Germany was part of the Central Powers during World War One‚ meaning that they were strong in many ways‚ yet they lost. They were the strongest economical force during the 1900s‚ but it all changed as the war went on. There were many reasons as to why they lost‚ some were the tactics that they used‚ meanwhile some were the ones their enemies used against them. Also‚ they didn’t expect a war mostly about attrition but they realized in 1918 that they had been doing that for four years‚ slimming their
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teen activists did have to go through that just to change the world. These teen activist changed the world in one sort if way. Those teen activists are Malala Yousafzai‚ Anne Frank‚ and Claudette Colvin. They all changed the world in at least one kind of way. Malala Yousafzai changed the world by making girls go to school. Anne Frank didn’t really “change” the world but she gave us a different perspective; by telling us how the Nazi’s treated the jews. Claudette Colvin changed the world by giving more
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something minutely similar to what he did. I wish to be someone who will be remembered for generations and someone who is intelligent and eloquent enough to lead a group of people in a tremendous cause. I am aware that this is very unlikely to occur‚ but I realize that there may once be an opportunity for me to do what he did even to a ridiculously small scale. If I could accomplish a small chunk of what he did for the world‚ I would be extremely honored. He did such great things for the planet that
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The “Great War” but most known as the World War I it was the bloodiest war in history and it was worldwide. I will be talking about how the war started‚ how the U.S got involved in it‚ when it ended and how it ended‚ and what happened when it was over the treaty they made. The United States stayed neutral for three years because it was selling supplies to the countries that were at war. President Wilson also did not want to get involved in the war because he thought it was best for the United States
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religion. Although religion isn’t a physical discovery‚ it has impacted and shaped the world around us. From the beginning of time‚ religion has either segregated or bonded groups of people‚ formed or wrecked nations and pushed for countries to fall into battles or alliances. Although religion may seem like a spiritual route‚ it has impacted the way the 21st century works. With religion‚ societies had formed and so did labor and division among people‚ breaking the bond of unity as a whole. Throughout
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Mediterranean. They sought revenge towards the Greeks‚ which caused King Darius to send demands to Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these wars had a major impact on Greece in very different ways. In 499
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Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ Dante‚ Machiavelli‚ and Galileo‚ among others‚ revolutionized the fields of art‚ literature‚ politics‚ and science. Italian explorers‚ such as Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus‚ introduced Italy and Europe to the rest of the world. Italy remained a center of power until the 16th century‚ when trade routes shifted away from the Mediterranean and the Protestant Reformation resulted in the Catholic Church‚ which was based in Rome‚ losing influence over much of Northern Europe
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World War I broke out in 1914. It would claim the lives of 37 million people and destroy 4 empires‚ the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Ottoman and the Russian. Two major alliances dominated Europe prior the outbreak of war‚ Britain‚ France and Russia formed the Triple Entente whilst Germany‚ Austro-Hungary and Italy the Triple Alliance. When war came about in 1914 America‚ Romania‚ Japan and later on Italy all sided with the Entente‚ whilst Turkey and Bulgaria sided with the Alliance‚ each country had
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The War of the Roses‚ which lasted from 1455 to 1487‚ was an extremely bloody and violent war that tore England apart and wrought havoc on much of the English countryside. The war not only unified England‚ but also exposed problems in English society. The war destroyed the English class and economic system that had been in place for hundreds of years. The aristocracy was no longer safe from public criticism and citizens began to demand less social persecution. The war weakened the power of the
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become an ascetic‚ but his father wouldn’t let him‚ as that is not the expected lifestyle of royalty. Some years later‚ Siddhārtha left his palace to live a life away from luxury and find enlightenment. He went into meditation‚ however‚ he found that it did not bring him profound knowledge or peace‚ and stopped‚ picking up extreme asceticism instead. He went into the forest and began to deny himself basic necessities such as sufficient nourishment. After six years‚ this practice got him no closer to enlightenment
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