“Alliances played the greatest role is causing World War 1” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use evidence to support your answer. World War 1 (1914-1918) was not caused by a single specific reason‚ but a combination of Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism and Nationalism caused the build-up of tension which was the ultimate cause of the war. Although alliances were a significant contributing factor of the uprise of World War 1‚ it was not the only cause of World War 1. Many years
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Slavery was one of the biggest reasons why the American Civil War began. The American Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861. The civil war went on for four years. It was caused by the disagreements over slavery and the states. The North and South both believed in different ideas. They did not agree on the same thing. This had an impact on both sides. The North didn’t believe in keeping slaves‚ while the South did believe in keeping slaves and wanted to have and keep the slaves that they could. This
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Essay #1 9/20/13 When did slavery start in america. Once Slavery was introduced into the new colonies it changed the direction that the colonies were heading in. there are many theory’s and ideas linked with the importation of africans to america. Although some may consider racism a major role of the african enslavement‚ the need for Labor‚ Low Cost Price ‚and Availability played a major role on the enslavement of africans in the new colonies. When the start of the colonization of america
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I feel that World War one was a war of Nations wanting to increase independence‚ power and territory. World war one was the first war that involved twenty eight nations from all across the world. Sometimes called the War to end all Wars or The Great War. The great war started on June twenty eighth nineteen fourteen when the Archduke of Austria known as Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by nationalist Gavvillo Princip from Serbia. One month later Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. Europe was
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Europe that started what is now called World War 1 (WW1). This war did not just spring up out of nowhere there many causes involved that started this vast conflict. The immediate cause of WW1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was killed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo (Mulligan). The main cause of WW1 is M.A.I.N which represents militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism (Danzer 579). And a contributing factor of WW1 is escalating tension in the Balkan region. Because
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Why the treaty was called diktat? Diktat is to dictate a decree or order. After the war or trying to end it Germany was told to not only take all the blame for the war but pay reperations to other countries as well. This is why they called it Diktat as they were being told to do this or hostilities would resume. Of the many provisions in the treaty‚ one of the most important and controversial required Germany to accept sole responsibility for causing the war and‚ under the terms of articles 231-248
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veterans off. Tragically the use of the tear gas left two veterans and infant dead and also blinded an 8-year-old. While sending The General and his troops after the WWI veterans might of seemed like a good idea to President Hoover at the time‚ he did not expect the attack to leave three innocent people dead and one innocent child
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The malevolent utilization of unrestricted submarine warfare by the German navy was unequivocally a breach of the rules of war. In early 1915‚ Germany controversially declared the waters surrounding Britain a war zone and threatened to sink all merchant ships approaching Britain even those from neutral countries. It was irrational to believe neutral countries would halt trade with Britain as that would result in huge economic losses. Several merchant ships including the British ship Lusitania were
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reaction to the death of the Archduke could be considered an overreaction. Russia had ties with Serbia‚ creating a strong alliance. Austia-Hungary did not expect that Russia would support Serbia in any way other than a diplomatic protest. However‚ to be safe‚ they went to their ally‚ Germany‚ to assure that she would come to their aid if Russia did declare war. Germany was quick to agree‚ seeing it as a potential opportunity‚ and even encouraged Austia-Hungary’s harsh
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Imperialism also directly caused WWI‚ for it caused the crisis in the Balkan Peninsula. When Austria Hungary imperialized/annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina they did it because they feared the growth that was happening in the Balkan Peninsula. This imperialization angered the Serbs because the Austrians took away a large population of Serbs. Later‚ in 1914‚ when the archduke of Austria was visiting Bosnia‚ he got shot by a
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