World War I Comparative Essay
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April 4, 2011
Period 6
World War I Comparative Essay
World War I had an immense effect on the Middle East and East Asia from the beginning of the war to the 1930’s. It caused countries like Japan and the Ottoman Turks to take part in the war in 1914 because they wanted to expand their control in the region and gain more land while advancing their interests. Although it seems as if the result of the war was the same for both areas, which were overtaken by the Allies, the ramifications of the war was completely different for both areas, harming the Middle East more so than the East Asia. For example, Japan was able to receive a great amount of land after the war helping it to fuel their imperialist views. On the other hand, the Ottoman Turks weren’t so lucky when the Ottoman Empire collapsed and split apart. The war also contributed to instability in the Middle East while East Asia remained relatively stable. Furthermore, the Middle East suffered more causalities and destruction than East Asia. Finally colonialism helped East Asia to get strength, while it weakened the Middle East.
The main motivation for the Middle East and East Asia to join World War I was the thought of being able to receive new land from it to expand. So Japan and the Ottoman Empire both entered the war looking for land, in which they both had certain areas where they were looking to gain the land from. The fact that Ottomans didn’t join the Allies side with the Europeans as Japan had done hurt the total outcome for the Ottomans because they could have gotten more land and could have actually gotten land easier and expand by being on the Allies side. However, they took the risk in joining the Central Powers with Germany, who they signed a secret alliance with, which helped them make the life-changing step in joining World War I. On the other hand, the Japanese troops were able to conquer some of the German colonies along the coast of China because they stormed the German fort of Tianjin in...
Period 6
World War I Comparative Essay
World War I had an immense effect on the Middle East and East Asia from the beginning of the war to the 1930’s. It caused countries like Japan and the Ottoman Turks to take part in the war in 1914 because they wanted to expand their control in the region and gain more land while advancing their interests. Although it seems as if the result of the war was the same for both areas, which were overtaken by the Allies, the ramifications of the war was completely different for both areas, harming the Middle East more so than the East Asia. For example, Japan was able to receive a great amount of land after the war helping it to fuel their imperialist views. On the other hand, the Ottoman Turks weren’t so lucky when the Ottoman Empire collapsed and split apart. The war also contributed to instability in the Middle East while East Asia remained relatively stable. Furthermore, the Middle East suffered more causalities and destruction than East Asia. Finally colonialism helped East Asia to get strength, while it weakened the Middle East.
The main motivation for the Middle East and East Asia to join World War I was the thought of being able to receive new land from it to expand. So Japan and the Ottoman Empire both entered the war looking for land, in which they both had certain areas where they were looking to gain the land from. The fact that Ottomans didn’t join the Allies side with the Europeans as Japan had done hurt the total outcome for the Ottomans because they could have gotten more land and could have actually gotten land easier and expand by being on the Allies side. However, they took the risk in joining the Central Powers with Germany, who they signed a secret alliance with, which helped them make the life-changing step in joining World War I. On the other hand, the Japanese troops were able to conquer some of the German colonies along the coast of China because they stormed the German fort of Tianjin in...