Haha, actually, one of the most interesting aspects of World War I that I remembered was how Franz Ferdinand died. The people who killed him were a bunch of newbies and amateurs. I find it interesting how they still managed to kill him even with all their slip-ups and mistakes. I also find it interesting how The Netherlands managed to stay neutral during World War I. They were in a great deal of action and they still remained neutral. It was unfortunate that they chose to participate in World War II.
This is just a personal observation, but I find it interesting and almost sad at how people were mostly used as test subjects. For example, when war planes were sent out to shoot targets, sometimes the mechanisms would be hard to navigate and make the success rate of a hit go down. In a way, human beings tested the effectiveness of a prototype plane in battle. They talked about aerial battle like it was common to find mistakes back then, mistakes that costed people their lives. One of the quotes I found describing the whole aerial battles was, "You were either an ace or a target. "
2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
I hope to learn the reasoning behind wars. I mean, killing mass amounts of people is a pretty drastic measure. Killing one person seems like a last resort, but it sounds like people these days are mostly worried about how to kill people as a last resort. Shooting them seems first nature and now bombing seems to be question. I find it difficult to grasp the thought that people have to use that much force for what they want.
3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? Hint: Think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.
2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
I hope to learn the reasoning behind wars. I mean, killing mass amounts of people is a pretty drastic measure. Killing one person seems like a last resort, but it sounds like people these days are mostly worried about how to kill people as a last resort. Shooting them seems first nature and now bombing seems to be question. I find it difficult to grasp the thought that people have to use that much force for what they want.
3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? Hint: Think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.
Wars are important today because of their impact. First of all, they impact lives. The casualty numbers keep going up. It's a number that never goes down. For all of those people who don't make it out fo the warzone, they have families. The death of a loved one is obviously something that would impact the lives of their family.
Technology also advances and brings forth new ideas and new tools to work with. This can work both positively and negatively. A good example of an advance would be tanks. Before, they were heavy, slow, and sank into soft ground. Due to the war, improvements were needed. With more investigation about tanks, they became more effective, faster, and overall useful on the battlefield.
Citations:
"www.funtrivia.com/en/History/World-War-I-779.html"
"First World War.com - Weapons of War." First World War.com - A Multimedia History of World War One. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. "http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/"
"11 Interesting Facts: World War II | Socyberty."Socyberty | Society on the Web. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. "http://socyberty.com/history/11-interesting-facts-world-war-ii/"
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