to City Hall and were successful in killing not only Franz but his wife Sofia‚ who was pregnant (Assassination of an Archduke‚ 1914). As one author notes‚ although the causes of WWI are very convoluted‚ it is safe to say that these two deaths in Sarajevo provided the spark that ignited the flames of that war (Pendleton). Prior to the assassination of Ferdinand we can see that there was a great deal of political conflict between one European nation or another for many years‚ if not decades
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these events and actions taken from countries including Germany and does not in any way defend Germany but rather point out there actions as well as other countries. The structure of this document is in subsections broken down into the events of the Sarajevo‚ the response of the assassination‚ the ultimatum‚ and finally his argument. He provides little to no evidence in the text and does not state his argument till the very end. At the end‚ is where he starts assigning responsibilities of the war onto
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1. Where were the three European fronts in the war? The western front of the war was mostly fought in Belgium‚ France‚ and Alsace-Lorraine. The Russian front was mostly in Germany. The Balkan front was mostly fought in Serbia and Austria. 2. Briefly describe what happened on each of these three fronts. On the western front‚ defensive weapons were shown to be better than offensive. there were millions of deaths because the traditional war tactics were catastrophically deadly mixed with the new
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To what extent has the Roberts Court witnessed a revival of conservative activism? (45 marks) Conservative activism can be defined in many ways. One of these ways is the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. Many would argue that since the beginning of the Roberts Court‚ there has been a slight shift to the right‚ many of which reasons I will discuss later on. However; it could be said that as a result of the Courts voting decisions that they
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Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary on June 28th 1914 by The Black Hand. The assassination happened because of feelings toward the Serbians. The Archduke and his wife were on a parade route in their car during their visit to Sarajevo. Many assassins were lined up to take the kill of the Archduke but all failed‚ there was one young assassin named Gavrilo Princip. After all the assassins failed‚ including him‚ he went to get lunch‚ the Archdukes car just so happened to take the
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There is no uncertainty all the European forces assumed a part in inciting World War One‚ yet most normally‚ fingers point to Germany. Is Germany really to fault for the main world war? That is the question that will be tended to in this paper. WWI was viewed as the principal add up to war‚ which means nations devote the greater part of their assets to battle and win. Alongside every nation utilizing their qualities‚ they had a tangled partnership framework which helped them battle‚ in which nations
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“It takes 20 years of peace to make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1‚ Also known as the First world war‚ or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say
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known happened because of numerous reasons‚ some of which are unexposed till today. The clear trigger for the war was the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The death happened amid the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo. The Archduke was focused because of the general feeling among Serbians that‚ once named to the throne‚ Ferdinand would proceed with the mistreatment of Serbs living inside the fringes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Simply minutes after the two
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Angelica D. Delos Reyes I-13 Norway I. Basic Information A. Capital B. Currency C. Language D. Population E. Total Land Area F. National Flag G. National Anthem II. History III. Government A. Leaders IV. Economy A. Resources B. Tourist Spots a. Fjords V. Culture A. Performing Arts B. Fine Arts VI. Custom and Tradition
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Lloyd Webber was bound to be involved with the world of music. His parents‚ William Lloyd and Jean Hermione‚ were a composer and instrumentalist respectively. Not to mention that his younger brother‚ Julian Lloyd Webber‚ is an accomplished solo cellist. At a young age‚ Andrew was taught to play a multitude of instruments. Whether it be the violin‚ piano‚ or French horn‚ Andrew learned them. In fact‚ at the age of nine‚ he had compose a suite of six pieces. Still‚ that wasn’t what made little Andrew
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