What countries may have had distinct disadvantages during the war? Why and what were they? Russia was at a disadvantage since they had outdated equipment and tactics. Their lack of new technology and advanced equipment was mirrored by other nations such as Greece might have had quite a disadvantage due to its size. 2. When the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ visited Bosnia in 1914‚ he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ under orders of the Black Hand which was a covert Serbian
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The economy in Puritan colonies had certain revolutionary successes‚ but also some great failures that damaged many elements of their society. The Puritans were able to boast that their economy ran without the use of slavery. The people did not rely on slaves to do their undesirable work. There was also a bit more creative freedom in Puritan colonies than in England as the rules imposed on their products were lesser and people henceforth were more prone to innovation. Industrial business
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for forty years‚ in which his main aspiration was to uphold the power of the British Monarch. During George III’s time as King‚ he withstood many difficulties such as a stressful childhood‚ issues with all of the British Colonies‚ the Revolutionary War‚ and the loss of his own sanity. In the King’s era of rule‚ society began to change by slowly separating from the crown and church. Although George III’s main goal was to ensure the crown kept its power‚ the British public became increasingly unhappy
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How and Why did Labor Unions Start Brooke Lockyer B7 Essentially‚ labor unions are associations of workers who are banded together for the purpose of improving their employment conditions and protecting themselves and their coworkers from economic and legal exploitation. Members of labor unions engage in collective bargaining with their employers‚ as well as general political activism. Labor unions are almost as old as America itself. Although primitive unions of carpenters and other tradespeople
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“Why did détente develop between 1969 and 1979?” Détente developed between 1969 and 1979 due to improved relations between the USA and the USSR. The end of the Vietnam War improved relations between the USA‚ USSR and China. Leaders were in contact and numerous summits such as SALT 1 and the Helsinki Accords were held between leaders bringing reform across Europe. The arms race had slowed up as no country had progressed any further from the reality of Mutually Assured Destruction. On top of this
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1. What was the Renaissance and why did it begin in Italy? The Renaissance is the era of rebirth. It took play around 1300 to 1600 and in Europe‚ this era is known as a rebirth of art and learning. The Renaissance first began in Italy because in Europe‚ both England and France were at war with each other (The Hundred Years’ War) which prevented them into the age of the Renaissance. Italy‚ on the other hand‚ wasn’t at war and allowed the Renaissance to start. Three advantages that started the Renaissance
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The Cold War influenced and encouraged many civil rights movements. It also shows started the fight for freedom against communism. Kennedy said that it is a necessary struggle in which we must come out on top of our enemies. He judges communism in his inaugural speech‚ and focused on being the main topic in his speech that something needs to be done. All men have god given natural rights‚ it is not the state that decides whether its people can have their freedoms‚ he said. The countries that are
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Why did the First Crusade erupt? The First Crusade was a monumental event of the 11th century‚ where thousands of ordinary people took up the cross to make the extremely long and perilous journey to Jerusalem to fight the ‘other’; the Muslim threat. Inspired by extreme devotion to God and His church‚ people made this decision based on a single speech. Jonathan Philips argues that Pope Urban II’s speech in 1095 had managed to draw together a number of key concerns and trends‚ synthesising them
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been writing poetry since he was a teenager‚ and before the war‚ he worked as a teacher’s assistant and language tutor in France. He enlisted in England in 1915 and sent to the western front in early 1917. He was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital after experiencing heavy fighting‚ and there he met Siegfried Sassoon‚ who already had established himself in the writing world and shared views with Owen. The other poet agreed to look over his work‚ and after Owen’s death in 1918‚ Sassoon edited and
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York harbor was first discovered by an Italian man in 1524. His name was Giovanni De Verrazano. There is now a bridge named after this man. After Verrazano discovered the New York harbor‚ the Dutch came as the first settlers. New York was then known as New Amsterdam. The Dutch were followed by the English‚
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