I love World War One. It has always been an anomaly to me, and for as long as I have studied it, every time I do research on it I learn something new. I could have turned this webpage into a winding web of information, so I needed to really think about how I wanted to structure my webpage and focus on one key aspect of the war.
During my college career, I took a European Studies course. Within this course, my professor gave an hour lecture on Gavrilo Princip and the planning/execution of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. I was completely spell-bounded. I am ashamed to say, prior to this course, my knowledge of WWI was minimal, so I found all this new information to be exciting and interesting. And even before Princip, discussing the alliance systems of the Great Powers in Europe really helped me imagine the state of those countries in the early twentieth century. It seems almost that war was inevitable.
I really enjoyed making this webpage. It gave me the opportunity to study more about a subject I love, and to structure the material in a way I think readers/students would enjoy. I think a lot can be learned from this webpage, and it uses a variety of sources. Students (probably in high school) could look at this website and learn about history through other means than their textbooks. I also think now that I know how to create websites, I can use this type of instruction in my classroom. I think it is a great resource that students will really enjoy, especially in this ever-growing technology age.
I think we can learn so much from history. Knowing about the past can help us determine how we should move forward in the present and the future. Here, we can learn about the dilemmas in the alliance system. What I take away is that countries should not go to war strictly because of an alliance agreement. War should be a last resort. War should only be authorized as a final option... not simply because you want to be the strongest nation, or you have too much pride to back down.
During my college career, I took a European Studies course. Within this course, my professor gave an hour lecture on Gavrilo Princip and the planning/execution of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. I was completely spell-bounded. I am ashamed to say, prior to this course, my knowledge of WWI was minimal, so I found all this new information to be exciting and interesting. And even before Princip, discussing the alliance systems of the Great Powers in Europe really helped me imagine the state of those countries in the early twentieth century. It seems almost that war was inevitable.
I really enjoyed making this webpage. It gave me the opportunity to study more about a subject I love, and to structure the material in a way I think readers/students would enjoy. I think a lot can be learned from this webpage, and it uses a variety of sources. Students (probably in high school) could look at this website and learn about history through other means than their textbooks. I also think now that I know how to create websites, I can use this type of instruction in my classroom. I think it is a great resource that students will really enjoy, especially in this ever-growing technology age.
I think we can learn so much from history. Knowing about the past can help us determine how we should move forward in the present and the future. Here, we can learn about the dilemmas in the alliance system. What I take away is that countries should not go to war strictly because of an alliance agreement. War should be a last resort. War should only be authorized as a final option... not simply because you want to be the strongest nation, or you have too much pride to back down.