The Causes of the Boer War‚ 1877-1899 Introduction: The Anglo Boer war is a topic that has been of particular interest to historians‚ both locally and internationally. As a war that the British had intended to be swift and concise it dragged on giving the British “no end of a lesson” (Pakenham‚ 1993:9) and would prove to be their most costly colonial enterprise in the history of British imperialism whose costs were only to be eclipsed by the great war of 1914. Of no less importance or significance
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Causes of the Great War The Great War is also known as the First World War‚ which takes place in 1914 and was because of many different reasons. Some are just between certain countries‚ others are more worldwide reasons. The main reasons for World War 1 were: militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and assassination. Most of these reasons were things happening in the whole country of Europe throughout a long period of time; they just led up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Causes of the Cold War The Cold War occurred during a time of rebuilding for Europe. It characterized international relations and dominated the foreign policies of Europe. It affected all of Europe and determined lasting alliances. The Cold War was caused by the social climate and tension in Europe at the end of World War II and by the increasing power struggles between the Soviet Union. Economic separation between the Soviets and the west also heightened tensions‚ along with the threat
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Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time‚ mankind has had conflict among itself‚ and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history‚ but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta‚ and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was preceded
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August of 1945‚ World War II finally came to an end. After six years of fighting‚ most of the world was left in ruins‚ debt‚ and overall devastation. As the world fell apart‚ so did the relationships forged during the war. The differing ideas of how the world postwar should be between the United States and the Soviet Union caused major tension and mistrust. “The Cold War first emerged over clashing Soviet and American interest in Eastern Europe” (Roark‚ pg 713) The Cold War was fought from 1947 to
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The Causes of the Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe
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Causes and major events of Peloponnesian War Let’s remember the earlier events. In the years when there was Persian war‚ conflict between Athens and Sparta seemed not so strong‚ Themistocles‚ whom the ancient historians considered as a talented politician‚ and person who could foresee events begins to build walls around the city. During the struggle between Greeks and Persians (457 - 446 BC.) two most powerful states in Greece had a desire to dominate and as the result they had military clashes
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Rome has risked the great flames of war It seems the the Roman republic entered a war with the conspirators and their allies‚ and endangering the populace of Philippi. Fortunately for the Macedonians‚ no known account of casualties were suffered for the people of Philippi. I can not say this war was in bad taste‚ as our triumvirates avenged our Caesar after being called too ambitious by the “noble”‚ Brutus. And being slain by him and other senators of the Roman republic. The battle was a bloody
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English IV Period E 28 November 2012 The Cause of the Trojan War Agamemnon and Paris are to blame for the Trojan War because of the choices they made. Agamemnon wanted to conquer Troy but never had a reason behind it; Paris kidnapped Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ and that made Agamemnon and Menelaus angry. This finally gave Agamemnon a reason to go after Troy. He wanted his brother to have his wife back and if that meant he was able to attack Troy‚ that’s what he was going to do. He took his anger
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John Xue AP US History The American Revolution was sparked by a myriad of causes. These causes in themselves could not have sparked such a massive rebellion in the nation‚ but as the problems of the colonies cumulated‚ their collective impact spilt over and the American Revolution ensued. Many say that this war could have been easily avoided and was poorly handled by both sides‚ British and American; but as one will see‚ the frame of thought of the colonists was poorly suited to accept British
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