be assessing the reasons for the death of so many people in the War that took place from 1914-1918‚ and choosing the most important from these: imperialism‚ Alliances‚ Balkans conflict‚ Arms and Naval Race and the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Firstly‚ the Alliance system also known as The Triple Entente included Britain France and Russia‚ and it was the bond between countries before the war that could have been described as a domino or chain reaction in the way that if one country
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court only to eventually have the charges against him dropped‚ but at the cost of his governor titles of the Indies and much of the wealth he acquired. Columbus would later make his last voyage to the new world in 1502‚ but he had to convince King Ferdinand that this last voyage would produce the riches he promised. Just as before his voyage was unsuccessful when couldn’t could not find a route to the Indian Ocean‚ and his ship went down due to a storm which stranded him and his crew in Cuba. The Royal
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education. while in Serbia‚ Princip joined the Black Hand secret society. For the next two years he spent most of his spare time with other nationalists who also favoured a union between Bosnia and Serbia. When it was announced that Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ was going to visit Bosnia in June 1914‚ Dragutin Dimitrijevic‚ the chief of the Intelligence Department in the Serbian Army and head of the Black Hand‚ sent Princip and two other men to Sarajevo
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industry to build an affordable car for the people. He wanted a car that could seat four people‚ get 40 miles to the gallon‚ and cost no more than 1000 Marks (or around $250).1 The engineer who submitted the best design and was awarded the contract was Ferdinand Porsche. A new firm was founded whose only purpose was to produce the common people’s car‚ the “Volkswagen”. Porsche
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navigation skill took him to the land of Hispaniola (Modern day Dominican Republic) where he encounters the indigenous people of the island the Taino. The Spaniards claim the island as a Spanish territory and send word back to the Spanish monarchy‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth heard about the discovery and send a letter to the Taino people of the New World. The King responds in his letter to the natives and refers to them as barbarians since in the letter it calls the Spanish as “conquerors of barbarian
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World War I and its beginnings Scholars today still discuss what led all of the five major powers in Europe to fight in the early 20th century. Some claim the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the reason while others claim it is due to the creation of Germany that led to the war. The truth is‚ the question of what really led to one of the most horrific wars up to its time is much more complex. There are numerous factors that led to the Great War such as Nationalism
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www.studyguide.pk UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 9697 HISTORY 9697/01 Paper 1‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’
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The end of the 19th century was an important time for Europe and its nations. Nations had become industrialized thanks to the industrial revolution‚ and were making advances in science every passing day. It was a different than Europe 100 years ago. It seemed every country had changed‚ and become extremely political. Imperialism was growing in Europe as well‚ the foreign policy of almost every main country. 30 years before‚ the large Prussian army invaded France and took a fair amount of their land
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this time. WWI was one of the bloodiest wars that the world has ever seen. Events taking place over a long period of time‚ such as imperialism‚ militarism‚ alliances and nationalism‚ as well as more immediate effects such as the assassination of Ferdinand‚ new countries involvements due to alliances‚ led to tension‚ and soon the outbreak of WWI. The most important of the long term effects leading to the outbreak of war was imperialism. Seemingly all at once‚ the great European Empires broke free
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States)‚ and the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). The three primary driver of the war were the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ boundless militarism and monetary dominion. The primary reason for World War One occurred on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb understudy‚ shot and executed Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the beneficiary to the Austro-Hungarian royal position‚ and his significant other. Princip had a place with a gathering called the Black Hand‚ who
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