Modern History Summary World War 1 1914-1919 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austrian throne‚ assassinated 28th June 1914‚ invoked war * July Crisis 1914 led to multiple Euro nations declaring war against each other‚ separated into Allied (Britain‚ France‚ Russia) and Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary) * Schlieffen Plan * Based on idea that Germany would have to fight France/Russia‚ didn’t want to fight them both at once * France would expect Germany to invade
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Due to the fact of the absence of many men‚ who either joined the military and/or took jobs in a war production industry; women were obligated to move outside their traditional roles and take positions in employment historically reserved for men. For instance in the United States‚ images like "Rosie the Riveter" promoted the ideology that it was patriotic and not unfeminine for women to work in these various industries. Posters in Canada were launched illustrating a women holding a bomb stating
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Art and Culture Liliana Gonzalez ART/125 May 11‚ 2015 Joseph Blomer University of Phoenix Abstract Art has evolved in ways only one can imagine‚ however; their imagination does not have to go far because all one has to do is turn on the computer and connect to the World Wide Web to get information on everything. Architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting has been around for ages‚ then photography made its way on to the art scene in the 1820’s and has taken leaps and bounds to establish itself
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Jamie Stone ETH/125 Week 2 Assignment Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Stereotypes | | | |A term used to define all people of a certain belief into a mostly negative category that may only | |
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forced to choose sides‚ and by 1914‚ Europe was separated into two heavily armed camps. Any spark would have been enough to ignite the war everyone expected. That spark was touched off in Sarajevo‚ the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an attempt to ease tensions between Austria-Hungary and people in the Balkans‚ the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife made a ceremonial trip to Sarajevo. Ferdinand was in line to be the next emperor of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. The Archduke
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States of America has participated in two‚ bitter and deadly World Wars. In 1914‚ World War I began. Until the war ended in 1918‚ the Americans fought tirelessly against their foes. Decades later‚ in 1939‚ World War II began. Again‚ the Americans were pulled into a massive war‚ the likes of which‚ the world had never seen. In 1945‚ the war ended. The United States of America‚ despite all the causalities‚ found itself on the victorious side of both conflicts. America’s success in World War I and World
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Week 5 Block 2 – Reading 5 Looking Inside For Competitive Advantage Jay Barney 1 Introduction • Focus has been placed on the relationship between the firm’s environmental opportunities and threats‚ and the firm’s strengths and weaknesses (SWOT analysis ). • Michael Porter’s work on the ‘five forces model’ helps understand the importance of external threats and opportunities. • Barney emphasizes the competitive implications of the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses. To Barney the SW should
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Was World War One a total war? Why? Why not? The First World War of 1914-1918‚ also known as the Great War‚ was the first total war in history. What began as a European struggle over the balance of power between the triple alliance of France‚ Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other‚ soon became a global conflict that involved the imperial powers of Europe‚ their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire‚ Japan and the United States
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Themes and Narrative Elements in a Short Story By Leslie Residor Introduction to Literature ENG 125 Instructor: Kayla Ward July 4th‚ 2012 Many short stories have been written throughout time. Many are just for entertainment‚ but many of them are for teaching a lesson. Little Red Riding Hood was written partly to teach a lesson. In France‚ a girl that loses her virginity is said to have “seen a wolf.” That is what this story is based on. Little Red Riding Hood is about a little girl
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500-year history of Buddhism‚ its varieties‚ and its spread—first throughout Asia‚ then throughout the world. Overview With his last words to his disciples‚ ‘Everything that arises also passes away‚ so strive for what has not arisen‚’ the Buddha passed into everlasting nirvana some 2‚500 years ago. After a deep enlightenment experience at the age of 35‚ he had spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching that all worldly things are transient phenomena‚ caught up in a cycle of arising and passing
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