the Black Hand vowed to take action. On June 28th‚ 1914‚ Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ were gunned down in
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Before WW1‚ countries in Europe were going through industrial revolutions‚ many parts of Asia‚ South America and Africa had been colonised and world wealth was centred in Europe because of mass trading throughout the world. Many events‚ incidents and tension points led to the eruption of our very first world war. But the main trigger was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of the Empire of Austria-Hungary) on the 28 June 1914. One of the many causes of WW1 was
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THE BRITISH HOME FRONT In August 1914‚ Britain was ill-prepared to fight a prolonged war on the Continent. Nevertheless‚ changes were soon made to rectify this situation. 1. Increasing government control over society and the economy: • Britain introduced the Defence of the Realm Act in August 1914‚ to give the government special powers to run the war. • Heavy industry (eg. Steel) was placed under government control. • Certain industries were nationalised. These included the coal industry
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various ways. Some costs were obvious‚ such as the immediate human and financial tolls. Some took longer to play out: emotional and psychological scars on those who survived‚ and the lingering fallout for a society that had many of its best and brightest torn from its midst forever. One of the most notorious of the time was the First World War. The Great War lasted four years‚ spanning from 1914 to 1918. The war was the result of a strong sense of militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The
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to four main reasons; religion‚ money‚ love and power. A first reason why henry viii broke from Rome was religion. You know this because he wanted to change the Catholic Church to protestant and he also thought that the Catholic Church was corrupt so he thought if he was head if the church it wouldn’t be. Henry viii didn’t like the way that Catholics could pay to have their sins removed. Therefore religion made henry viii break with Rome because if he was made head of the church he could say that
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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Why Did the American Government Decide to Take Part In World War I? World War I was a global war originating in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and the tactical stalemate
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about then client should be kept in condense between eh client and the counselor. 3.Counselors have a responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of clients. However‚ under few circumstances‚ counselors have the right to break confidently. Counselors have the right to break confidentiality if they suspect clients are a danger to
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11 agreed and signed the proposal for the organizations of the First New Army. Kitchener’s use of propaganda and volunteering paid off and Britain created an army worth fighting for against the overpowering German enemy. From the period of August 1914 to December 1915‚ 2‚466‚719 men joined the British army. With a heavy influx of
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World War 1 caused millions of deaths in Europe‚ killing nearly an entire generation of Europeans. It ended the reigning empires in Germany‚ Austria Hungary and Russia. It also caused Russia to turn communism and help it become a totalitarian state. As the 19th century came to be‚ tensions in Europe began to rise. Though many things seemed to be seen as what started the war; Imperialism and nationalism were the main cause WWI. Imperialism could be seen as a good cause of WWI because it created
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