Key People of World War One ➢ Britain |Military | |Political | | |Name |Description |Name |Description | |Sir Douglas Haig |British Commander-in-chief 1915-1918. |Herbert Asquith |British
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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Limousine France Some traditional clothing in Limousin in the second half of the nineteenth century for women consist of black velvet ribbons on the wrist and bottom skirts. it also includes ornaments such as lace collars the paihole (La pailhole) is also worn with dresses. For men the clothing is very simple‚ it consist of black shoes with bridge blue trousers‚ white shirt with or without bib and a knot of black velvet around the neck. Limousine is located in the centre
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America as a Land of Prosperity in the 1920’s is the story of Americans who searched for equality. Yes‚ for some individuals America was a land of prosperity in the 1920’s. The First World War sparked Americas rise in prosperity. As no fighting took place on American soil there were virtually no reparations to be paid‚ also America had entered the war late and therefore‚ had not spent nearly as much money as the big European countries such as France‚ Britain‚ and Germany. This left America in a very
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Country Research – France FRANCE AND DISARMAMENT Facts : France was the first state to have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). France was the first nation to have shut down and dismantle its facilities for production of fissile materials. France has dismantled its ground to ground nuclear missiles. In 2008 France reduced the number of its nuclear weapons by one third. After this reduction‚ the total French arsenal will comprise fewer than 300 nuclear warheads‚ i.e.
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Tennessee Democrat‚ named James K. Polk. He wrote a‚ “War Message‚” to Congress‚ convincing the U.S. to go to war with Mexico and although he provides‚ what seems to be‚ great reasoning‚ his intentions may not be completely authentic. According to George Perkins Marsh ’s‚ a Whig from Vermont‚ speech on the Mexican War‚ he describes how Polk deceived an entire nation into pursuing a war based on his own moral beliefs. Based on events that led up to the war‚ as well as excerpts taken from both of their speeches/messages
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The American Revolution or also known as the American Revolutionary War is a topic that many historians had argued over as the perspectives of many sides were ignored and over shadowed by the colonists’ point of view. This is because the colonists’ point of view was considered the most important by most people as the colonists were the main force that directly fought with the British in the revolutionary war. But in fact‚ most of the other groups’ perspectives were important as well because most
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How important was the Boer War in changing attitudes in Britain to imperialism? Intro: … First paragraph: Working Class They didn’t gain a lot from imperialism. Boer War emphasized this. And it was fought to benefit Britain’s entrepreneurs and elite classes. Second paragraph: Middle Class Their support derived from jingoistic and racist literature. National interest/heroic. Mainly aimed at MC since more influence and power. They were shocked by the atrocities of the 2nd Boer War 1899-1902. 110K died
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Introduction/Background The Mexican American War began on April 25‚ 1846. The war lasted two years losing many men on both sides. The Mexican war was the third major fought by the United States. In 1810‚ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla triggers the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Mexico gained its independence in 1821 after a long and bloody revolution against Spain. For Mexico‚ the war between them and the United States was a fight to keep their institutions and national integrity
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Assignment 3 American History 2 From: Brian Hegarty President Wilson had to make some difficult decisions. He declared that the United States would be neutral in the war and called on Americans to be “neutral in fact as well as in name‚ impartial in thought as well as in action.” Other influential political leaders also argued strongly in favor of neutrality. When Europe went to war in August 1914‚ most Americans believed that the war did not concern them. There were other reasons why the
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