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    Nationalism in the First World War Nationalism played an integral role in the outbreak of the First World War. Nationalism began as a unifying force demanding nation states to come together. Nationalism developed into a phenomenon where people with shared cultural‚ religious and ethnic heritage believed in a perceived superiority to other peoples. This perceived superiority altered nationalism and slowly turned it into Social Darwinism which began to develop throughout Europe during the Nineteenth

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    Blake Warden Mrs. Metzgar H.S.E. 4 Period 3 5-1-14 Nobody Wins in a War In 1914‚ a Serbian nationalist assassinated the arch duke of Austria-Hungary and it immediately triggered one of the most deadly wars in the history of mankind. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and being One of Serbia’s allies‚ Russia declared war on Germany. It created a domino effect and the war quickly became the first World War. The central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungry and the Ottoman Empire. On

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    weapons of World War Two that changed the war drastically. Such as the influential Tiger Tank or the reliable M4 Sherman. There were also prototypes that never made it to the front lines of the war. Even though some of these weapons may not have saved all of their users they changed the tide of war forever. These weapons‚ vehicles‚ superweapons‚ and prototypes will always strike fear into the hearts of all who saw them. These are the weapons that changed all wars forever. The weapons of the war like the

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    the World War II‚ the Japanese army murdered about 3‚000‚000 to around 15‚000‚000 of people. Millions of those executed were Chinese‚ Indonesians‚ Koreans‚ Filipinos‚ Indochinese and prisoners of war (Rummel). China was the top country with the most casualties of civilians. Cities and towns were completely destroyed by the Japanese army. Many times people call these years the “Asian Holocaust” due to its immense similarities to the Holocaust. Which also happened at the same time during World War

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    The First World War was once thought to be ‘the war to end all wars’.  In an attempt to make this so‚ the Allies convened in Paris for the Paris Peace Conference‚ and ultimately created the Treaty of Versailles. Its terms were harsh and sent Germany into hyper-inflation‚ with help from the reparations that had to be paid.  This treaty also placed an immense amount of guilt for the whole war and loses on Germany in the War Guilt Clause‚ which created further bitterness within the German borders. 

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    Of WWl The great war‚ the war to end all wars‚ 20‚000‚000 dead. These were all the nicknames acquired with WWl. 1914 the war officially began due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian man from a terrorist group labeled as the black hand. The assassination led directly to the first world war because Austria-Hungary decided to declare war‚ triggering action according to a series of international treaties cause more European countries to engage in the war. Although there was

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    some respect. This brings to inequality being lack of equality and also the distance toward the rich and poor. Poverty is when having very little or no money and very few or no material possessions. As for development is the act of improvement meaning gaining‚ expanding‚ or enlarging. Inequality and poverty can cause a country not to develop well‚ unless you have a good strategy. In this case I will show you a developed country (Spain) and a under developed county (Chad). I will do this by explaining

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    what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections.  Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is a security issue.  It opposes casualties though‚ and in the case of the Vietnam War‚ the public urged the U.S. to back down.   If the public does not like something: * permissive (could allow president

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    Gard English 1A 09-24-14 Effects of Consumerism on Economy. Consumerism is becoming the hallmark of most world economies. In the West‚ it is a common phenomenon‚ but now even developing countries in the world are resorting to it. It has become a latest trend not in young generation but also in adulthood. Consumerism is defined in many ways; some say it refers to the consumption of goods at a higher rate‚ whereas some say it’s a major crisis that world faces today. It is also known as a modern

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    One aspect of Australia’s involvement in World War 2 was the POWs (Prisoners Of War) this is a significant event because of the way they were treated. POWs were treated very poorly‚ conditions unimaginable. Prisoners of war were held in various places‚ dependant on where they were captured. Some Prisoners of war were held captive for 5 – 10 years there are a few rare cases when POWs were held for decades on end. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no

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