Was militarism the main reason for causing WWI? Samuel Lo 8A (16) Was militarism the only reason for causing World War 1? It is not the only reason‚ but militarism is probably one of the most apparent and obvious reasons World War 1 broke out. Militarism means a belief that a country should have a strong army and use it aggressively to protect themselves. Firstly‚ being the 3 main powers in Europe‚ the relationship between the leaders of Germany‚ Russia and England were not good. For example
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America’s Best President Most people believe that George Washington was the very first President of the United States. On the contrary to that belief I feel inclined to inform you‚ that George Washington was definitely not the first President of America. During the American Revolution the U.S Congress appointed Peyton Randolph to be President over America at that time‚ and we all know that George Washington was serving as a Major General. Regarding this information‚ Mathew Santoro sheds some light
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Assignment topic: DEMOCRACY OR DICTATORSHIP‚ WHICH IS BEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Economic Development: Economic Development refers to the increase in standard of living in a nation’s population with sustained growth from a simple‚ low-income economy to a modern‚ high-income economy. To see whether democracy or dictatorship is best for economic development‚ we have to see advantages and disadvantages of both of these individually. DEMOCRACY: The word ‘democracy’ means ‘popular government’
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IMPACTS OF WW1 ON AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY Almost a century has passed but Australia still identifies strongly with the Anzac legend’ that emerged during the First World War. Entering the war as a small outpost of the British Empire‚ no one would have anticipated the courage and tenacity displayed by the Australian troops or the extent to which their war efforts would become the foundation of our national identity. While it lacked large numbers of troops to contribute to the British war effort‚
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Lincoln was said by many to be the most accomplished and best president to date. He abolished slavery‚ won the civil war‚ and helped America become what it has come today. Was he really the greatest president? Many of our presidents have done something great that has helped us shape America to what we are now. President Lincoln had lied directly to our states in order to become president. Nobody knew his real purpose of abolishing slavery until the Union’s weakest moment. He is clearly not the greatest
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completely valid to claim that Germany is responsible for the outbreak of world war I. The Blank Check was a sympathy card given to Austria Hungary from Germany. Germany gave unconditional support to Austria Hungary. Germany gave the support to Austria Hungary because of the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 18‚ 1914. Kaiser Wilhem had an emotional connection with archduke. He was upset when he had heard the news of the assassination. He Described the Serbians as “bandits” and “murderers”(stoessinger
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they have done and Serbia had Russia as its allies and Russia threatened Austria then Austria told Germany the problem and Germany declared war on Russia and its ally which was France. Germany went into Belgium and then Britain entered war on the Russian side. Australia went in too because it was allies with Britain. The effects of WW1 on America were wide ranging covering the political‚ economic and social impact the Great War had on the United States. Unlike the countries of Europe‚
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Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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Which Dress Do You Like Best? The following memory I will outline may seem an excessively informal anecdote for a paper as such but it reveals truth in the point I will be presenting. When I was a senior in high school and prom season arrived it was a common practice among me and two other friends to go shopping for our dress on Saturdays. The drill consisted of trying on several dresses and asking the two other friends their opinion‚ when we found a dress that all three agreed on (given the price
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