DBQ: Causes of World War I At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface‚ several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War.” On of these forces was nationalism‚ and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. But‚ nationalism was only one of the many causes of WWI. Historians and eye witnesses have described the causes of WWI and have tried to assess the responsibility for it. All wars occur because of basic
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The Assyrian Empire was one of the greatest empires of the Middle East during ancient times. The Assyrian Empire was located in northern Mesopotamia region near the start of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Throughout history‚ the Assyrian Empire rose and fell several times. During their rises‚ the Assyrian Empire conquered its enemies and expanded its territories. During the falls‚ the Assyrians came under the rule of the Babylonian Empire. The Assyrian empire was ruled by kings whose power was
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An empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Most empires rise because of a strong personality or a ruler/king that conquers other land to make it his own. Usually a ruler has good ideas and a plan that will make his empire stronger and bigger. For example‚ discovering new technology‚ desire to become an empire‚ and good economy. While all empires fall because their ruler dies‚ the enemy finds better technology‚ fighting themselves‚ natural disasters‚ and
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The fall of Rome Rome was the pinnacle of ancient civilizations‚ due to its vast empire and might; Rome controlled a majority of modern day Europe and the Middle-East. However‚ the Romans still fell prey to the ideas of corruption. The roman senators had bribed and bribed their soldiers‚ just to bribe them with more money freshly minted only for this purpose. The senators repeatedly minted new money to pay the soldiers‚ which caused a enormous drop in the value of the roman coin (Brain Pop).
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The Carolingian Empire disintegrated because of two major causes: fighting within the Carolingian dynasty‚ and local rulers who increased their power and ruled independent of the Carolingian kings. When Louis the Pious (Charlemagne’s son and successor) took over the empire‚ he implemented some changes in the hopes of keeping the empire united. The pope crowned his first wife Ermengard as empress in 816. Then in 817‚ Lothar (first-born son) was made emperor and co-ruler with his father. Pippin and
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Han and Roman DBQ The Han Empire and Imperial Rome had their own unique view on different aspects of life. They based their views on different things such as their culture and past experiences. Upon analyzing Han and Roman attitudes toward technology it was found that they have different levels of intellectuality when it comes to their ideas on how to solve everyday problems‚ they make innovative discoveries when faced with a conundrum‚ and these two great empires use technology to better themselves
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“Greek civilization was the daughter f the east‚ and Roman civilization was the product of Greek education” (Turcan‚ 2). The Cults of the Roman Empire by Robert Turcan tells the history of the cults of ancient Rome‚ ho they came into being‚ why people worshiped within their constraints and how they eventually branched out into new cults with borrowed deities and rules worship. This particular study is important and relevant today because it is an example of how everything in history evolves from
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DBQ: Causes of World War I World War I—or the Great War as it was known at the time—was the result of a series of events between several nations around the world. The war was massively destructive for all involved‚ civilians and soldiers alike‚ and there were very few who were not affected by the worldwide conflict. The war has been considered a mass genocide‚ taking millions of lives and leaving many nations in shambles. The new‚ more advanced weaponry provided by the recently industrialized
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DBQ: Causes of WWII During the period previous to World War II causes that led to World War II included German attempt of imperialism in Europe‚ pro-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion‚ and ignoring con-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion. Documents1‚ 3‚ and 4 support the idea that one of the causes that led to World War II included Germany’s attempt of imperialism. Document 1‚ an excerpt from Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler‚ explains some of Hitler’s ideas
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300I The Roman Empire: What went wrong? Rome was founded as a small farming town in 753 BC. It grew to a vast empire that enveloped the whole Mediterranean Sea. It spanned from the western shores of what is now Portugal‚ to as far as the modern day Persian Gulf to the east. It remained as the world’s largest and most powerful empire in the ancient world for about 1100 years. But by 476 AD‚ the stress of war and the multiple sackings of Rome proved too much for the once mighty empire. There have
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