recognized as the Black Hand(Wars for Democracy). In June of 1914‚ Princip went out and assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand. No less than three weeks later Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.At this point other countries start choosing sides based on previous alliances. Because of these rigid plans most of europe plunged into war because of this single event. America started out as the neutral country during the start of the war. During the beginning America
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A famous man once said‚ “ How beautiful is youth‚ that is always slipping away! Whoever wants to be happy‚ let him so: of tomorrow there is no knowing” (High Minds). From the time Lorenzo was born‚ he was influenced by a wealthy political family.Lorenzo made great contribution in the arts‚ politics and education. Lorenzo de’ Medici is known for his knowledgeable youth‚ decisions that allowed for the best results for the people of Florence and being a patron of well-known artists that included
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World War I (1914-1918) involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war up to its time. An assassin’s bullets set off the war. A system of military alliances (agreements) plunged the main European powers into the fight. The war lasted four years. It took the lives of about 9 million troops and more than 6 million civilians. World War I was originally called the Great War. Picture Weapons of World War I Several developments led to the awful bloodshed of the Great
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in North America‚ during World War One‚ had to face various problems and obstacles. However‚ the biggest problems women had to face during the World War One were political‚ social‚ and economical problems. Women were mistreated by men and did not feel like they had what was necessary to be as powerful as they wanted to be. Only after the war did Women get the rights they deserved. Furthermore‚ only after the war did women get recognized for their struggle and only then did people start to notice that
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where they explain to the world what they had just experienced in their lives. Many authors will especially write about historic events‚ such as wars‚ that not only impacted others‚ but themselves as well. During World War I‚ World War II‚ and the Vietnam War‚ the writing style and topics of literature were significantly impacted as a result of the wars. World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ caused the
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to the start of the Spanish Civil War‚ was not the only reason for it to start. There were also long and short-term factors that contributed to the 1936 war. The Popular Front was a coalition made up of various left-wing parties‚ lead by Manuel Azana and founded in 1936. Although the Popular Front was supported by many‚ others saw it as extremist communism and were very opposed to it. The Popular Front and their policies were a short term cause of the Civil War as they were only founded and won
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World War 1 was the 3rd most deadliest in the world! Over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded.America needed so many soldiers that America had to set up a draft. While men were being sent out to war women and African Americans helped out around the country. They took jobs that the men had after they left for war. And with all the men and women who would have to help out the country you would think that our country had been attacked and that we were fighting back‚ but that’s not how it started
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World War I began because of many events that got countries heated and upset. Some events that caused World War I to happen were nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and the Alliance System. Nationalism was a occurring problem in the 1870s‚ Nationalism encouraged unity but it also created mistrust and a rivalry between nations. The next because of the war was imperialism. Rivalries expanded among powerful nations such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Russia between the years of 1870-1914
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Causes of World War One The First World War was one of the most immense conflicts of European History. As Woodrow Wilson said‚ World War 1 would be "the war to end all wars." "Between 1914 - 1918‚ over 100 countries from Africa‚ America‚ Asia‚ Australasia and Europe were part of the conflict." (Wilde) The reasons for the declaration of war were varied and related back to the uprising of different ideologies before 1914. Some historians‚ like Joachim Remak‚ say that WW1 was simply "the Third Balkan
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For a long time‚ after the World War 1 had started in 1914‚ the United States wanted to stay neutral towards the first World War. The war did not really interest Americans‚ because it did not involve them directly. But as the war continued‚ many significant events happened that affected people to change their opinions. Germany’s attack towards small Belgium‚ sinking of passenger liners like Lusitania‚ economical causes and the Zimmermann note from Germany to Mexico were the reasons that got the United
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