Alliances are important in any war because the members of alliance will support the country when support is needed. Alliances involve teaming up against another side to the battle‚ and this forces that side to ally with other countries to fight‚ this leading up to WWI. However nationalism in the Balkans may have also lead up to WWI‚ due to the growing pride from the different ethnic groups living in the Balkan ‚in which they revolted and weakened the Ottoman Empire. Although Militarism could have
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Term One: Napoleon was successful against British soldiers in the Siege of Toulon. In 1793‚ a surge of anti-republicanism had begun in Toulon‚ and the royalists were being supported by the British. Napoleon was a young officer at this time. In the end‚ it was he who successfully fought off the British. “By late afternoon of December 18 the guns in the fort were turned inward to fire on the British fleet. Lord Hood immediately evacuated the inner harbour… When the latter took possession of the city
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If the South seceded‚ the North and South would both be benefited. The North would have changed into a country with social and economic policies similar the ones in Canada or European countries. The South would have half an economy based on slave labor or an economy based on free labor. If Lincoln had let the 11 Southern states away‚ Southern blacks eventually would have won their freedom. They may have had to switch arms‚ but only a few could argue. Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863 but it wasn’t
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From Revolution to Ruin: Unraveling the Complex Forces Behind the Soviet Union’s Dissolution The collapse of the Soviet Union‚ a transformative event marking the end of a geopolitical era‚ was primarily driven by a combination of internal economic inefficiencies‚ failed political reforms such as Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost‚ and the exacerbating effect of external pressures including the arms race and global shifts towards neoliberal policies. These factors‚ compounded by the rise of nationalist
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founded Hewlett-Packard Company in 1939. HP diversifies its production into electronic test‚ measurement equipment and computers and peripherals products: in 1990‚ HP had over 50 operations worldwide with revenues of $13.2 billion and net income of $739 million. In 1988‚ the Deskjet printer was introduced and had become one of HP’s most successful products‚ with sales of 600‚000 units/$400 million in 1990. Summary This case study deals with Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ a famous manufacturer of computers and
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Asbestos is a natural heat- and electricity-resistant fiber that is mined from the earth. It has been around for as long as 2000 years back. The ancient Greeks named it "asbestos" which means "inextinguishable" because fire does not consume it. They used it as wicks for the vestal virgins’ eternal flames. And even then‚ they had already noticed that slaves who often came in contact with asbestos developed a "sickness of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its
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An aqueduct is an artificial channel for conveying water‚ typically in the form of a bridge. Aqueducts transported water from natural sources into cities and towns. Romans proved to be ahead of their time with the formation of aqueducts. Roman techniques to collect‚ store‚ and channel water over huge distances remained unmatched and some of their ideas are still used today. Romans used the water obtained from aqueducts for drinking water and as a water supply for public baths. Although the most
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On September 11th‚ 2001‚ it was a Tuesday morning in the state of New York. At 8:45‚ an American Airlines plane flew directly into the north tower of the World Trade Center. The crash left a giant burning hole in the building by the 80th floor of the 110 story building. Hundreds of people instantly died‚ while hundreds were still trapped on upper floors. 18 minutes later‚ a second plane hit near the 60th floor of the south tower. This crash caused debris to rain all over people and buildings nearby
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With enough financial aid to establish a colony‚ the Pilgrims prepared for the move. They purchased their own ship‚ a small vessel known as the Speedwell and were granted another which the Virginia Company rented called the Mayflower. After two unsuccessful attempts of leaving England‚ the Pilgrims were forced to leave the Speedwell behind due to a leak. Losing a ship caused some of them to be sent back to Holland as there was no room. They finally set sail for the northern part of the Virginia
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On September 10 1939‚ Canada declared war on Germany. This was Canada’s first independent declaration of war. Over 1 million citizens served in the military and by the end of the war Canada had the fourth-largest air force and third-largest navy fleet in the world. Around 41% of Canadian males 18–45 served in the military. WW2 would not have been won if it weren’t for the huge contributions Canada made to help the allies. Canada made one of the largest commitments to the effort‚ and was very important
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