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    Why did tension increase in Europe from 1900 to 1014?There are various factors that amplified the tensions in Europe from 1900 to 1914. A few of the major factors were International rivalry‚ the arms race‚ colonialism and the Crisis ’s of Morocco and Bosnia. These factors‚ alongside numerous others contributed to fuelling the First World War. International rivalry was‚ debatably‚ the biggest factor that caused the First World War. As the European powers such as Britain‚ France and Russia had been

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    In the world‚ we live in today‚ population has grown at an increasing rate. I hypothesize that population growth will continue to climb in underdeveloped countries. Seen through population patterns in dispersion of countries‚ North America and South America have had two different types of dispersion. Using data from worldameters.info‚ United States has an annual rate of 0.73% and Mexico has an annual rate of 1.24%. In Mexico‚ however‚ there are events such as sex trafficking where the birth of a

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    expected from colonies to finance any war or economic losses. This time‚ the case was more complex; The Empire was engaged into The Seven Years’ war which took place on different frontiers in New World‚ Africa and India. In order to overcome the economic crisis caused by the War policy of new taxes was started. This policy of new taxes called the Stamp Tax was imposed on 13 colonies in America. In future this policy of Stamp Act gradually will lead to a war which will result with independent United States

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    The Holocaust was a tragic event during World War II that Nazi Germany created that involved the persecution and killing of over 5 million Jews. Hitler‚ the chancellor of Germany at the time‚ believed that the Jews were responsible for Germany’s loss during World War I. After the Holocaust had started‚ you’d think that the other countries would intervene pretty fast. Unfortunately‚ they didn’t realize what was happening until almost a year after it had begun. What were the Allies’ reactions and was

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    The Beatles made it sound effortless when they came out with their hit song “Let it Be‚” but how simple was it truly to let it be? There was so much going on regarding disobedience‚ drugs‚ and combat. During the 1960s‚ President Johnson had declared war with Vietnam. Young adults in this time period insisted on resorting to different tactics of coping and began to follow the trend that bands and movies supported: drugs. With drugs came strange ways of life including their fashion choices‚ beliefs

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    Presidential Election of 1860 was the drive that caused the American Civil War to take place. The date of the election was November 6‚ 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede. The

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    On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ during the end of World War II. The two bombings‚ killed around 199‚000 people‚ and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8‚ 1945‚ and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese‚ refused to

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    InIndia 1900 to 1947 * In 1900‚ India was part of the British Empire; but by the end of 1947‚ India had achieved independence. * For most of the Nineteenth Century‚ India was ruled by the British. India was considered the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Queen Victoria had been made Empress of India and the British had a major military presence in India. * After 1918‚ nationalism within India intensified. This was probably due to 2 reasons: 1. Many educated nationals

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    practice capitalism‚ for example‚ tend to have more civil cooperation than totalitarian and communist countries with enhanced bureaucratic control. During times of war‚ governments frequently implement extreme bureaucratic measures that affect the disempowered and minority populations the most. The U.S. government exhibited some of this extreme bureaucracy during World War II after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Fueled by the attack and the fear that Japanese Americans were a threat to national

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    In the race to become a supreme power in the world‚ the Cold War was between 1st world and 2nd world countries. It was mostly characterized by a power struggle of the United States and Russia‚ engaging in civil and proxy wars. The cold war also stimulated globalization 3.0‚ a movement of decolonization. Many countries that were previously colonized‚ encountered issues with getting back on their feet in all aspects. Thus‚ leading to the U.S intervening because they needed help to establish power of

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