West Front

  • Birth of Erich Maria Remarque

    Erich Maria Remarque influenced the book "all quiet on the western front" more than anything because he was the author. If he had never existed, nighther would the bok
  • Trench warfare introduced

    link Trench warfare was introduced with WWI. This was promenantly used on the WESTERN FRONT! It is a very terrible place to live in. It is allways wet, crampt, and disease ridden. This type of fighting was the reson for all the hardships in this book. If it were wiuthout it it would be completely different.
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    WWI

    This was the start and end of world war one. This whole book has to do with World War I. If this event had never happend the this book would have no reason to exist at all. In fact with all that this war created , life would not be the same without it.
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    Western front stalemate

    link The western front was a huge stamate. Because of this the western front was as hard on people as it was. an attempt to break the stalemate caused alot of deth and sufferning. Part of this book talks about the sufferning on the western front and the stalemate is a reason for alot of it.
  • Fist BIG use of propoganda

    link This one the first big use of propaganda in the US. It cause alot of young men to go into the army straight out of school. That is alot of what this book is based on. Also the Author went to the army for WWI straight out of school.
  • Erich Maria Remarque enlists in the army

    (specific date not known) Erich Maria Remarque enlisted in the army to fight in WWI. If he had never enlisted int he army he woul have had no reson to write this book. No experiences to tell. He would still be an author but the fact that he was in the army enfluenced this book especialy.
  • Bad winter of the war

    link One of the worst winters in this war. It was especialy bad in the trenches of the western front. This is one thing that causes our author so much pain. Alot ofthings contributed to the hardship of the western front, this is one of them. It cause almost as many death as the fighting. people in trenches had no protction from the clod and snow collected at the bottom.
  • Wounded

    Our author gets shrapnel in his left leg, Right arm, and neck. This takes him out of the war. This causes him to persue other carriers that lead to him writing. Also it lead to his publishing his first book in a hospital.
  • First book published in hospital.

    Link(exact date not know) Erich Maria Remarque was wounded in battle. He got shrapnel in his left leg, right arm, and neck. he was sent to a hospital. In this hospital he got to finishing his first book. I belive that this wounding was actualy good. It got him to start writing again, and writing seriouslt he was
  • Publish of All Quiet on the Western front

    Link (specififc date not known) This was the year that his this book was published. Although this event does not impact the writing of the book it does impact the popularity today. One it was published it bacame his best known work. It is also a book of "great world literature"