In 1914 WWI started after a while people started to wonder if the US was going to join the war. Here are three reasons why it wasn’t inevitable that the US wouldn’t join WWI. The first reason why it was not inevitable was that the trade business was booming. From both sides they had ports saved for us merchant ships and were blocked off for others entering. The main people that were trading with though was the United Kingdom and Germany. Since they were trading with these two countries specifically
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How significant was the First World War in bringing about the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917? The abdication of the Tsar in 1917 is still talked about today; the reasons are still disputed to this day. There are three main views; the optimist view which states that Russia was on the right path but the First World War slipped Russia into revolution. This view is supported by A.Gerschenkron who says‚ “That in the absence of war‚ Russia could have continued in the road of progressive
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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 ancient super powers. These states met three times in war‚ in what became to be known as the Punic Wars. All these wars however were won by Rome‚ and when the third Punic war was finished Carthage was completely destroyed. This paper will trace the history of Carthage and how it came to be almost the equal of Rome. It will also show the strength of these two ancient powers and how their first conflict or what is called the first Punic war led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is believed and
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and the northeastern part of Africa. The first Punic War was started over the control of Sicily and a few other minor islands just of the cost of Italy. Carthage was in control of part of Sicily at the time when Rome decided that they wanted the little island. This started a terrible war between two amazing people. The war had a couple of naval battles during it. The Carthaginians won the first water battle because the Romans did not know how to build war ships. They had a few fishing boats that
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Introduction The First World War was an international disaster for most countries but wasn’t as significant to Russia like some of the other international. The Russian government had its own problems during the First World War‚ big problems like the Russo Japanese war‚ great Russian revolution as well aside from the Russia’s government deciding to entering the First World War. The First World War made the other problems even worse. Before Russia’s entry in WWI‚ Russia fought Japan in the Russo-Japanese
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The foundation of the Irish Free State from 1918-1922 occurred during the same period where many other European countries were trying to gain freedom. Whilst Ireland was had different ways of gaining independence‚ the country’s course was similar to other countries fights for freedom. The Irish State had their own reasons for wanting their independence‚ however these reasons mimicked many other countries during the period‚ both in and out of the British Empire. The events that happened in Ireland
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“The survival of the tsar regime in Russia between 1906 and 1914 was due to the weaknesses of its opponents” How far would you agree this verdict? I agree to a certain extent as I believe that there are many other factors which helped the tsar survive 1906-1914. Russia in 1905 was a nightmare; it was a bubbling pot that the tsar was trying to control which just wasn’t working. Some historians feel that the tsar survived the 1905 revolution because he didn’t face united opposition so it wasn’t
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As the Great War came to a conclusion in 1918 with the armistice signalling the end of battle‚ the challenge was put on the Allied nations to ensure a war of this magnitude would never occur again. President Wilson arrived to the Paris Peace Conferences in early 1919‚ prepared to negotiate the implementation of his “Fourteen Points” into the post-war treaty. The European side of the negotiating table sought to administer harsh penalties on the Germans for their involvement in the war‚ which was contradictory
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January 23‚ 1916 Dear mother‚ I am sorry it has been so long since I last wrote you‚ the war is getting intense. I can not wait to come home to Nova Scotia to see you‚ father‚ Thomas‚ and Elizabeth. How are they doing are they safe? War seems like it is getting even more dangerous due to the many warfare inventions‚ many soldiers die fighting at Western Front‚ never to go home and see their families again. It gets very lonely in the trenches‚ despite many soldiers being with me it feels
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