chancellor‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ claimed Germany to be a peaceful power‚ even though he assumed France wanted revenge for its defeat in the Franco-Prussian war. Thus‚ Beck states that “in 1879‚ Bismarck formed the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary; three years later‚ Italy joined the two countries‚ forming the Triple Alliance.” During the same year‚ to ensure that France did not make an alliance with Russia‚ Bismarck immediately formed an alliance with Russia. Nonetheless‚ under the
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Robert Clive/Battle of Plassey 1757- British wanted to bring India into their empire. Incredible ambitious. Begin career as clerk for East Indian Company. He tried to commit suicide twice. Desperately unhappy and wanted to do something with his life. Siraj Ud- Dula was beginning to resist the East Indian Company. Clive said I know how to defeat this man the Indians had more people than the East Indian Company. He went around and begins to buy loyalty of generals to rebel against the prince. The Battle
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Causes of WW1 essay outline Hook: Mr. Frip is advising that we use our specialized impact categories to highlight some of the longterm effects of the Great War. >Example: World War 1 was the cataclysmic event which would end the lives of 10 million young european men‚ therefore destroying an entire generation of Europeans. It would end the empires of Russia‚ Germany‚ and AustriaHungary. Russia would resort to communism‚ which would promptly outlaw religion and impose a totalitarian government
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Cited: Brown‚ Brandon. “Causes of WWI (The Great War).” cnx.org. web 17 Feb. 2014. Winston‚ 2000. Print. Phaedrus
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almost immediately. Death to the tyrant!”‚ is what Jevtic expresses in his hatred toward Franz Ferdinand. Jevtic describes the assassination to be a symbolic act against tyrannical rulers for which Ferdinand was one in his way of viewing the Austria-Hungary Empire to be superior. Communism is a belief system which was derived from Karl Max who advocated class war and led to a society in which all property is publicly owned. Each person works and is paid according to their ability and needs. This
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were peasants‚ “Mob”‚ they were starting to get violent * King Frederick William IV fled to Vienna to get away from the violence * Habsberg‚ dynasty of Austria * Francis Joseph is the King of Austria * The middle class wants a constitution and parliament. Joseph gives it to them‚ he ends serfdom * People revolt in Austria‚ but the
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an open door to set his world domination plans into full tilt. When Hitler occupied the Rhineland‚ a place that was off-limits to him according to the Versailles treaty‚ World War II may have been instigated‚ with this as a tipping point. Once Austria and Sudetenland were occupied by the Nazi army‚ there is no doubt that world war ii was instigated. The Great Depression‚ which affected the entire world‚ is also one of the causes of World War II. The stock market crash in 1929 was like a pebble
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Serbia’s strategic location between two continents has subjected it to invasions by many peoples. Belgrade is believed to have been leveled to the ground by 30 different armies in recorded history. Apart from being under nominal Serbian rule since the 7th century (having been allowed to settle in Byzantium by its emperor Heraclius)‚ through history various parts of the territory of contemporary Serbia have been claimed or ruled by the Roman Empire (conquered the indigenous Celts and Illyrians); the
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because the biggest cultural changes happened during this period because it was directly after WWI 1920 women get the right to vote Prohibition leading to Bootlegging‚ speakeasies‚ widespread law breaking and gangs Economy boomed The Roaring Twenties: Radio‚ jazz‚ movies as a big business October 1929 the stock market crashed; the beginning of the great depression Historical Background In the years after WWI there was a strong sense of optimism. New technological advancements that dramatically
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AP Euro Timeline 1348-1351 Black Death 1337-1453 Hundred Years War 1378-1417 Great Schism 1440 Lorenzo Valla disproves Donation of Constantine 1485 End of War of Roses 1492 Columbus sails to Americas; Grenada falls to Spain ;Moors are driven from Spain (Ferdinand and Isabella) 1509 Erasmus’s In Praise of Folly 1513 Machiavelli’s The Prince 1517 95 Theses (Tip: 1+1+7=9‚ with 5— 95 Theses) 1527 Sack of Rome‚ crucial imperial victory by HRE against France and Italian
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