Diary entry Lecture 1 The first lecture was a start to a large topic known as the imperial capital world city: London 1750-1914. As an introduction‚ the lecture started with a question as to what the British empire and what variables is affected its strength. The question directed acted as method of reviewing my own personal knowledge on the Empire‚ I needed to understand the aspects involved. The trading that occurred which to gave the empire new materials to support its military and riches to support
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After that day at the police station‚ he kept tabs on me so I knew his threat to kill me was something that was real. He followed me from a distance ; I had this fear that death was watching me but I knew I had to fight back because I knew justice in the courts won’t bring me peace especially with cops … A peace that I have only felt since the day I killed the man who killed me . I could take the pain anymore‚ I needed to do something . He has being following me for weeks its time to plant my trap
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the first World War? Japan wasn’t always a nationalist or militarist country before becoming a major power during World War I‚ Japan was a growing power in Asia and was becoming a major threat as a whole. As an impact‚ this started the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ which called for Japan to give up the Liaodong peninsula‚ Shandong Province‚ and the with the seizures Great Britain and France were able to take advantage of a weakened China and take hold of port cities. After the Sino-Japanese War in 1894
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imperative‚ in the course of human history‚ to understand that actions–both big and small–have consequences. Considering the events of the First World War‚ it is my belief that imperialism has had a large role in the start of the war because of how it interferes with politics‚ the economy‚ and the expansion of territory. The First World War took place from 1914 until 1919‚ ending with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It took place because people from a Serbian terrorist group called the Black
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then infection will set in and kill them. In World War I Russia did not die from her wounds but died of infection. Yes Russia faced many problems during the First World War but so did everyone else and yet some of them‚ like the French‚ not only survived the war but ended up winning it. Even saying that Russia lost the war is not the best statement that can be made. A more accurate representation of what happened is that Russians lost parts of the war. This better reflects the inability of Russians
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Scared to Death During the latter part of the year in Massachusetts‚ 1918‚ all hell broke loose. Jane Brox‚ the author of the devastating essay “Influenza 1918‚” describes the influenza that happened in her hometown before she was born as she states “the flu cut right through‚ spreading ahead of its own rumors‚ passing on a handshake and on the wind and with the lightest kiss.” (Brox 80). The flu was airborne and unstoppable. Deadly‚ the small hospitals began to fill up with patients sickened and
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this war started the rise of sparta. During the Second Messenian War‚ Sparta became a local power in Peloponnesus and the rest of Greece. By the end of the second war‚ Sparta’s reputation as a land-fighting force was unmatched. The first Messenian war was a war between Messenia and Sparta. It began in 743 BC and ended in 724 BC (known as a the war where they fought in the time of the fathers of our fathers). This war resulted in Sparta`s victory and with this
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The First World War‚ a conflict that impacted civilization and the way humans see it‚ initiated the 20th century. Furthermore‚ it changed the course of history‚ influencing all countries around the world in various ways. After World War I‚ political policies and economic systems started changing drastically worldwide. Countries in North America and East Asia both experienced similar transformations in their political position in the globe‚ but separated paths when the effects of the war forced them
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important cause of war in 1914? Explain your answer. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 is seen as the spark which triggered the First World War. However‚ the fuse was clearly laid prior to this event and there are many complex causes that lie behind the outbreak of war. German militarism is just one of these‚ but is it the most important? Some people argue that German militarism was an important factor behind the outbreak of war in 1914 because it encouraged
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The first Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. Even though the first shots fired took place at Fort Sumter. The battle took place just 30 miles from Washington‚ D.C. The First Battle of Bull Run took place in Virginia on July twenty first‚ eighteen sixty one. When thirty-five thousand Federals led by General McDowell‚ marched to strike twenty-thousand Confederates that were led by General Johnston. The Federals had attacked the Confederates along a river known as Bull
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