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    World War II killed more people‚ destroyed more property‚ disrupted more lives‚ and probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war in history. The war‚ which ended in 1945‚ eventually involved 61 countries‚ claimed 50 million lives‚ and completely changed the geopolitical landscape. The causes of World War II can be easily traced back to many of the unsolved issues from the end of World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful

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    Party. Beginning of split between Bolsheviks and | | |Mensheviks. | |1904–5 |Russo-Japanese War; Russia loses war. | |1905 |Russian Revolution of 1905. | |1905 |January

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    major world war where many countries participated for their freedoms. For being the first major world war‚ it definitely made a strong impact on human history. It lasted four long years‚ from 1914 to 1918. This tragic event left over 17 million soldiers and civilians killed and 20 million seriously wounded. We humans should and probably will never forget this very important affair in history that changed so many lives. Some for the better‚ and some for the very worst. Events Leading Up to World War

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    Final Essay- Events before World War I World War 1‚ one of the biggest wars in history‚ did not begin because of one problem; it was a mixture of many different factors that eventually caused the final outcome. This war was so great because it basically included all of Europe. As we look back to the events that led up to the war‚ we see that one country looks like they are the cause of most of the problems; this country was Germany. Because of their great obsession with gaining power‚ they

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    5 Main Events Leading Up to the Civil War 1. The Mexican War Ended - 1848 When the Mexican War ended‚ America was ceded western territories. This caused a problem on whether these new territories would be admitted as slave states or free states. To deal with this‚ Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 which basically made California free and allowed the people to pick in Utah and New Mexico. The ability of a state to decide whether it would allow slavery or not was called popular sovereignty.

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    slavery. "The 1850 ’s was a time of attempted compromise when compromise was no longer possible." This quote best describes this time period‚ because Americans were trying to compromise their views to prevent a large conflict‚ but there were many events which made a compromise impossible. The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850. This act required that authorities in the North had to assist southern slave catchers to retrieve and return slaves to their owners. Southerners favored

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    During the time period leading up to the American Revolution‚ British colonists were clearly unhappy with the way they were being treated. From the excessive taxes imposed upon them to Britain’s enforcement of unfair rules‚ colonists were looking for a way to gain independence from Great Britain. There were numerous events that happened before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired‚ and I believe that each individual event pushed the colonists closer to exhaustion from the rules of

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    The Great Depression was a time of widespread poverty‚ unemployment‚ and homelessness lasting from 1929 to 1941. The events leading up to the Great Depression formed a snowball effect. During the Roaring 20s‚ the wealth was not being shared with the workers. Wages were not keeping up with rising prices‚ so workers were unable to pay for goods. As fewer products were being sold‚ factories had to let go of workers. All these factors caused a gap between the rich and the poor as the middle class fell

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    Timeline key events in the Crimean War include: 1851-53 France challenged Russia’s position as custodian of Christian holy places within the Ottoman Empire; it sought special considerations for Latin Christian churches from the Ottoman Turks; these were granted (1852) and the Russians‚ who favoured Greek Orthodox Christians‚ were roused to action. 1853 Russian Tsar Nicholas I delivered an ultimatum to the Turkish government in May. The Russian demands were refused and in July its forces

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    World War Two TimeLine Key: -Pact/Treaties -Meetings/ Conferences -Important event -Agreements/ Acts -Attacks/Battles The Holocaust Begins: 1933 Nazis made a persecution government policy They passed laws forbidding Jews to hold public office 1935 The Nuremberg Laws passed‚ with deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship jobs‚ and property. November 9‚ 1938 The night of the Broken glass occurred also known as the Kristallnacht This was the first act of

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