introduced during World War I shaped the way wars would be fought from then on. For the first time‚ tanks‚ airplanes and machine guns made their way onto the battlefield. These new technologies magnified the effects of war‚ both in terms of how war was fought‚ but also how war affected people. World War I had a devastating effect on the world in terms of lives lost‚ with over 37 million casualties [source: Infoplease]. Countries that were hit hardest by the war
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The Wartime Boom help shaped the history and growth in Oakland and the American history for that matter. This economic boom brought World War II the much-needed relief from the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Wartime Boom had a great impact the city of Oakland in particular: Oakland’s productive port‚ the largest seaport in Northern California‚ and its strategic location at the terminal of major rail lines‚ made the city an important center of goods production. The wartime industrial growth led
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ferryman after he has reached enlightenment. “I have waited for this hour‚ dear friend. Now that it has come‚ let me depart. Long have I awaited this hour‚ long have I been the ferryman Vasudeva” (73). Vasudeva taught Siddhartha great lessons‚ including how to be a ferryman‚ and set a path for him to enlightenment. But‚ Siddhartha‚ himself‚ was the person who had to go through unfortunate experiences to lead himself in the way of the ferryman‚ and the path to enlightenment. The only person‚ who significantly
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imperialism and slavery came in‚ that it had all gone away. Imperialism and slavery tore africa apart. Africa had gotten taken over by a majority of Europe‚ and other places. They had the “Berlin Conference” which had also affected Africa. This is how the Berlin Conference‚ slavery‚ imperialism had affected Africa in many ways. Slavery was a big problem in Africa‚ because of the “European slave trade.” Merchants had before sold gold‚ but were now selling slaves. Slavery would even happen by Africans
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The Mongols‚ the Crusades‚ and the age of exploration the world majorly with new technology advances‚ affecting biology‚ and also affecting trade. The Mongols had new and inventive weapons that no one in the world had seen before. They had also affected the genepool. Mongols had the largest empire in history‚ and no empire shall be as big and as glorious as this empire was. The Crusades brought new technology to life when they decided to take ideas from the Moslems more advanced technology. The disease
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According to document 4 the explain how the Treaty of Versailles limited Germany’s army to 100‚00 men‚ and also made Germany pay reparation to the winning side. So basically the government was negatively affected because Germany was blamed for the war. Document 4 says “Germany accept the
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In the 18 to 19 centuries‚ a spark of events occurred called the Industrial Revolution‚ in which people started to stop using tools and use machines in order to expand the current country’s wealth by using their resources. Many inventions and ideas were created‚ but in order to experiment the wealthy people at the time bought up all the major farm lands. By doing this‚ the experiments were an immediate success while many farmers were forced to move to the cities and work in factories in order to
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England is a country in the British Isles; the country shares borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north‚ otherwise does England border to the North Sea‚ Irish sea‚ Celtic sea‚ Bristol Channel and the English Channel. England covers most of the central and south part of the island of Great Britain. England is the largest and the most populated part in Great Britain and Northern Ireland‚ there live more the 84% of the total population in the UK. England became united in 927 and takes
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The geography of Ancient Greece had positive and negative effects on Ancient Greek Civilization. The mountains that cover Greece have acted as a barrier to Greece‚ and it separated Greece instead of uniting it. The Ionian Sea‚ Aegean Sea‚ Thracian Sea‚ Sea of Crete‚ Gulf of Corinth‚ and Mediterranean Sea surrounded Greece. They acted as a highway for Greece in order to reach other nations as efficiently as possible‚ as well as providing Greece with a source of income. Clearly‚ geography shaped Greek
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The war had a major effect on America‚ one of which led to protecting its maritime rights. The British naval forces were defeated and compelled to leave American waterways‚ relieving the latter of the pressure of securing its sailors. The outcome of the war brought into the limelight the nation’s place in the world by sounding a warning to the rest of the world that America was a major power that could challenge any country in case it national interests are endangered. Consequently‚ this gave America
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