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    Despite the fact that the ’trigger’ to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the war to end all wars or World War 1 was not preventable. Imperialism‚ alliances and militarism were the prime causes for WW1. Imperialism was the fierce competition between industrialized nations for resources. The competition from nations created tension and rivalries to gain colonies. The Alliances were needed to ’keep’ the peace between all nations and ensure protection from each other

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    Prison Systems and The Law Jody BUS 311 Business Law 1 Final Assignment Week 5 Instructor Samantha Hodapp January 8‚ 2013 Prison Systems and the Law Prison’s have been around for two centuries; beginning in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The prisons system’s back then were much different then they are today. In the 1700’s it was common custom for the jailer or sheriff to provide a bar‚ charging inflated prices to the prisoners for spirits

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    D-Day During World War II

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    D-Day D-Day was among the bloodiest days of WWII. D-Day was the start of WWII and the turning point of it‚ affecting the war more as it went on. With the Nazi’s already conquering most or all of Europe‚ they thought they were going to reign over all the world. As they started to take Jews away‚ America stepped in with their allies‚ Britain‚ Canada‚ France and many more. (“D-Day”)All the Armies Commanders and Captains met and planned the bloodiest day for two years. The Allied Forces had to

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    African-American Soldiers During the Civil War The American civil war was envisioned to be a short-lived encounter between the confederates and the union‚ such hope was dashed as this war stretch for four years. Between 1861 and 1865 many lives were lost during the American civil war. Despite this loss‚ the civil war brought slavery to an end and ’dealt a severe blow to states’ right’. The African Americans were able to prove themselves in the American civil war of 1861. 1For example‚ the

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    Main Causes of World War ll World War Two started on September 1st‚ 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations. The allies were made up of England‚ France‚ The United States‚ and The Soviet Union. The Axis members included Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Although‚ there were many causes of World War Two‚ the three main causes were Hitler‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ and the failure of the League of Nations. Hitler was the main cause of World War Two. In January

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    Envision a world without the effects of globalization. There would be no food‚ clothes‚ or any products from any outside country of part of the world. The world would be disconnected and unaware of each other. Globalization has brought the world to this advance level of trade‚ communication‚ and awareness of other nations. It is the process of a company‚ product‚ or idea that spreads throughout the world‚ often leading to countries around the world to become united and help one another. However

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    A Genocide is the planned mass killings of a certain type of people based on religion‚ ethnicity‚ or some other determining factor. The biggest genocide of all time was the Holocaust. During the end of World War II it was Hitler‚ Chancellor of Germany‚ that came up with a plan he called the “Final Solution”. This “Solution” was to rid Germany and her neighbors of a plague they called Jews. It started out with massive shootings of the Jews‚ a method found insufficient. Soon a more effective method

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    An essay on the effectiveness of the Americans during the Revolutionary war I. INTRODUCTION The United States’ policy was to govern the Philippine Archipelago for the common welfare of the Filipino people and to train the Filipinos for self-governance. The United States was hoping that the Filipino people would be capable of independence someday. President Mckinley assure that the Philippines are theirs‚ and so it should not be exploited‚ rather to develop‚ to civilize‚ to educative and

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    of these agencies is to keep the peace and abolish crime‚ these poor minority men are thrown behind bars for an arrest far greater than what they have committed. The number and type of men thrown into prison indicate that there is a racial inequality and corruption within the penal system. Prison population increased dramatically in the early 1970s once laws became stricter. Drug laws became stricter and the law targeted young black men who dropped out of high school. Incarcerated drug offenders

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    World War I was a never before seen type of war. New tactics‚ artillery‚ and military technology from the Industrial Revolution led to unforeseen effects. Trenches were a widely used tactic in the response to the new and improved artillery‚ such as the machine gun. Also‚ updated medical treatments on the frontline resulted in men’s lives being saved. This combination led to many soldiers surviving facial disfigurement injuries that would have killed them in the past. The physiological effects of

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