emerged among these countries. One of the most important causes of the war was the assassination Austro- Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke was killed by a Serbian and his death was seen as a threat to the Austria-Hungary multinational empire. This event turned into a declaration of war. Due to the alliance‚ the European Nation got involve in the conflict and it resulted in a world war. Russia was defending Serbia and surrounded Germany and Austria-Hungary (who were allied) with their
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Mediterranean”) 10. Define “Mandate of Heaven‚” “Confucianism‚” “Daoism‚” “Warring States Period” (Chapter 2‚ pp. 42-48 “The Zhou Period” and “Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ and Chinese Society‚” Chapter 5‚ p. 142 “The First Chinese Empire”) 11. Briefly describe Persian Empire (system of government‚ economy‚ culture/religion). (Chapter 4‚ pp. 93-99) 12. Define “democracy” (as it existed in Ancient Greece”) and “oligarchy” (Chapter 4‚ pp. 107). 13. What ancient society started colonization
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war‚ however it lasted longer than most countries thought it would‚ and it changed the world forever. The map of Europe after the war changed dramatically. There are more countries than there were before the war. The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires were no longer in place. Russia became known as the USSR. This is because intense political unrest in Russia led
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September 3rd ("Why Germany invaded"). Naturally‚ the Germans were already committed to the invasion and refused to retreat. France and Britain had also alerted Germany that they would declare war against the Germans if they did not withdraw from Poland by September 3rd. This invasion played a primary role in the creation of World War Two because it forced the Allies to declare war on Germany. It was a long process that lead up to the German invasion of Poland. There were numerous reasons as to
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Alliances As The Underlying Cause Of World War I World War I‚ was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the big powers of the world. Before World War I started many alliances were made. First in May 1882 Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary signed the Triple Alliance‚ in 1883 Rumania and Austria-Hungary signed a secret alliance. In 1890 Germany allowed the Reinsurance Treaty signed with Russia to lapse‚ in 1894 France and Russia signed a defensive alliance‚ in 1902 Britain
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The Schlieffen Plan The Schlieffen plan was the key German strategy in WWI. It was named after Germany’s army chief of staff‚ Alfred Von Schlieffen. There were several strategic moves to his plan. All of his plans were aimed at conquering France as quickly as possible‚ preferably less than six weeks. Along with France‚ Germany planned on attacking Russia separately to avoid fighting a war on two fronts at the same time. However‚ there were multiple errors in this plan and they ultimately lead
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How Roman were the successor states in the former western Empire? 500ad to 800ad (GENERAL) The successor kingdoms are homogenous forms of power in terms of culture‚ administration‚ military power‚ etc. and were all variations of the former Empire. The barbarian forces were able to effectively invade the roman empire and the military fighting was used to show the power of the ruler. Traditionally the Roman forces were paid in fee regularly whilst the Barbarians were not due to the lack of a tax
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Fowlkes Professor Marrow History 101 November 26‚ 2013 1. Ghana means: "Warrior King". Ghana was the title given to the emperors of Wagadou‚ which is why it became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire. Although present day Ghana took its name from the ancient Ghana Empire‚ there is no territory common to the two‚ as Wagadou was located in what is now Southeastern Mauritania‚ Western Mali‚ and Eastern Senegal. (The name Wagadou meant ’Land of Herds’). 2. Ghana’s capital city is Kumbi
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The Byzantine Empire Before the fall of the Roman Empire‚ it split into 2 different empires‚ the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman empire‚ which would become known as the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine empire is generally overshadowed by the Roman Empire‚ and Crusades‚ but the Byzantine empire greatly changed the rest of history. Byzantine is located in the Balkan’s‚ from lower Greece to the Danube‚ to Asia Minor‚ which is modern day Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Egypt‚ North Africa
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this as their ultamite downfall (45). Tacitus described the Germans as polytheistic‚ with Mercury as the main diety along with Hercules‚ Mars‚ and Isis. Occasionaly‚ they made human sacrifices to Mercury and more lawful sacrifices to Hercules and Mars. The people did not limit their gods to walls or human forms but instead they declared woods and groves as sacred‚ only using the dieties names during times of worship (9). Germans periodically practiced augury and divination. They predict the
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