What were the causes of WW1? In 1914‚ World War I broke out. It involved around 100 countries around the world. Between 1914 and 1918‚ over 59 million troops were used‚ over 8 million died and over 29 million were injured. This is the biggest war anyone has any witnessed yet; this is why WW1 is also known as the Great War. The main reasons why WW1 broke out were the Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the Schlieffen Plan‚ and the trigger of this war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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The Battle of Gallipoli involves many different aspects‚ including what the Ottoman Empire entailed‚ the naval and infantry attack on the Ottoman Empire‚ and the creation of Turkey as a country. Life under Ottoman rule had its good and bads. “The Ottomans had a complex society with a lavish court and a strong army”(Esposito). The country was very rich and had strong army that could compete with some of the most powerful countries in the world. People might have felt safe from other countries
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Austria and its allies‚ ultimately leading to war on a global scale. Within this political firestorm‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Nationalism grew at an astounding rate. European countries came to feel that expanding their territory was vital to winning the war. In addition to the desire for more territory‚ countries used their military might to foster a new sense of Nationalism. World War One ended on November 11‚ 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke
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cinematic elements that creates an enriching story from a character’s point of view to using film editing techniques such as high angle shots‚ low angle shots and long tracking shots that craft memorable scenes. The film follows Hill’s journey through a montage that entails the rise and fall of his life from an up and coming mob associate to being a FBI informant and a convicted felon. Martin Scorsese uses specific
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On December 7‚ 1941‚ three hundred and fifty three “kamikaze” air planes from Japan bombarded the Pearl‚ and caused heavy damage to the US navy force. "Caught by the sudden attack‚ four battleships‚ three cruisers‚ three destroyers‚ one anti-aircraft training ship were destroyed along with one hundred and eighty eight air crafts. The United State sustained nearly 2500 deaths and more than 1000 were injured"‚ according to Axelrod and Alan(2007)
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At 7.50am on Sunday 7 December 1941‚ the first of two waves of Japanese aircraft began their attack on the US Pacific Fleet‚ moored at Pearl Harbor on the Pacific island of Oahu. Within two hours of the attack‚ five battleships had been sunk‚ another 16 damaged‚ and 188 aircraft destroyed. The two attacks killed just under 100 Japanese but over 2‚400 Americans‚ with another 1‚178 injured. The Japanese were lead by Tojo and Yamamoto. Pearl harbor was a massive event in history that will always be
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Imperialism in World War 1 Imperialism was one of the four contributing factors to the cause of World War One‚ along with secret alliances‚ militarism‚ and nationalism. It is the most important cause of WW1‚ because it created a build-up of tension in Europe and outside of Europe‚ and through imperialism‚ the three other causes were able to affect the beginnings of the war. Imperialism is defined as the governing of one people by another country‚ which was a recurring dilemma prior to WW1 due
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after school whether it be Command & Conquer or StarCraft. Since his dad likes to play board games such as Chess and Checkers‚ he sometimes plays those with him. Sunny likes Chess but his favorite broad game is Battleship. Sunny occasionally build physical models such as tanks and battleships
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Everyone knows about Pearl Harbor. But we never look at the Japanese point of view. Japan had many reasons to attack America. In the 1920’s Japan’s population boomed. They had so many babies‚ the limited resources of food and oil in Japan couldn’t meet everyone’s needs. Militarists in Japan saw an opportunity to get more resources. The oil-rich parts of China caught their hopeful eyes. The militarists proposed to the imperial government taking that part of China. But‚ the civil government turned
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Michaela Píchová Mgr. Jana Pelclová‚ Ph.D. AJ 22073 Language of Advertising 28 August 2012 Introduction The wide use of advertising has created a special style of English – the advertising English. Its unique features and simple language separate it from other types of language. The advertising English must be compact‚ vivid‚ visual‚ emotional and most of all attractive. Because the function of advertising is to provide information‚ attract consumer and promise quality‚ the advertisers must
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