Prior to the onset of World War I‚ England was a dominating super power but by the end of World War I‚ England lost its title. England’s economy plummeted because World War I cost millions of dollars and the debt incurred from the war was devastating to the country’s economy. According to bbc.co.uk‚ “England spent 3‚251‚000‚000 pounds on World War I” that’s equivalent to 4‚661‚446‚350.00 US dollars! In response‚ the government increased the amount of people who paid income tax from 2% in 1913 to
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The beginning of World War 1 was something not expected. It went the total opposite way from what was planned. The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand is what sparked the war. The war started in 1914. The war itself began in Balkin‚ Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Then Germany declared war on Russia‚ Then went on to France. France and Great Britain declared war on Austria Hungary within six days. The war had many causes‚ one of the first reasons for the war was a trend toward developing
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traced back to the Opium War of 1839-42‚ and the subsequent international treaties that afforded some of the largest global powers of that time with access to China’s economy‚ weakening the Qing Dynasty and forcing China to trade with other parts of the world. As discussed in class‚ these trade negotiations also led to concessions that shaped world trade up to the current day. In order to understand this statement‚ a review of the causes and effects of the First Opium War is necessary. In the 17th
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The Effect World War II had on America “The world must know what happened‚ and never forget.” - General Eisenhower ("World War 2 Quotes."). World War 2‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and‚ during much of the 1930s and 1940s‚ in Asia. The war in Europe began in earnest on September 1‚ 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany‚ and concluded on September 2‚ 1945‚ with the official surrender of the last Axis nation‚ Japan. However‚ in Asia the
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What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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Lord of the Flies: Can the nature of humanity change us? In the novel‚ the plane has crashed into a mysterious island with the boys realizing there’s no adult supervision and must figure out a way to take care of themselves in the meanwhile. According to Lord of the Flies where you can state one character represented civilization and the other one savageness. Everyone has different ideas on surviving‚ especially when there isn’t much supplies or support leaders tend to go their own way without needing
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The French and Indian War that began in 1754‚ eventually spread to Europe in what was know as the the Seven Years’ War. Back in America‚ several notable events happened. Britain attempted to institute several policies which‚ in the colonists view‚ had adverse effects. In an effort to replenish a diminishing army‚ Britain began forcefully enlisted colonists. This practice was known as impressment. Britain also instituted several other practices such as seizing supplies and equipment and demanding
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Technology: Helping or Hurting Humanity Ever since humans ushered in the necessary tools of life‚ our technological evolution has skyrocketed. Humans have always been pioneers. It’s because of this innate nature‚ that humanity has served as the tip of the spear for evolution. When the ability to progress ceases‚ an existential dread sets in like no other. As a society‚ this feeling of hopelessness isn’t something we can live with. To flee from this phenomenon that is known as stagnancy‚ we birthed
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During world history‚ there existed many reasons for wars to occur. There are Economic‚ Political & Social reasons that caused the Crusades & the World Wars to take place. These wars had different outcomes; both expected & unexpected ones. Seljuk turks (Muslims) invaded the Byzantine Empire & conquered Palestine. The Byzantine Emperor asked pope Urban 2 to help chase the Muslims out & get back the Holy Land (Palestine) in the year 1095. The Pope agreed‚ making a speech in the Council of Clemont
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The direct effects of the 1991 Gulf War In early August 1990‚ the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait. On 6 August1990‚ the United Nations Security Council imposed comprehensiveeconomic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait fourdays earlier and a military build-up began that eventually resulted in thesix week Gulf War in early 1991. The air campaign against Iraq waslaunched 16 January 1991‚ with a ground force invasion of Kuwait amonth later on the 24 February 1991. A ceasefire was called
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