World War I was called The Great War because it indicated how big the war was going to be‚ especially since it was fought against the major powers of the world. World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The reason that WWI happened was due to Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. These four elements caused the greatest and deadliest war the world had seen at the time. However many people can’t decide which element was the most vital. The most vital element
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Michelle Chai Why does war exist? Conflicts occur everyday between individuals such as siblings or even between the local grocer and his/her customer. When conflicts are magnified at the national or even global level‚ it can result in a war between the two parties. More explicitly‚ war occurs when two groups are in conflict with each other for any reason over a period of time. Therefore‚ war exists because people are not happy with the government and also because of greed. War exists because people
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annihilated. In 1933‚ there were roughly nine million Jews in Europe‚ with the bulk of their population in Germany and the countries Germany would occupy in World War II. By the end of the war‚ almost two-thirds of their population had been executed by the Nazi’s so-called ‘Final Solution’. 2. Why did it happen? There were multiple reasons as to why the Holocaust happened. One reason being Hitler deranged goals and his intent to create the ‘Aryan Race’. He wanted a race of pure Germans with blue eyes and
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those of a similar ethnic group or nation. These awareness efforts in recent years have lead historians to ask: Why does genocide occur? Often‚ genocide is the product of political and ethnic tensions
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There is a great deal of evidence to support that evolution did indeed happen. Evolution is the changes in a population over time‚ it’s explained through descent with modification and natural selection. The findings from earlier thinkers all back this evidence up. Charles Darwin used evidence he found from research and studying the work of other scientists who studied fossils to support his claim that modern organisms are the descendants of ancestral species that were different from those of today
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the battle with the allies and Germans totalling around 425 000 ( “D-Day Casualties”). Now we should ask the question why did D-Day happen? If we look through all perspectives it’s obvious that the invasion of Normandy was imperative to the allies victory. That’s why the reason for D-Day was to sway the war towards the allies. At this time the Germans seemed to be ahead in the war and had nearly all important areas on lockdown. With the momentum of capturing various small checkpoints such as Biak
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Wednesday‚ May 17 - Why does Phineas deny the existence of the war? Explain your answer with references to the text. Although it is very apparent that there is a war being fought‚ Finny continues to hide from the reality and doubts the existence of the war. The reason for this was because of the fact that he could not participate in it and he is therefore denying its existence. In the book‚ Brinker approaches Gene and questions him about the fact that he has not made any steps towards enlisting
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What Happens in Narnia Does not Stay in Narnia We have all heard phrase‚ “What happens in the jungle stays in the jungle‚” or some variation of it. It can be a good way to dodge questions about your trip‚ or a quick way to tell people what happened without actually telling them what happened. It is common to hear this phrase in movies‚ and sometimes you may read it in a book. Many times this is a fun way to end a story‚ it leaves mystery. But what would happen if we actually talked
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I have recently learned a variety of information about Pearl Harbor that I would like to share with you and others. Why did Pearl Harbor start? Who was involved in Pearl Harbor? Did Pearl Harbor start WWII? Pearl Harbor was a terrible event that happened without warning‚ or was there secret warnings in such things as magazines? All of these questions and more are answered in this essay. What started the Pearl harbor? Well‚ the attack on Pearl Harbor happened because the Japanese wanted to destroy
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Why War? For many years‚ wars have been in the world. War in any large scale‚ causes violence and conflict. Although nowadays the meaning of the war is changing‚ the importance of war is the same. Samuel indicates in his article ‘WAR’ that “War is a state of conflict involving two or more groups of creatures attacking each other in an attempt to destroy the opposing force ‚ to capture the resources of the other side‚ or to defend resources of their own from capture”. (Samuel. J). It is
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