QUESTION: To what extent was Europe a powder Keg ready to explode in 1914? Europe was to a great extent a ‘powder keg’ ready to explode prior to 1914. Despite conflicting views on the causes of World War 1‚ the outbreak of this War was not inevitable‚ nor was it the result of one key event. However‚ it was more a product of rising tensions‚ rivalry and fear within Europe‚ which dated back primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries. Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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France and 1871 • France declared war on Prussia on 10th of July in 1870 following “Ems Dispatch “after declaration of the status of the second French empire ➢ Otto von Bismarck manipulated the telegram by Wilhelm 1 that is sent to France and published to the public. ➢ In respect of France‚ the manipulated telegram sound as if the king mistreated them. ➢ 6 days later‚ France declared war of Prussia. • Then from August to September‚ French forces had lost continuously
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Q 3: Analyze the policies of three European colonial powers regarding Africa between 1871 and 1914. In the 1880’s the New Imperialism era began‚ which was when the nations of Europe began an expansion into Africa. The New Imperialism era occurred because of breakthroughs in technology and because of the search for profits that encouraged the Europeans to conquer lands outside of their European borders. Three main European colonial powers during the fight for Africa were Belgium‚ Great Britain
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History of Europe from 1914 to 1945 The history of Europe between years 1914 and 1945 encompasses the unforgivable events of World War I and World War II. To explore history of Europe between these two events‚ where Germany played the main role‚ it is necessary to reveal the major incentives which preceded them‚ while paying the main attention to their byproduct‚ such as the emergence of fascism‚ as well as‚ to understand how these events were closely related to each other. The incentives
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I’m going to explain why there were tensions between countries in Europe and why they led to war in 1914. For years before 1914‚ tension had been building in Europe. One cause of tension was overseas colonies. For example Germany and France clashed over in Morocco‚ between 1905 and 1911. This started by France who wanted to have more colonies in Africa. As Germany disliked this idea and wanted to test the “alliance” between France and Britain‚ he decided to support Morocco’s independence. His only
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Chantel E. H. Crosby HIS 102-W08 March 31‚ 2013 The Paris Commune 1871 One of the most inspiring and greatest events for the working class in history is The Paris Commune of 1871. In March of 1871‚ the citizens of Paris declined the authority of the French government. The working class people were able to replace the state government with their own branch of government and held power until their decline. Causes of the Communes origins lie in the Franco-Prussian War as well as the siege of
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In Europe in 1914‚ there were five great powers. They were Britain‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and France. Some were stronger in times of conflict than others‚ and many historians feel differently about the powers. This essay will use data to prove conclusively‚ an opinion held by many historians of which were the strongest and which were the weakest. Russia and Austria-Hungary were the two weakest powers in Europe in 1914. Austria-Hungary had a small army and a tiny navy of only 67 ships
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Feudalism is what divided Medieval Europe into many different social classes. These social classes determined what you can and cannot do‚ and it caused many complications within some of the classes. These classes were divided into five main groups‚ the kings and queens‚ the nobles‚ vassals and knights‚ craftsmen and merchants‚ and peasants and serfs. At the top of the feudal system are the kings and queens. They couldn’t control all the land by themselves‚ so they divided it among barons. The
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On October 8th‚ 1871‚ fire outburst in a barn that continued until October 10th‚ 1871‚ on a property owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary‚ located at on the southwest side of Chicago‚ IL. People knew this event as a devastating event‚ and it was at the time‚ but the city of Chicago had a significant amount of growth after this event. Even though the Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating‚ the Great Chicago Fire brought economic reform‚ architectural reconstruction‚ and major positive changes for
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