World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war‚ over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914‚ Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support
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World War One brought a variety of different turning points‚ both good and bad‚ which made Canada the nation it is today. One of these turning points includes the discrimination against the Ukrainians. At the time‚ Canada strongly encouraged immigrants from Eastern Europe to settle in Canada’s West. The British and Americans were most welcome however‚ under the new ‘open door’ policy‚ we were willing to accept Northern and Eastern Europeans; especially Ukrainians. Ukrainians were next desirable because
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World War One started for two main reasons: the alliances of Europe and many countries‚ and what really set off the war‚ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand was the crowned prince of Austria-Hungary who was sent to Serbia to keep peace between the countries. This happened on June 28th‚ 1914‚ and was murdered by a member of a group called the Black Hand‚ Gauvrillo Princip. Austria-Hungary wants revenge and will push what they call the July Ultimatum. This was a set of laws
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Three causes of World War 2 Determining the three biggest causes of World War 1‚ which lasted from 1914-1918. is a topic of much debate among world historians. To some historians‚ imperialism was one of the biggest causes. To other social scientists‚ nationalism was the main factor. By analyzing the textbook‚ historical videos‚ and primary sources‚ we can conclude that the three main causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. One of the three main causes of World War I was militarism
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Canadian History Since World War 1: Paragraph response The first Moroccan crisis is one of the 3 crises‚ which contributed to the outbreak of world war 1. This happened because France wanted to expand into morocco but Germany did not want this to happen and hoped that if France intruded Morocco it would destroy the English-French relationship between each other But then when the Germans intruded Morocco which just made the French and the Germans get closer together instead
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In the history of the world there have only been two World Wars‚ both these conflicts were different and distinct from each other. The years prior to World War one was a time of peace and growing prosperity for Europeans. The economy and industrialization was growing that got rid of hardships‚ which added excitements to human life. This was the age of new advanced technology and modernization in Europe. Europe’s wealth depended on two things‚ first its industrial power and the second upon its domination
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Before World War I‚ Britain had no alliances with any countries. Meanwhile‚ Germany‚ Austria‚ and Russia formed the Three Emperors League. But in 1879 the alliances started to fail when Germany and Russia started to fight. Germany wanted protection from Russia in case of war and formed a dual alliance with Austria and then Italy joined two years later‚ making it a triple alliance. But with all these alliances going on Britain started to get worried and went to France to form an alliance and in 1892
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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Dreams that have not been touched Langston Hughes realized the importance of dreams and having those dreams which are torn apart. His poem‚ “Dream Deferred”‚ uses strong images to create a picture of negative and destructive outcome for a dreamer left unable to dream. The theme of the poem is what unites and joins every line to the poem as a whole. Langston Hughes also uses indirect references to illustrate that this is not about a dream of an individual but the whole nation’s struggle to attain
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How did World War I start? The First World War was a big event in world’s history; it killed over 17 million people and changed a lot of things in the world. The causes of this War are still unsure‚ there are a lot of causes for it. One of them is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ which is in part‚ what made the First World War occur. At that time‚ Austria-Hungary was waiting for a reason to attack Serbia‚ but without a reason‚ Germany‚ which is an ally of Austria-Hungary‚ wouldn’t have follow
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