General Knowledge questions and answers on various inventions and discoveries in the world. These questions are important for various competitive exam point of view. 1) Who invented the telephone ? a. J.L Baird b. Alexander Graham Belt c. Marconi d. James Dewar Show/Hide Answer Answer =B 2) Who propounded the Quantum Theory ? a. Albert Einstein b. James C. Maxwell c. Heisenberg d. Max Planck Show/Hide Answer Answer =D 3) Who is the inventor of railway
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Led Zeppelin mastered turning a simple song into a poetic metaphor‚ their songs are engraved with deep meaning that can be interpreted in various ways. The lyrics often show relevant feelings or actions that took place from the late 1960’s to the early 1980’s. When listening to the lyrics alone‚ they force you to think deeper. It is very difficult to listen to the songs and not listen repeatedly to try and decipher the buried meaning. The words can be related to any individual’s personal problems
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The end of the 19th century was an important time for Europe and its nations. Nations had become industrialized thanks to the industrial revolution‚ and were making advances in science every passing day. It was a different than Europe 100 years ago. It seemed every country had changed‚ and become extremely political. Imperialism was growing in Europe as well‚ the foreign policy of almost every main country. 30 years before‚ the large Prussian army invaded France and took a fair amount of their land
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The First World War started more by accident than by design’. Discuss. To some extent it is correct to state that the First World War started more by accident than by design. However‚ it can be argued that many nations within Europe had planned for war and some even pushed for war. Despite this‚ those nations never wished for a full scale World War’. They were hoping for a war on a much smaller scale‚ for example‚ the earlier Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913. In this essay I will discuss both sides
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Nationalism Nationalism was the most powerful force in the 1880’s. Nationalism could be a uniting or a dividing force. Nationalism united people into nation-states toppled on many empires of ethnic minorities and contributed to wars. Nationalism contributed to the unification of Italy in the 19th century. Nationalism contributed to the fall of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of World War 1. These contributions all show how powerful nationalism
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not as stable as it may seem: some tensions rose between countries in Western Europe‚ creating new alliances‚ and several crises in the Balkans could have quickly led to a major war. Finaly‚ on June 28 1914‚ the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand from Austria and his wife by a terrorist Organization in Sarajevo was the last straw. As Austria declared war to Serbia on July 28‚ great powers‚ like Russia that was determined to fight against Germany and Austria but also France‚ eager to gain
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World War I was the world’s first ever global conflict. World War I was a series of battles fought in Europe between the allies‚ which consisted of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and later on Italy‚ and the Central which consisted of Germany‚ Austria – Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. Although not every country had all of the same actions and motives‚ World War I was a struggle based primarily on imperialism and nationalism‚ which led to geographical competitions‚ thoughts of cultural superiority
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was the Germans plan to concentrate on the troops in the west and quickly defeating the French‚ then rushing those troops by rail to the east to face the Russians before they had time to mobilize fully. This plan was created by Alfred von Schliefen. Helmuth von Moltke is the person who did use it for World War One though. Germany’s quest for power
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nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. However‚ the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914‚ casus belli for which was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gavrilo Princip‚ an irredentist Serb.[1] The crisis came after a long and difficult series of diplomatic clashes between the Great Powers (Italy‚ France‚ Germany‚ the British Empire‚ Austria-Hungarian Empire and Russia)
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Wilhelm II‚ under the advice of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz‚ instituted the Risk Theory‚ where it was necessary for Germany to initiate a naval arms race with Great Britain‚ one of Germany’s greatest threats. A powerful German navy needed if Weltpolitk‚ where Germany would expand its colonial interests
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