How did World War I start? Sadly‚ it started because a few unruly Serbians and one Bosnian killed Archduke Frantz‚ who was from Austro-Hungary. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. So with that Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungary asked Germany for help because they feared Russia would help Serbia. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. Did animals play a part in World War I? yes‚ they did. Thankfully‚ pets helped raise the low morale
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1. Why does CSX want to buy Conrail? How much should CSX be willing to pay? After passing the Stagger’s Rail Act of 1980‚ railroad companies had possibility to close the unprofitable lines‚ determine the price and make mergers with other companies. Right after these drastic alterations‚ key measure of profitability analysis‚ which is operating ratio‚ decreased significantly from 93.3% to 80.0 %. Overall‚ efficiency in this sector increased‚ and railroads again turned to be competitive against the
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While the above delineates why the United States began to support britain and wage economic war on the Germans‚ it does not explain fully why the United States actually entered World War II as a combative power. However‚ an analysis of the goals and strategies of major powers at this point can help supplement the above information to provide an explanation as to why the United States fought in Europe. First‚ Germany’s geopolitical goals (as seen completely separate from their “moral” goals of creating
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Why did men continue to fight in WWI? The Great War was fought between 1914 until 1918. It took the lives of millions of men and it is said to have had horrible conditions‚ the question still remains. Why did men continue to fight in the Great War? Was it because of their discipline in the army? Did they fight because of their friends in the army? Or were the conditions in the trenches not as bad as people say they were? This essay will argue that‚ even though all of these reasons were very important
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History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚ to try
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When and Why did the Weimar Republic collapse? The Weimer Republic was a government that the Germans established due to being one of terms specified by the Allies in the Treaty of Versailles. The collapse of the Weimar Republic could have been caused by many different events that occurred during that time period. The exact reasons of why it fell have been debated over by scholars and historians for many years. Some people say it was the people in power and the fact that the army still had sway in
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Did Dickens help prevent social change by writing the Christmas carol? Yes‚ in my opinion I think he certainly did. I think he did because many of his books are about social change. He wrote his books with concern of happiness‚ treatment‚ and the health of the society. Dickens also wanted to speak against the workhouse and attitudes of the Victorian people by writing the Christmas carol. Dickens was able to pursue it in a very good way and he was able to send a message to everyone by writing the
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Why Did Emily Do Such a Terrible Deed? When readers read A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner‚ they get to question ’Why did Emily do such a terrible deed in the end?’ Like a detective novel‚ by setting the narrator as ’we’‚ the town`s people detect the reasons of Emily`s eccentric behavior in a detailed perspective. They think the reason for Emily`s eccentric behavior is based on the death of Emily` father‚ the fear of losing someone she loves again and the absence of the town`s people who Emily
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Why did the 1905 revolution in Russia fail? The Russian revolution in 1905 failed due to many reasons such as the government’s issues‚ public’s action‚ and the loyalty to the Tsar by the armed forces and many other reasons. During the 1905 revolution one reason as to why the revolution failed was due to the number of strikes done by industry workers. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday‚ the strikes were organised by the unhappy workers and
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Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Answer with reference to the concept of insurgency/guerrilla warfare. The longest war in the history of the United States of America has taken place in Vietnam during the Cold War. “The US fear of a communist Europe led them to intervene in a war that was not seen in a vital importance or that would not be in the country`s interest to gain any advantage” (Bernstein 1987/8‚ p. 86). One of the main reasons why the US lost the war in Vietnam was the lack of
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