World War One started for two main reasons: the alliances of Europe and many countries‚ and what really set off the war‚ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand was the crowned prince of Austria-Hungary who was sent to Serbia to keep peace between the countries. This happened on June 28th‚ 1914‚ and was murdered by a member of a group called the Black Hand‚ Gauvrillo Princip. Austria-Hungary wants revenge and will push what they call the July Ultimatum. This was a set of laws
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Retrospectively‚ the First World War seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war on two fronts
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Was World War One a total war? Why? Why not? The First World War of 1914-1918‚ also known as the Great War‚ was the first total war in history. What began as a European struggle over the balance of power between the triple alliance of France‚ Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other‚ soon became a global conflict that involved the imperial powers of Europe‚ their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire‚ Japan and the United States
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prices. This essay will examine the factors that play a significant role contributing to the increasing prices. Why are gas prices so high? One of the top reasons for the increase in prices is the supply and demand for oil. Crude oil accounts for 55% of the price of gasoline‚ whereas taxes and distribution control the remaining 45% (Amadeo‚ 2011). Typically‚ taxes and distribution are steady‚ so that the daily adjustment in the price of gasoline correctly reflects oil price fluctuations. However‚ occasionally
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Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to
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Valeria Zarubina May 28‚ 2013 World History World War II as a Watershed Event After World War II ended in 1945‚ it was considered to be a watershed event because of its major impacts on history. After the end of World War II‚ the United States had a lot of great changes that occurred. An example of such a change was that women were given more rights. Secondly‚ due to the fact that the nuclear weapon was created during World War II‚ people lived in constant fear that a bomb would be released
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transition (DT) refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. This is typically demonstrated through a demographic transition model(DTM). The theory is based on an interpretation of demographic history developed in 1929 by the American demographer Warren Thompson (1887–1973).[1] Thompson observed changes‚ or transitions‚ in birth and death rates in industrialized societies over the previous
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Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the
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There is no uncertainty all the European forces assumed a part in inciting World War One‚ yet most normally‚ fingers point to Germany. Is Germany really to fault for the main world war? That is the question that will be tended to in this paper. WWI was viewed as the principal add up to war‚ which means nations devote the greater part of their assets to battle and win. Alongside every nation utilizing their qualities‚ they had a tangled partnership framework which helped them battle‚ in which nations
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propaganda during WWII During wartime‚ especially World War II‚ comics are frequently used to propagate certain ideology‚ either patriotism or anti-war movement. For countries preparing to fight‚ propaganda could boost morale‚ arouse hatred for enemy and encourage people to support the government and contribute to the army. For countries devastated by war‚ however‚ propaganda could remind people of the honorable aftermath of the war‚ blame militarism and promote truce and peace. But why is comics
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