Timeline of W.W.1 1914 1. Assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand: (June 28‚ 1914) the archduke visited Sarajevo to audit the armed forces. While travelling through Sarajevo in an open car a Serbian nationalist threw a bomb at their car which ended up bouncing off the car and injuring an officer. The archduke later visited that officer at the hospital where he later took off again‚ unfortunately‚ the driver took a wrong turn. Gavrilo Princip (Serbian nationalist) spotted him and took a shot
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Haig’s strategic choice of a massive frontal attack was in furtherance of his notion of a “Big Push” that would break the trench war stalemate. The greatest artillery barrage the world had ever known preceded it. The 3‚000‚000 shells were supposed to destroy the German barbed wire so Allied troops could walk through virtually unmolested. That did not happen‚ and because Haig had no effective intelligence capability‚ the first to learn that truth were attacking troops who died by the thousands on
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Why did henry break with Rome? In this essay‚ I’m going to explain why henry broke with Rome. This means that Henry made himself head of England. In the first few years‚ Henry didn’t mind the pope being the head of the church and Henry was even praised by the Pope for defending him from the criticism given to him by a protestant called Martin Luther. But this all changed when him and the pope had a fight about the divorce over Henry VIII and Catherine Of Aragon who failed to give him the son
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Why do policemen break the law? A Case study of Police Constable Tsui Po-ko Introduction The role of policeman is very important. Policemen help to prevent and detect crime in the society‚ so that we can have a safe and stable society. If a policeman commits crime‚ the public will lose trust towards the police. It will influence the public order in the society. This paper aims to analyze the causes and factors which contributed to the commission of serious crime by policemen in Hong Kong through
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Operation Rolling Thunder – March 1965-November 1968 Ordered by US President Lyndon Johnson‚ Operation Rolling Thunder was designed to convince North Vietnam to halt support of the communist forces in South Vietnam without the use of ground forces. The plan was to destroy the transportation system‚ industrial base‚ and air defense of the North Vietnamese. Described by historians as an anatomical failure‚ Operation Rolling Thunder seemed almost destined to fail. - Approved on February 24‚ 1965
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How stable was the Russian state in the period from 1906-1914? Following the Revolution of 1905‚ the stability of Russia appeared to increase‚ as policies and changes were made in order to put an end to the unrest of the Russian citizens. Although this was a good idea‚ the Tsar failed to pursue many of his promises‚ and so many aspects of Tsarist Russia remained untouched and‚ displeasingly to a large amount of people‚ very much as disappointing as before. Some change can be seen economically
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Why Did Women Get The Vote in 1918 Women first petitioned Parliament for equality in 1649- but were told that it was unnecessary as their husbands represented them in political affairs. 250 years later many people in Britain (women as well as men) still agreed with the Parliamentary response to the petitioners for women’s rights in 1649. However‚ the women’s suffrage moment in Britain took hold of the country in the 1860’s. Women (over the age of 30) finally won the vote in 1918- although historians
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Business Failed Business failure is when a company is forced to close because it is unable to generate enough income to cover its expenses. If business owners predict that business failure is evident‚ some will cease operating immediately; others operate until they run out of cash. Established businesses tend to fail because of economic conditions‚ political changes‚ or management decisions. New business failure is mostly the result of poor planning or decision-making. The following companies
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Abstract After a continual stalemate in 1916 and 1917 on the Western Front‚ Germany attempted to break through the deadlock and deliver the fatal blow to the Allies. Why did the Hundred Days Offensive successfully break through the German defenses? The reasons lie in the planning process and the operation process of the German Spring Offensive. Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail? This question would present the background to the Hundred Days Offensive and the signing of armistice by
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BREAK‚ BREAK‚ BREAK (1834) Break‚ break‚ break‚ [s1] On thy cold gray stones[s2] ‚ O Sea! [s3] And I would that my tongue could utter [s4] The thoughts that arise in me[s5] . (Unable to articulate the deep emotion – anger and resentment at nature) O[s6] ‚ well for the fisherman’s boy‚ That he shouts with his sister at play! O‚ well for the sailor lad‚ That he sings in his boat on the bay! [s7] (what he sees – he sees time passing – focus on the play of the youth
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