World war two taking place in 1939 is a turning point in history. The war happened because of a combination of multiple factors. The growth of different forms of totalitarianism‚ the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ the policies of nations‚ the world economic crisis and the failure of appeasement were the major causes. World war one from the beginning till the end engendered many transformations of the world. The outcomes were spectacularly heavy. The populations of the nations confronted
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knowledge. “Germany aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914”. How far do you agree with this judgement? The debate of Germanys responsibility for the outbreak of war first began with the charge of war guilt given in Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty. Germany rejected Article 231 and successfully campaigned against it as by 1950 it had become widely accepted that Germany where not solely responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914. The first source from
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"War is the midwife of revolution" It isn´t just an unlicky coincidence that both‚ the 1905 revolution and the 1917 revolution(s)‚ took place slightly after the Russo-Japanese War in the first case‚ and during the Great War in the second one. Both cases prove that "war is the midwife of revolution" and that it is a direct cause for this uprisings. In 1904 Russia went to war with Japan. They were fighting for control of Korea and Manchuria in the Far East. Right from the start of the war the
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South during 1865 to 1905 changed immensely due to the mindset of the South in the political‚ economic‚ and social spheres of life. To begin‚ in politics‚ the policies regarding the African American citizens who always changing. Immediately after the conclusion of the Civil War‚ President Johnson passed a series of laws called the Black Codes that restricted the rights of the newly freed citizens. The African Americans had very similar conditions to those prior to the Civil War. “Every Negro is required
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What Were the Main Problems that the Tsar Faced up to 1905? Russia was faced with a Revolution in 1905‚ through a chain of events leading up to it. With the economic instability‚ poor working conditions and the growing discontent of the people‚ the demand for reformation and revolution soon arose.. The ever rapidly increasing population of Russia outlined a new milestone for the empire. A population increase demands more from the economy and requires a higher effort to please the entire nation
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How far was over-speculation responsible for the Wall Street Crash? There were many underlying problems and factors which connected together and lead to the Wall Street Crash in 1929‚ causing the depression which in turn caused many problems for America and sent waves across the rest of the world. Over-speculation was one of the main factors which lead to the Wall Street Crash. During the 1920s more Americans invested and bought more shares. As they did so‚ prices kept rising which meant
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Party 1904-45 The years 1904-45 saw a period of changing influence for the Russian Communist Party (R.C.P) as there were many individuals that played a significant role in gaining social‚ political and economical influence for the party and others that decreased the influence and regressed the party’s influence in Russia. The Tsar (Nicholas II) was responsible for increasing influence for the R.C.P. This statement can be supported by the introduction of the October Manifesto of 1905. This promised
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It was 1789‚ King Louis XIV was on the throne and the ‘Revolution was born in blood’; the French Revolution had begun. The French Revolution began in 1789 on July 14th (Bastille Day) where the commoners of Paris stormed the prison‚ murdered the Governor and the Mayor of Paris. They were not standing for the mismanagement and tyranny of the French monarchy any longer. The Revolution that followed was a bloody massacre of torture and new ideas. Although the French Revolution only caused the people
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Who Was Responsible for the Start of the Cold War? Although differences between communism and capitalism - two opposing systems - existed before the start of World War II‚ relations between the United States and USSR deteriorated rapidly after the war. The US was so opposed to communism that a policy of containment was developed to prevent communism spreading. In addition‚ open hostility‚ lack of understanding‚ and deliberate provoking further separated the two countries. Though the Cold War was
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American Revolution and the American Civil War are two of the most monumental events in the history of the United States of America. However‚ their characterization as a “revolution” and a “civil war” has been argued for many years. It has been argued that the American Revolution was not a true revolution‚ but a civil war‚ and that the American Civil War was not a civil war but rather America’s time of revolution. Some aspects of the American Revolution support the argument that it was a revolution
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