CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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1) The Shapes of Human Communities 1. In 1500‚ the world had all different societies‚ gatherers and hunters to empires‚ but it was different 2. Paleolithic Persistence a) gathering and hunting societies (Paleolithic peoples) still existed throughout the world but they had changed over time b) b. had new & improved technologies and ideas‚ e.g.‚ outrigger canoes‚ fish hooks‚ etc (had not adopted agriculture) c) exchanged goods over hundreds of miles and developed
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the time‚ it would eventually come along in the future. On balance‚ did nineteenth-century imperialism aid or harm the societies involved? Why‚ and how? Did some groups gain or lose significantly more or less than others? Which groups‚ in each or either case? How‚ and why? Imperialism had some positive effects such as helping small colonies develop by having transportation built‚ schools develop‚ etc. But in the long run‚ imperialism did more harm than it did good. When a dominate country took
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General Information: Use your review text‚ other history text books‚ and/or reliable internet sources to complete each of the five (5) outlines over U.S. history from exploration through the Civil War. Be sure that all terms are defined and specific information is added under each topic. We will use this work in class over the first several weeks of school. All of this work should be placed in a folder and turned in by the designated date. This should be typed. You will need much more space
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science and reasoning rather than listen to what the church had to say. This was especially dangerous at that time because people were then accused of witch craft. The Enlightenment is a movement toward progress; The Enlightenment was a result of the idea that it was ok to agree with either science or religion‚ either agree with said people of the enlightenment are meant to question everything 2. The tenets of Lutheranism and Calvinism differed from Catholicism because they had a different ideas on
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Ancient china Ancient china was made as a Chinese war community in the 1060-1600 BC almost 6000 years ago. Ancient china has also created things like gunpowder‚ paper making‚ printing and the compass. They used gunpowder for guns to shoot the civilians or shoot their enemies like Mongolians and they used it for military affairs. They used paper making for making paper to write. They were also known for block printing for ancient artifacts. The compass was made out of iron and were on a plate with
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Unhappiness had been brewing in Russia for a long time‚ even back in 1861‚ after the Emancipation of the Serfs. Serfs had been freed thanks to tsar Alexander II’s reforms‚ but even though they were technically free they were forced to keep working to pay off the debts that came along with their freedom. Emancipated serfs also didn’t earn much‚ and they weren’t allowed to do what they wanted with their allotted land. Although the Russian population grew immensely in the peasant class during this time
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World history‚ global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history‚ which‚ like world history‚ deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations‚ but does not do so on a global scale. World History looks for common patterns that emerge across all cultures. World
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society‚ and the ideas of nomadic hunters and gatherers were present. Their crafts and houses still stand today‚ which plays an important role in the advancement of architecture and craftsmanship. •Aztecs – The Aztecs were a native group centered in Mexico‚ and thrived between the 14th and 16th centuries. They had a huge impact on modern day through their advancement of the calendar (including leap years)‚ and religious practices that would spread to influence other belief systems in the future. •Cahokia
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by * The social standing of the accused 12. The Hittites who were the most influential ancient Indo-European migrants into southwest Asia are credited for * Horse-drawn chariots * Metallurgy * Migrating from southern Russia * Defeating the Babylonians 13. The society who began the custom of embalming to preserve the body for its life after death * Egypt 14. Which metal was most important in transforming agricultural societies into large urban civilizations
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