Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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causes of the first world war are very ambiguous to many scholars who study the subject. The causes and origins are based entirely on interpretation and perspectives. There are many events in Europe that helped trigger the war‚ but not one particular event led to an outbreak. Contrary to a common perception of the origin of World War I‚ Russian policy and priorities in 1914 onward are the forefront reasons of a complete European War. Russian policy included some brilliant pre-war strategies that benefitted
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In H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds contains imagery of imperialism‚ he portrays imperialism throughout the story by comparing Martians and the human’s appearances‚ evolution‚ and Religion. The War of the Worlds can be interpreted in many ways and this is how I interpreted it. I believe the main concept is imperialism as the British were the most power countries at the time. They face a new enemy with the Martians come to earth trying to take over land for power. Throughout the story‚ there were
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The Second World War quickly became a worldwide production whose impact still exist today and in terms of the theatrical production of this magnitude‚ Germany was the main antagonist of our tragedy and the protagonists‚ the United States‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ would take the stage as a result of Germany’s attack of Poland in 1939 (Royde-Smith). Throughout the six year war‚ countless countries are destroyed‚
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Causes of World War II The culmination of events that led to World War II are generally understood to be the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the 1937 invasion of the Republic of China by the Empire of Japan. These military aggressions were the decisions made by authoritarian ruling elites in Germany and Japan. World War II started after these aggressive actions were met with an official declaration of war and/or armed resistance. In the aftermath of World War I‚ a defeated Germany signed
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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it more freedom‚ especially in the bass line. This resulted in what is known as ``stomp’’ piano. Charles "Cow-Cow" Davenport‚ who pioneered the Boogie-Woogie style‚ was trained in ragtime but recorded many blues pieces. James P. Johnson was instrumental in moving ragtime toward jazz and blues‚ creating Stride Piano. Other developments led to the ``trumpet-piano’’ style of Earl Hines and Teddy Weatherford and to the swing style of Duke Ellington. Some Historians consider ragtime to be the very first
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War is a waste of good lives‚ which are more precious than any gift on the planet. Life is so fragile and cannot be altered‚ stopped‚ or reversed with any amount of money‚ power‚ or land. Therefore‚ we should not risk young men’s lives by throwing them into a war zones telling them to shoot at people not wearing the same color as you. War causes many innocent people die just because they were “in the way” and causes many others to become murders in order to serve their country. War overall is
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Title: The Gold Cadillac Author: Mildred D. Taylor Publisher and Publication Date: The Penguin Group‚ 1998 First published in the United States of America by Dial Books for Young Readers‚ 1987 Setting: The story took place in the City of Toledo Ohio at the family’s home and in the route to the rural South‚ Mississippi. Main Characters: Lois‚ Wilma‚ Mom‚ Dad Plot Summary: This story is about a family who got a new car‚ a Cadillac. They decided to take a trip in the new car. They
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