Primary Sources
"British World War I Propaganda Poster Seeking to Recruit Women to the War Effort, C. 1915. The First..." New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed. Maryanne Cline Horowitz. Vol. 5. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. World History in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
This poster was put up everywhere during World War I in Great Britain. Great Britain, unlike the United States, wanted to recruit anyone that wanted to fight for their country, including women. This work was significant because this was the first time that women were being offered a place that was supposedly for men. This demonstrates values of a women during that time period. This relates to modern day times that women can join the U.S. forces. "A Surfaced German U-boat Sinking after a Combined Attack by Several Aircraft. (Reproduced By..." World War II Reference Library. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow, George Feldman, Christine Slovey, and Kelly King Howes. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2000. U.S. History In Context. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
This photo was taken during World War I and was recreated by Bigelow, Feldman, Slovy, and Howes. This photo shows the recreation of the submarines of the Germans sinking. In Germany, this was the new technology at the time. This work is significant because it shows how the Germans thought they can sneak to the U.S. without getting caught. When the U.S. heard about this, they sent a message to Germany telling them if they come on U.S. soil, they will start a war. This relates to modern day by the drones that the U.S. has. They shot up the most powerful leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden. "Rows of Posts Mark the Maginot Line." Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. World History in Context. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
This is a photograph taken in 1914 by Jay Winter at the Maginot line bordering France. This line was basically constructed so France can block outsiders from coming in, basically enemies. When constructing this line, France reaches its very low in its economy because this "line" stretched very far. This work is significant because it illustrates a view of the many posts that marked the Maginot line. This relates to many times in history such as the Great Wall of China, or the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall separated the people of Berlin by identifying as either being from Eastern Berlin, or Western Berlin. "Russian and Japanese Negotiate the Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905." Gale World History in Context. Detroit: Gale, 1905. World History in Context. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.
This photograph was taken in 1905 which was called the Russian and Japanese Negotiate the Treaty of Portsmouth. This photo shows the head of governments of both Japan and Russia negotiating with the United States for the lands of Korea and Manchuria. This photograph is significant because it not only proves that this treaty was signed, but it gave Japan the power over Korea. This relates to the Gunpowder Empires and how they fought for land and modernized their lands into countries. |
Secondary Sources
"New Weapons: Did World War I Accelerate the Technological Development of Weaponry?" History in Dispute. Ed. Dennis Showalter. Vol. 8: World War I: First Series. Detroit: St. James, 2002. 193-201. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
This article explains how World War I affected the advances in technology, especially when it came to weapons. Some technologies that emerged during World War I were air crafts, submarines, tanks, poisonous gas, and torpedoes. According to this article, during World War I, the most powerful weapon of all, was the air craft. This is a "must read" article because it goes in depth of why and how the different weapons impacted different countries. "World War I Propaganda and Civil Liberties, 1917-1918." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Student Resources in Context. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
The main points that this article went through was the propaganda between America and Germany. German U-Boats, or submarines, were headed towards the U.S. President Monroe felt his people were in danger, so he got in touch with Germany, and sent a letter of war to Congress so that the U.S. could go to war with the Germans. This is a "must read" article because it has a lot of interesting facts concerning the propaganda and issues during World War I. |