The causes of World War I The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Analyze the causes and consequences of World War 1. Europe avoided major wars in the 100 years before World War 1 began. In the 1800 ’s‚ an idea swept across the continent that helped bring about the Great War. Many historians argue that there are many causes of the first World War some of which are not disclosed to the wider population. However‚ the main causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility between the
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Causes and Consequences The Deepwater Horizon oil spill also referred to as the BP oil spill or the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been named largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill occurred on 20 April‚ 2010 which lasted for 87 days and end on 15 July‚ 2010. The oil spill was caused by an explosion which resulted from high-pressure methane gas from the well that expanded into the drilling riser and was released onto the drilling rig‚ where it ignited
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Causes 1.Nationalism It was an important factor in IR after the French revolution. It resulted in german and italian reunification. And contrastingly‚ led to the dissolution of the turkish empire and demands for independence in the balkans and other east european countries. The notion of being superior than the rest(Britain’s white man burden and germany’s supremacy of the aryan race) led to tension and conflict and ultimately the race for supremacy. 2. Imperialism It was the direct outcome
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Consequences of Refugee Flow and Mixed Migration ABSTRACT There are 214 million estimated numbers of international migrants worldwide. In 2010‚ there were 15.2 million refugees around the world (IOM‚ 2010). There are as many factors responsible for this large number as there are impacts. The impacts can be viewed as it relates to the migrants and the refugees themselves as well as it relates to transit communities‚ host communities in particular and Host countries in general. The dominant hypothesis
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that began with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Sovereignty is a term that is frequently misused.[5] Up until the 19th century‚ the radicalised concept of a "standard of civilisation" was routinely deployed to determine that certain peoples in the world were "uncivilised"‚ and lacking organised societies. That position was reflected and constituted in the notion that their "sovereignty" was either completely lacking‚ or at least of an inferior character when compared to that of "civilised" people
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than one hundred million persons have left their home country‚ since the outbreak of World War II. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees‚ the outstanding world refugee total exceeded twenty-six million in 1996. Deprived of the protection of their state‚ often detached from their families and communities of origin‚ refugees are‚ by any definition‚ particularly vulnerable to violence. Refugee women and their children‚ along with the elderly‚ are the most vulnerable. Due to
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not in its causes but in its consequences.’ In today’s rising society‚ where we experience people willing to strive to their maximum potential by any means necessary‚ it becomes blatantly obvious to why we often overlook the implications we inflict on others. We are sometimes aware of our actions‚ acting in spite or in fear‚ and sometimes ignorant to the situation‚ unaware of the consequences we deliver. The question is however – where does the importance of conflict lie – in its causes? Or in its
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Causes and Consequences of the Reformation There were several causes of the Reformation. Some of them were short-term causes and others were long-term causes. One of the long-term causes of the Reformation was that many people thought that the Church was not following the Bible. For example‚ many people were unhappy with the idea of indulgences. Indulgences were gifts that people gave to the Church so their sins would be forgiven. In 1517 Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church
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The causes and consequences of unemployment Unemployment causes There are three main causes of unemployment‚ the first is cyclical unemployment which is unemployment arising from a lack of aggregate demand. Demand for most products are likely to be low and unemployment may be high. Since not a lot of people are buying a product‚ firms do not need as much labour and will reduce it leading to unemployment. This in turn will lower disposable income and decrease demand for certain products‚ hence
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