DBQ: Causes of World War I At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface‚ several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War.” On of these forces was nationalism‚ and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. But‚ nationalism was only one of the many causes of WWI. Historians and eye witnesses have described the causes of WWI and have tried to assess the responsibility for it. All wars occur because of basic
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Militarism‚ Colonialism‚ and Alliances were the underlying causes of World War 1. Alliances were of great value in this war. Mainly whoever had the most people or most advanced weapons would defeat their enemy. With tensions high and the want for more land‚ World War I broke out. Militarism is the act of a nation building a large military. European countries started building up their armies and navies starting in 1890 to 1914(document C). Britain focused on mainly building up its Navy‚ though
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DBQ Essay An "Era of Good Feeings" is unity within a country‚ a stable government‚ beneficial or good foreign policy‚ and more. It shows how a country or region is in a good time period in regards to politics‚ economics‚ and social factors. The time period after the War of 1812 is often labeled the "Era of Good Feelings" due to nationalism. The government along with the people encouraged and maintained unity and stabilization within the country. There are many examples of nationalism that support
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Between the end of the eleventh and into the thirteenth century the Crusades were conducted a series of nine wars that have been come to be known as the Crusades. The Crusades were a war between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades had both a positive and negative impact on the Western and Eastern worlds that were involved in the conflict. So was their more of an negative or positive impact of the crusades? There was more of an negative impact on the Crusades because the Crusades left hatred and
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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~ame _ Date . _ DBQ 3: FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Historical Context In the third century c.E.‚ Rome faced many problems. In addition to internal decay‚ the invasion by Germanic tribes seemed to sound the death knell for the Western Roman Empire. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions. From this‚ historians have developed a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire
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In the mid nineteenth century‚ sectionalism was increasing‚ drawing further tension between the north and the south. The Civil War was approaching‚ as disagreement occurred in the newly occupied territories in the west over slavery law. In 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln won the election and became president. Lincoln campaigned with a stance that would not allow slavery in the west‚ but would not remove slave state’s pre-existing laws. Many southern slave states believed the government was pro-north and did
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per. 5 October 31‚ 2010 Civil War and Reconstruction DBQ The United States Civil War was one of America’s darkest hours of nationhood‚ but resulted in new rights and liberties for African Americans and revolutionized the United States for the better. The war resulted in the freedom of black slaves‚ and called for a complex reunification procedure to rejoin the depleted South and the high spirited North. Constitutional and social developments during the Civil War and the Reconstruction period
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During the early 1920s‚ World War I had just ended‚ and many countries were not happy with the outcome. The Treaty of Versailles was a poor settlement to World War I‚ and left three particular countries unhappy; Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. The Treaty of Versailles left many limitations on Germany‚ and failed to give Italy and Japan the recognition they deserved. During the 1930s‚ these countries decided to take action‚ and fight for what they wanted. Though both appeasement and collective security
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During the Cold War‚ the competition between the United States and Soviet Union to become the most powerful nation affected other countries as well. The USSR spread communism to assert their power in other countries‚ both the US and the USSR fought each other indirectly when they got involved in other countries’ revolutions‚ and as a result of the Cold War‚ the world was divided between the Americans and the Soviets. In order to prove itself as being more powerful than the United States‚ the Soviet
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