as a slave state. By 1850 the United States was evenly divided with fifteen Free states and fifteen slave states. There are many causes of the Civil War but‚ there are only three main causes. Those three causes are the different economies of the North and South‚ the political tensions between the North and the South‚ and the tensions over slavery. To begin the 1st cause of the Civil War was because of the different economies of the North and South. In the article “The Impending Crisis of the South”
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World War I had begun. Nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism all prompted the rivalry between nations which led to WWI. Nationalism‚ the love and support of one’s country‚ has always existed. At this time‚ however‚ it was so prominent‚ it helped cause the first world war. Since so much pride was devoted to countries‚ it made the possibilities of peace between past rivals less probable. People felt great loyalty and were willing to do anything for their country. In history‚ many wars have been over
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The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France mad many French people discontented. Most disaffected were merchants‚ artisans‚ workers‚ and peasants. The ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of The French Revolution. Therefore‚ The French Revolution of 1789 had several causes not only due to political‚ but also due to social and economic issues
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England settlers. The causes of the famous outbreak of witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts are rooted in social‚ economic‚ and political aspects of the late 17th century Salem community. Early New Englanders were unable to accept the increase in diversity and the break in tradition that occurred between generations. This‚ in addition to various unappealing events which occurred throughout the late 1600s‚ created tensions within the New England community. Such tensions were the cause of the prevalent
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In 1789‚ France broke out into a revolution. The citizens of France rebelled against the absolute monarch and the system they deemed unfair. The people were starving while Queen Marie Antoinette spent fortunes on fake boats to put in her hair. The Revolution was centered on hatred for the king‚ Louis XVII‚ and the prospects of a governmental system that promoted liberty and equality. The unfair representation of the third estate‚ the spread of enlightenment ideas‚ and the high price and scarcity
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Britain and Germany that fueled the arms race. Because of nationalism‚ the tensions between these countries increased‚ and eventually they caused the European nations to commit so enthusiastically to the war. Although nationalism wasn’t the sole cause of World War I‚ it was the most impactful one‚ and it ultimately led to the enormous global conflict that was the
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Gavrilo Princip. Princip was a Serbian nationalist. The archduke traveled to Sarajevo in June of 1914. He was there to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A lot of events unfolded after his assassination. It was one of the main causes of World War 1. The archduke Franz Ferdinand was born on December 18th in 1863. He was born in Graz‚ Austria. In 1900‚ Franz gave up his children rights to the throne to marry a lady-in-waiting. He started his military career when he was 12. He quickly
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AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a war that was like no other. What made World War One difference is that the technology that was introduced in World War One was like nothing the world had ever seen before. The cause of this being that the second industrial revolution had just ended‚ which made way for many new inventions. The second industrial revolution (1870-1914) had just ended which meant the whole world was adjusting to new machinery and they had created or
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WORLD WAR 1 The cause of World War 1 was not only of the terrorist group‚ The Black Hand Gang‚ kill the Archduke of the Austro Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand. There were many causes of the Great War‚ like Militarism‚ Imperialism and Nationalism. This essay is going to be based on the cause of the Black Hand Gang. The Black Hand Gang was lead by Dragutin Dimitrijevic. The Black Hand objectives were Bosnia-Herzegovina independence from Austro-Hungary. They feared a war with Austro-Hungary and they
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