Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while American histories generally use the term ‘World War’ I. The
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The causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in early July 1914‚ included many intertwined factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and
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World war one is one of the most important events in world history. It took place in Europe in 1914-1918. The whole world participated this war. So everyone had some responsibility. There are more than one reasons for the outbreak of this war. Mainly‚ it was the expansion form of nationalism & the alliances system. Other issues played a major part too‚ such as imperialism‚ the industrial revolution‚ naval race and domestic factors. One of the main long term causes as I said before is Nationalism
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The images of Full Fathom Five In the world of seafaring men‚ William Shakespeare may not be particularly celebrated. It can’t‚ however‚ be said that he didn’t try his hand at a dirge for such sailors in his poem‚ "Full Fathom Five." In this poem‚ the use of concrete images and onomatopoeia brings to life the poem‚ bringing the reader closer to the bottom of the sea where the poem is set. On the seafloor‚ we are told‚ a corpse of "thy father" (Imogene) lies (l. 1). The poem instantly then begins
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100 hours through the international Politics course. Class of 2013. PS: read examples and full stories from the compulsory reading booklets according to the availability of time. | Cool Story Bro needs more dragons and shit. WORLD WAR I: World War I also known as the Great War started out by the assassination of the heir of Austria Hungary by a 20 year old Siberian nationalist of a fertility known as the Black Hand. It was very famous as the Grab bag where the struggle for wealth and
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The Cause of World War I The presence of increased nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and militarism were the main factors resulting in World War I. Although‚ the sudden cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914. The rise of nationalist views caused a divide and rivalry between various European nations. Nationalism is a dangerous form of loyalty to a country. It started with the Pan-Slavist nationalism movement‚ in which the Slavic people of Bosnia
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WORLD HISTORY I EXAM REVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE EARLIEST HUMAN SOCIETIES PALEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000 BC Old Stone Age; earliest people Hunting and gathering food‚ vitamins‚ and minerals Buffalo‚ deer‚ herd animals that could be tracked Stayed next to rivers so they could follow the animas as they migrated (nomadic) Small societies Around 50-150 Support of environment Large enough for biological diversity Communication by sound (ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves
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direction of motion) when measured in the frame of the observer. This paper also argued that the idea of a luminiferous aether – one of the leading theoretical entities in physics at the time – was superfluous. In his paper on mass–energy equivalence Einstein produced E = mc2 from his special relativity equations. Einstein’s 1905 work on relativity remained controversial for many years‚ but was accepted by leading physicists‚ starting with Max
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Poetry of World War I “I. Peace” “III. The Dead” By Rupert Brooke Originally published in 1918. Excerpted from Rupert Brooke: The Collected Poems‚ fourth revised edition‚ 1987 “I Have a Rendezvous with Death” “Sonnet X” “Sonnet XI” By Alan Seeger Excerpted from Poems‚ 1916 “Strange Meeting” “Anthem for Doomed Youth” “Dulce Et Decorum Est” By Wilfred Owen Originally published in 1920. Excerpted from Wilfred Owen: War Poems and Others‚1973 “They” “Counter-Attack” By Siegfried Sassoon Originally
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World War I was the result of chain-reacting events; originated from the Crises in the Balkans which led to the Collapse of Bismarckian Alliances. The creation of The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of the war. Increase in international tension‚ caused by the division of Europe into two armed camps‚ provoked fear of war and prompted military alliances and an arms race. The system maintained the balance of power in Europe after the
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