Nationalism is the feeling of loyalty shared by a group of people united by race‚ language‚ and culture. It was born and spreading since 1789 during the French Revolution‚ and spread by the Napoleon army. To express their loyalty to their nation‚ people will attempt to fight for independence against foreign rule or unite themselves into one large nation-state. Nationalism therefore was both a uniting force and dividing force; uniting a number of small states into one large nation-state or splitting
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John C. Wright History – 386 Dr. Blum 11/02/2012 Exam #2 This exam is a reflection on the German state‚ and how it came to be‚ as well as a look into the actual obstacles that Bismarck had to overcome in order to join the Germanic states in to one‚ solid German nation. This will be accomplished by focusing on significant people and significant political and economic views that they held to show the differing positions in 1848 – 1849‚ and by looking at pertinent facts in the 1850s. This
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These events are the German mobilization order‚ the ultimatum‚ the blank check‚ Willhelm II ordering the occupation of Luxemburg‚ and the gathering in the Imperial Palace in Berlin. He also uses people such as Willhelm II‚ Moltke‚ the Reich Chacellor‚ and all of the Kaiser’s
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Cause 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
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Etymologically the vocabulary of the English language is far from being homogeneous. It consists of two layers - the native stock of words and the borrowed stock of words. Numerically [njuː’merɪklɪ] the borrowed stock of words is considerably larger than the native stock of words. In fact native words comprise only 30 % of the total number of words in the English vocabulary but the native words form the bulk of the most frequent words actually used in speech and writing
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The long-term origins to World War One start back in 1870 with the Franco-Prussian War. In the Franco-Prussian war France lost to Germany which lead to the two countries never being in an alliance with one another. Once the war was over it lead to the forming of the triple Alliance which was one of the main alliances during the first world war. The Triple alliance was made up of the countries - Germany‚ Austo-Hungery and Italy‚ and it was first formed because Germany needed help to guard Alsace-Lorrain
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Imperialism ------> WWI WWI was a turning point in European history‚ and I’m sure you’ve heard of WWI; but do not know the incidents that happened prior to the war. Europe’s new countries that did not build empires were coming in conflict with countries that had built immense empires‚ like Britain. The new Imperialism of the nineteenth century is a sure part in the cause of World War I. In Europe things were starting to escalate to gain as much territory as possible. Countries like Britain who
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Newspaper Topics and Study Guide for Ch. 26-28 Test Ch. 26 (White) Ch.28 (red) Suggested Title: The Wall Street Journal or The London Times Topics to be covered: advancements in shipping‚ “annihilation of time and space‚” effects of chemical dye industry on India‚ the boom bust cycle of world trade‚ Britain’s control of world finances by 1900‚ and improvements in cities. Suggested editorials: written by a textile worker in India‚ a mayor of a city praising improvements in his city.
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Unit 1 Essay The present essay will make some comments about two texts chosen for the owner of this website with the intention of highlight the most important aspects of each piece of writing. The texts are the following: “A brief history” and “Language families and branches”. English Language is one of the oldest Languages in the world. To become what it is today it has been through a series of changes in the course of history. English is commonly divided into three main periods; Old English
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between countries were all kept hidden; they were not released until after the war. All these secret meetings between countries could have lead to great tension between allies. The first group of allies‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ consisted of German‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second group were the Triple Entente‚ consisting of Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain. The alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany gave Austria-Hungary a sense of protection. This came into play when the assassination
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