In the year of 1912 in the fifthteenth day of april a ship that had been thought to be indestructible‚ sank from an iceberg that had been said to be larger than the ship itself. That ship was called the Titanic. The Titanic was said to be a beauty and some might’ve said it was the largest ship they ever seen.The Titanic had about over 2‚000 passengers when it sailed in 1912 and had only 705 people saved by the ship Carpathia when it sunk. What some didn’t know was that Carpathia was the only ship
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The Soviet Union was to blame for the Cold War‚ how far do you agree with this statement? To an extent I do believe that the Soviet Union was to blame for to blame for the cold war‚ but this was through no fault of their own‚ as Stalin’s intentions was to demobilize and crush Nazi Germany‚ and build a buffer of communism around the Soviet Union‚ due to the threat of another invasion‚ as Germany had invaded twice with devastating consequences. The Soviet Union‚ controlled by Joseph Stalin in
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The Great War 1914-1918 was universally destructive. The effects of these were seen in many areas‚ as in the destruction of human life and property‚ and in the political‚ social and economic fields. The evolution of capitalism and progress in the scientific spheres were also important consequences. It is estimated that in the four years of war‚ some eighty lakhs of people were killed and as many wounded. Some 8-10 lakh people were reported missing. In most countries‚ after this Great War‚ monarchy
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“Life is a dream for the wise‚ a game for the fool‚ a comedy for the rich‚ a tragedy for the poor” said by Sholom Aleichem. The quote implies that one can have a good life if one has power or if one is judicious. Also‚ it is a game for the illiterate‚ a joke for one that is rich and powerful‚ and misfortune for needy. In the book‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller has a character a that is a part of a huge calamity. It was labeled as the Salem Tragedy because in Salem‚ plebeians and uninvolved people
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Almost everybody has seen or heard of the movie “Titanic” with Jack and Rose and how a poor guy falls in love with a rich girl but not know all about the ship. The Titanic is a very fascinating and interesting story. It is spectacular and mind boggling how it was built‚ how it sailed‚ and how it sunk. Stories on this event are super depressing for some people‚ but it is still interesting on how every event took place. The Titanic was called the unsinkable ship‚ but the people were about to be proven
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The Goth subculture started during the early 1980s in the United Kingdom as a gothic rock scene. This Goth fashion could be termed as an offshoot genre of the post-punk subculture. Even though several such subcultures surfaced during that period‚ the Goth subculture had been the longest surviving among them and had managed to even diversify and spread to other countries. The Goth scene‚ with its cultural proclivities and imagery‚ had been influenced to a large extent by the Gothic literature of
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First World War was a devastating war that effected many places and also very many lives. Because of the effects of the war people were determined to search for the country that was to blame for all the disaster created. The outbreak was contingent on a determining number of factors. These factors included nationalism that was being spread throughout Europe during the time before World War I had started and the alliance system. Although Germany was not all to blame for the outbreak of World War I‚ it
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root causes are much deeper. The causes of World War 1 were alliance system‚ imperialism‚ militarism and nationalism. I will be going into detail of these details of these matters to explain the events that triggered the world war. Countries throughout Europe made defense agreements that would pull them into battle‚ meaning‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. This was called Alliances. At the start of World War 1‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary allied and became
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Who is to blame for the civil war? The civil war broke out in 1642 after Parliament sent a long list of complaints to King Charles I. Charles and Parliament had never really got along (especially as Charles dissolved parliament for 11 year) and this was the last straw; war was on and the country was split in two Parliamentarians (roundheads) and Royalists (cavaliers). Firstly it is parliament who sent the list who kick it off with the list and did not give Charles his tax for life‚ which will
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Bell March12th 2013 World History In Europe around the late 1800s to early 1900s World War 1 took place in many European countries. This essay will explain how alliance was the cause of World War 1. The four factors that made alliances the cause of World War 1 are political‚ geography‚ economics‚ and social factors. The first factor in why alliances caused World War 1 is political reasons. Some examples of political are the treaties that were made before and during the war to help protect alliances
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