the move? Moves in history can have various causes: the discovery of new facts‚ a different focus of interest or a political shift. In the year 2005 a Bosnian archaeologist called Semir Osmanagic suspects there are pyramids in his homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina. Anthropologists say the Visoko valley already offers ample evidence of organized human settlements dating back 7000 years.[1] This discovery would change the entire European history. Something that was commonly accepted‚ that the first pyramids
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The Role of the Alliance System in Causing the First World War Summary: The alliance system in Europe served as a major cause of World War I. This system led to the division of Europe into two antagonistic power blocs‚ its degree of secrecy led to fear and suspicion between nations‚ and it transformed local disputes into a general conflict. While other arguments point to factors such as militarism‚ economic rivalries‚ and domestic issues as the major causes of the war‚ these causes would not have
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FACTORS RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF 19TH IMPERIALISM: Economic: triumph of modern industrial societies over traditional‚ pre-industrial societies. Colonies used for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. Technological: railway‚ telegraph‚ and steamship. Better than traditional means. Machine gun over spear; modern medicine over witch doctor. Political: close government involvement with overseas business interests. Economic competition then became political competition. Strategic:
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The number of people killed was the most significant aspect of World War I. To what extent do you agree? It’s 1914 and Gavrilo Princip has just shot the heir to the Austrian throne and his wife. As he fired the bullet‚ little did he know that he was about to start one of the bloodiest and most tragic wars the world had ever seen. World War I was‚ for most people‚ the most horrific event of their lives. There were over 35 million casualties‚ a war second only to World War II. No other war had changed
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CAUSES( also from janki mam’s book) Arms race The naval race between Britain and Germany was intensified by the 1906 launch of HMS Dreadnought. She was revolutionary‚ rendering all previous battleships obsolete. Britain had also maintained a large naval lead in other areas particularly over Germany and Italy. Paul Kennedy pointed out both nations believed Alfred Thayer Mahan’s thesis of command of the sea as vital to great nation status; experience with guerre de course would prove Mahan false
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The Cause of World War I There are many different events being taught in History class every year; World War 1 being one of the main events that’s happened in the past. On June 28‚ 1914‚ in Sarajevo‚ Francis Ferdinand‚ the Archduke of Austria Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group. This was supposedly the cause of World War I‚ but it was just the spark that started the war in a Europe already inflamed by the true causes of the great war. The major causes that started World War 1 was
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The First World War (Revision) The rise of Germany upset the balance of power in Europe The Old Balance of Power - a balance of power was established between Russia‚ Austria‚ Prussia and France‚ with Britain holding the scales. The rise of a unified Germany upset this balance. Germany was unified not only by ‘blood and iron’ but also by ‘coal and iron’. Rapid industrialization‚ concentrated military power‚ a young and dramatically increasing population (43% increase between 1880 and 1910)
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4th revised edition SWISS NEUTRALITY A brochure published by the Federal Department of Defence‚ Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) in conjunction with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). SWISS 1 NEUTRALITY ELEMENTS OF NEUTRALITY The decisive factors governing our policy of neutrality are the national interest‚ the body of law on neutrality‚ the international situation as well as our tradition and history. • • • • The policy decisions of every country are based on its own
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