World War 1 was a tragic event that happened in the early 1900’s. Many people lost their family members and friends. Most may think that Serbia caused World War 1 by assassinating Austria’s archduke‚ but others may say different. Germany caused World War 1 because of the actions they did during this time. Germany caused World War 1 in many ways‚ and here is one. Germany and France were arguing over foreign lands. They argued over the land of Morocco and even and even fought a battle against each
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The English Civil War in 1642‚ started because of Parliament due to them being responsible for many actions that escalated the conflict. During the years that lead up to the war‚ 1625-1642 in England‚ Parliament forced the King’s hand multiple times‚ as well as passing numerous unreasonable demands for power. Parliament’s decisions were the reasons for why the war broke out. Parliament was the main driving force behind the war as their political demands for power‚ refusal to supply tax to the King
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Enlightenment. John Locke states that " if a long train of abuses‚ prevarications‚ and artifices‚ all tending the same way‚ make the design visible to the people " Basically‚ John Locke is saying that under major circumstances a community has to unite to start a revolution that would better the nation. Another influential Enlightenment Philosopher‚ whose ideas during the Enlightenment
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Why did Pope Urban II call the first Crusade ? There are three main reasons as to why Pope Urban II called the first Crusade. These reasons being ; Improving conditions in the west ‚ Power to the church and the reunification of the Christian church. Although there are many reason that could have been said‚ I valued the three above to be the most important deciding factors to crusade. Improving conditions in the west was a significant reason to call a crusade. The fear of hell and purgatory shaped
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The Opium War‚ the Taiping Rebellion‚ and the Indian Rebellion all had many issues with government‚ society‚ economy‚ and the citizens. Also‚ all three had leaders that wanted a change. The three wars and rebellions had a very large amount of deaths‚ damage to citizens‚ lack of money‚ and a forever memory of these horrible events. Leaders like Lin Zexu‚ Hong Xiuquan‚ and Guofan all demanded a change‚ whether it failed or not. The Chinese had many problems leading in the government‚ society‚ and
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many people would not know to be obvious. Marilyn Monroe had a hard life when she was a child due to many circumstances but was still able to become one of the most famous actresses of all time. Marilyn Monroe had a troubled childhood‚ however‚ she did not let that control her life and fulfilled her dreams in becoming a successful actress. Norma Jeane Mortensen was born on June 1st‚ 1926 to Gladys and an unknown father. During her lifetime she moved to several different houses and even
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How and why did Hitler become a dictator? Hitler rose to the position of chancellor in January 1933‚ as a result of the poorly prepared treaty of Versailles‚ the resulting economic hardship and his apparent strong leadership. In the next 18 months however Hitler seized absolute power and created a total dictatorship through his ability to exploit opportunities‚ a manipulation of his country through a reign of fear and a ruthless and systematic repression of all opposition. Hitler used the Reichstag
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minority groups. This was one of their first mistakes - using troops who were not experienced or highly skilled. All they had was basic training behind them. US troops used helicopter gunships as well as aircrafts‚ allowing them to have total control of the air‚ this being helpful for destroying Vietnam’s jungle with chemicals like Agent Orange‚ killing large areas of their jungle and forcing Viet Cong troops to move further inland. America entered the war with an idea of using traditional methods
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I felt something in the air that changed‚ the war was over‚ it was finally over. The whole war for everyone lasted over four years‚ but only a little over a year for America. World War One killed nine million soldiers‚ injured 21 million soldiers‚ and at least five million civilians died‚ and that was only in America. The official war started June 28‚ 1914. On August 4th‚ 1914‚ Woodrow Wilson officially announced America would be neutral in the war. Bankers were allowed to lend money to both sides
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the Union‚ Texas was one of those states. About one month later the Civil War began and Texas was a big part of the war. But the question is‚ why did Texans fight in the Civil War? Texans fought because they loved Texas‚ supported state’s rights‚ and most of all‚ they supported slavery. One big reason Texans fought is because they loved Texas. Their love for Texas was so great‚ many Texans
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