division of Europe into the two alliances of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. In addition the...
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Military strategy of the Central Powers and Allied Powers
This section examines the different strategies and tactics that were used on land, at sea and in the air and their impact on the final outcome of the war....
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2. What determined the outcome of the conflict?
Despite predictions of a short war, the First World War lasted until November 1918. The length of the war was primarily caused by the nature of warfare that developed on the Western Front. This was only...
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4. The revolutions of 1917: The March Revolution
1917 saw two revolutions in Russia - very different in character and with very different results. Although there was evidence that discontent with the Tsarist regime was increasing up to 1914 with political...
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a. What caused the transition to take place?
The Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa Bakufu controlled Japan between 1603 and 1868. Society was characterised by a strict social order and isolation from the rest of the world. But during...