“A picture is worth a thousand words‚” is a common thought of art examiners. Nonetheless‚ people may not realize that art’s words extend beyond the canvas. A painting converses with an admirer about its artistic qualities‚ but it says much more. The words a painting evokes describe the social‚ economic‚ and political conditions of its time. Aspiration (1936) (Figure 1)‚ a piece created in the United States by native Aaron Douglas‚ follows this ideology. This piece not only portrays Douglas’ own African-American
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History Final Review Sheet Places/Events • July 1‚ 1916 – Battle of the Somme o British launched offensive against Somme River o Also known as the Somme Offensive‚ took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department of France‚ on both banks of the river of the same name. The battle consisted of an offensive by the British and French armies against the German Army‚ which‚ since invading France in August 1914‚ had occupied large areas of that country
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World War I (WWI) began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip‚ leader of a radical group whose purpose was to end foreign rule over Bosnia and Serbia. Austria-Hungary used the assassination as justification to launch a war on Serbia‚ blaming them for the radical groups’ actions. This regional conflict sucked in most of the great countries of the world. The
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started World War 1‚ who was involved‚ and what happened as an end result. To proceed‚ World War 1 erupted due to the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914)‚ heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918). According to Dr. Benson‚ within a couple of months‚ most of the nations in Europe was at war. The U.S. did not join the conflict (war)‚ until early 1917 (Benson). At the time of the assassin‚ Bosnia‚ was mostly populated by three
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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There were many causes leading up to World War l‚ but it wasn’t until June 28‚ 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War l. His assassination took place in Sarajevo‚ leading Austria to declare war against Serbia. Austria declaring war to Serbia caused Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other‚ for example France‚ Russia‚ and United Kingdom. From all this chaos World War I began. Franz Ferdinand‚ eldest son of Carl Ludwig‚ the brother of Emperor Franz Josef‚ was
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Karl Marx wrote about a different economic system in a time when capitalism dominated Europe. As industrialization progressed‚ people wanted more. Rising levels of production led to rising need for materials. This desire for materials and money eventually led to the start of World War I‚ which then led to the Russian revolutions that ended the tsar-led government and introduced communism. Thus‚ Karl Marx accurately predicted the failure of capitalism that would lead to communism in Russia. In The
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alliances throughout Europe. The main alliances being the triple alliance between Germany‚ Italy‚ and Austria- Hungary vs their enemies the triple entente of France‚ Russia and Great Britain.World War I started in Europe‚ after Serbian attacker Gavrilo Princip assassinated Austria-Hungary’s archduke
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Serbian-nationalist terrorist group‚ named the Black hand put a significant amount of planning into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. When the driver of the open car with the royal couple made a wrong turn. Then a Black Hand member named Gavrilo Princip
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Essay: To what extent was imperialism the main cause of international tension in Europe up until 1914? There were several factors that contributed to the undeniable international tension in Europe up until 1914 and each factor played a definite part in pushing Europe closer and closer to a World War. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a period of vast empire building and severe colonial rivalry. In the nineteenth century European countries such as Britain‚ France and Austria-Hungary realised
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