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    Nathan Hoffman Period 3 5/21/13 Ms. Wolf War of the Worlds: Men to mice “Fear makes us feel our humanity” ‚ Benjamin Disraeli. The novel War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1898) follows the story of a man and his brother in England during an Alien invasion . In 2005 Steven Spielberg made the film War of the Worlds based off of the book. In his version we follow one man in modern America during an Alien Invasion. As a divorced father he’s trying to desperately reach Boston to reunite his kids

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    resources to fuel their growth so they turned to imperialism which made global war inevitable. Nationalism was one of the main reasons why Europe united into modern countries. People that spoke the same language‚ shared the same history‚ or had the same culture helped them start a country. Nationalism made people proud of their country. People cherished the idea of having a mission to fulfill. People would try to solve world problems to make their country look better. Countries built up their armies

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    Document Analysis Questions - World War I The Experience of World War I 1. What was the mood at the outset of the war‚ and what caused it? At the outset of the war was that all of the people were excited‚ they wanted action therefore praising the army‚ the people were very nationalistic. The war was caused by a buildup of nationalist ideas and growing tensions between countries. The people were bored and nationalism inspired the people to start wars. 2. What were the main· features of trench warfare

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    Cause Of World War I

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    World War 1 was an occurrence after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationalist in 1914. This wasn’t the main cause of the war‚ it was only the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The main causes of the war are deeper than on the surface. They include political‚ territorial and economic conflicts. There has been a lot of tension between the powers in Europe since the shift of the balance of power. The unification of Italy and most especially Germany also

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    and differences between the book version of War of the Worlds and the movie version. One main difference between the two stories was the place in which the Martians landed first. In the book the Martians landed in England first‚ but in the movie the Martians landed in California. Another difference was the time period in which the stories took place. In the novel it was a few years from the end of the 19th century. While in the movie World Wars I and II had already passed. Last‚ the weapons

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    The Road to World War II

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    end of the First World War left those on both sides tired‚ bitter‚ and disillusioned with the war itself. For the Americans‚ who had no wish to go in the first place‚ the effect of the death toll would weigh heavily upon their souls. The German soldiers‚ on the other hand‚ were bitter and angry by the outcome of the war‚ feeling they were forced to surrender against their will by their government. These details will play a major role in the long road toward the Second World War. Americans in the

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    frighteningly realistic journey into the mind of a murderer. It is a biography of its era. And‚ it is also historical fiction. But what makes this novel a classic? While society has changed dramatically since 1925‚ Dreiser’s novel‚ which shows the futility of "The American Dream" and the tragedies that trying to live it can cause‚ accurately summarizes social mores of this and any time period. <br> <br>Before Theodore Dreiser was born‚ his father‚ a devout German immigrant‚ lost everything when his

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    The Causes Of World War I

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    World War I (WWI) was a hard fought‚ crude war that lasted just over four years. Nationalism‚ a group’s desire to form their own country‚ militarism‚ a group’s opinion of military use to gain power over another‚ and imperialism‚ a gaining of power due to conquering other countries‚ all played a big role in the beginning of WWI. However‚ this was not actually the cause of the war. The famous start of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Here are some other factors

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    230 Jack Heyburn 2/2/12 The First World War is generally accepted to be the first conflict to bring warfare to a global scale. The four years of worldwide hostilities were brought on by a synergism of both domestic and international issues. Although both factors played a significant role in the outbreak of war‚ the international issues contributed more to the eruption of conflict than did the domestic. The international landscape leading up to World War I was marked by imperialism‚ high economic

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    The Second World War began with Hitler’s attack on Poland in 1939 and ended with the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. During these six years many battles were fought in both the European and Pacific theatre that led to the success of the Allies and to the collapse of the Axis Powers. On September 1 1939 Hitler attacked Poland and two days later Britain and France declared war. For the next five months little military action was taken and this period was named ’the Phony War’. However‚ in April

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