Modern history essay-half yearly Explain the reasons for the growth of revolutionary activity in Russia prior to WW1: Prior to world war one‚ there was a definite increase of revolutionary activity in Russia. A majority of this activity began when Tsar Nicholas the II came into power as autocratic ruler of Russia in 1894. His position as absolute monarch began to enrage the Russian people as they became unhappy with the inequality of the Feudal system. The weak economy of Russia and the lack
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First Nation • A term used in place of “Indian band / nation” Pre-WW1 • Many Aboriginal peoples found themselves increasingly displaced as immigration increases in Canada • Illness and disease were becoming problems – Aboriginal populations were declining • Federal government’s policy of assimilation was being carried out through use of the residential school system‚ enforced farming‚ and reserve system o Residential schools had been set up under the 1876 InAct because the Act stated
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The Great Gatsby: view from biographical lens: How does this text reflect the experiences‚ society‚ beliefs‚ and intentions of it’s maker? F. Scott Fitzgerald -Born in 1896‚ lived through WW1‚ the jazz age‚ and the great depression; has a large sense of different perceptions of the American dream across economically diverse periods of time. -Like Nick Carraway‚ he was born into an upper-middle class family in small town middle America; this relates his life to the idea of a small town
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Why did WW2 Start so soon after WW1? WW2 began very soon after WW1 ended‚ this was due to many reasons and problems but some of them played a big part in the outburst of WW2. In this essay I will explain the main reasons that WW2 started so fast after WW1. After WW1 European economies were unstable and in great loss‚ but a boom in the USA throughout the 1920s sustained worldwide trade although in 1929 stock market crashed resulting in a great depression in the world and its roots all began in
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Fun and camaraderie are two aspects of the amateur sport experience that I believe today’s young athletes are being robbed of‚ due to the previously unforeseen rules and pressures put forth on them by their travel teams and leagues. Athletes in youth sports today are
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How does Sheriff present disturbed characters in ‘Journey’s End’. (NOT Stanhope) Journey’s End is a play written by R.C. Sherriff based on his experience of WW1. He presents several of the characters in the play as being disturbed in different ways from his experience of people’s behaviour in the trenches. The most disturbed character in the play is easily Stanhope due to his ambitious drinking and his temper. However‚ there are still other characters that are disturbed during the play. Out
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purposes for the film were to entertain the viewers‚ so that he could profit a larger amount of money from it. In doing this it made some of the historical information on WW1 vary. The film included accurate events that may have occurred to people in Australia during the period of time leading up to and during the war in Gallipoli in WW1‚ including their enrolment‚ but it misrepresents some major aspects of history. The charge at the Nek was one of the major scenes‚ and my research has shown some of the
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Marxist historian I see the feminist movement as a slow development until society is ready for radical change. This is highlighted by previous legislation‚ like the Education Act which allowed women an input in politics and gave education equality. WW1 highlighted woman’s capability in manual work and their ability to be independent from men. The continued effect of early feminism is highlighted by its presence in modern life and continued discussion and change happening to increase gender equality
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At the end of WW1 there were many issues that needed to be sorted out. The winning allies‚ George Clemenceau‚ Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson all knew that this had to be settled in a peace treaty. They each had different items on their agenda that they wanted to be included in the Treaty of Versailles. George Clemenceau had main aims which he wanted to have included in the Paris Peace negotiations. One was to protect France. France had already been invaded in 1914 and 1867‚ so he did not want this
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“To what extent was WW1 a catalyst for changing attitudes towards immigrants after 1918?” WW1 increased a rapid change towards the movement of limiting immigration in 1918. This was not caused through any actions of the immigrants‚ but rather through speculated fear and suspicion which lead to patriotism degenerating into an ugly xenophobia. Many Americans saw the war distinctly as an European problem‚ causing the United States to attempt to shield itself from the influences that had helped
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