WW1 was a truly global war‚ with combat taking place in some way or another on each of the worlds 5 populated continents. Over 15 million people died and a further 20 million+ were wounded in what became known as ‘The Great War’. The war itself was by no means one sided and is littered with numerous turning points where‚ had events occurred differently‚ the whole direction of the war‚ and the result‚ might have differed. It is my opinion that the Battle of the Somme is the most crucial turning point
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Battle of the Bulge (in German‚ Ardennenoffensive or Rundstedt-Offensive‚ English‚ Battle of the Bulge) was a major German offensive‚ launched at the end of World War II (December 16‚ 1944 - January 25 1945); through dense forests and mountains of the Ardennes region of Belgium Wallonia-and more specifically‚ hence its name in French‚ Bataille des ardennes-‚ France and Luxembourg on the Western Front. The Wehrmacht gave the offensive codenamed Operation Wacht am Rhein‚ the German patriotic hymn Die Wacht
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Causes of WW1 While there were many causes to WW1 such as imperialism‚ nationalism‚ alliances‚ and assassination‚ one cause that primarily stands out is militarism. Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Because militarism was so important to WW1‚ countries had to come up with a way to get people interested in war‚ which led to the use
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Mazzini centralized the republic and gave more emphasis on the right and the will of the people. Next‚ Gioberti headed the federation of existing states‚ and then Italian nations were built around the aristocratic kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont as german looked towards Prussia. Cavour has played a prominent role in the Sardinina government from the period 1850 to 1861. He was recognized as a dominant figure during that time. In 1852‚ Cavour was elected as a chief minister in the Sardinian monarchy
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Maya‚ a remarkable civilization‚ suddenly collapse when it seemed to be in a good position to continue? Although the Mayan people never entirely disappeared‚ many of their past homes in the Americas went from busy cities to abandoned ruins. These abandoned ruins are the result of issues inside the tribes and cities that brought down their way of life. These issues could be internal reasons‚ such as a failing government or a large population. The collapse could also be the result of external factors
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Analyze the causes of WW1 Many historians and politicians have been trying to analyze the causes for the World War I. By the War was over‚ different opinions had already been developed. The english Prime Minister David Lloyd Georg (1863-1945) said: “None of the leading Man had wanted War‚ all of them just slid into it.” Whereas the French Prime Minister George Clemenceau blamed Germany for having the main War Guilt. Since 1961 historians are controversially questioning the War Guilt. In his
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The collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s; it was a monumental and also unique time in history. Satellite states spread‚ and a new‚ more democratic leadership took over Moscow. The fall of the Soviet Union interestingly did not occur due to successful US policies or military prowess. Instead‚ a suffering economy as a result of the expensive arms and space race‚ coupled with an unsuccessful war in Afghanistan and a series of bad harvests meant that‚ to a moderate extent‚ the collapse of the Soviet
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Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean Copper Mine Collapse A small copper mine in San Jose‚ located in north Chile‚ collapsed trapping workers underground. The mine collapsed on August 5th‚ trapping 33 workers in the mine. The coverage of this mine collapse came two long weeks after the traumatic event. Initially the incident did not catch any news worthy attention. Mine collapses are pretty common but the accident finally caught the interest of an editor‚ and then it went viral from
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collapsed. Two 767 aircrafts were high jacked and crashed into the North Tower and the South Tower. The impacts set in place the destruction of those two buildings. According to Brannigan and Corbett (2015)‚ The NIST stated the factors that caused the collapse in Tower 1 was: The plane inflicted structural damage Jet fuel sprayed on the interior‚ starting fires on multiple floors.
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The First World War tore through Europe bring men from all the different countries to the battlefields. Women played an important role during the First World War and while many of the gains they made were lost it was an important time that showed women could do work outside of the home on a larger scale than ever before. In Britain six million men were called to arms throughout the war leaving very few to continue working which was now very important as they needed people in manufacturing to create
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