World War I started on July 28‚ 1914. It ended around November 11‚ 1918. The war involved Germany‚ Austria - Hungary‚ Bulgaria‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and the United States. The war started because of four main reasons. Those reasons are that militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the desire of a government to have and maintain a powerful army or military. This was be a people believed that war was good. In the case of World War I‚ Germany took
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The New World discovery changed history forever. Trade‚ exploration‚ and wealth were all factors that drove 4 countries crazy trying to get their hands on it. The 4 countries of England‚ Spain‚ France and the Netherlands sped to create colonies in this new world. Although England eventually took over‚ the country that was the most successful in colonizing America was Spain because of its strong presence militarily and population wise‚ the strong connections they were able to create and hold‚ and
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Throughout history‚ there were a series of horrific bubonic plagues that spread around the world. The bubonic plague is a deadly disease that forms buboes and causes many other terrible symptoms. The bubonic plague affected the world three different times. The first time the pandemic hit was in 542‚ it was called the Justinian Plague. The second time was in 1347‚ it was called the Black Death. The third time was in 1665‚ it was called the Great Plague of London. A pandemic is the term used when
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Bang! The sound of a gun was heard throughout the Ford’s Theater as screams made its way further down the auditorium. A drastic impact was made as the 16th president‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ became painfully and slowly unconscious from the bullet that was shot to his head. His death shifted the way the people of America thought of him and the policies he created. The mark he left on the nation and the history he built of America would never fail to bring back the legacy he made. He worked his way up and
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The French Revolution changed the world. France indeed would not have been the way it is now if its revolutionary actions were not taken. To understand the revolution and why it came to be‚ we must examine the events leading to it‚ and the conditions of its people. Prerevolutionary France was under the leadership of Louis XVI (reigned 1643 to 1715) in a form of government known as an absolute monarchy. All power is given to the king. They exhibit the right to make laws and to enforce them‚ the
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type of fairy tale reality (Brad‚ 2002). Disneyland was first opened in July 17‚ 1955 (Disneyland History‚ 2007). With this theme park opening the world view on theme park entertainment had been changed forever. Walt Disney expanded to Florida in 1971. This great success has lead to 11 more Disney themed parks and 5 resorts being opened around the world in places such as Japan‚ Paris‚ Tokyo‚ and Hong Kong. Australia would be
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There are many people in the world who are influential. These people impact the world in a positive way by following their dreams of inventing‚ their effort to achieve ‚ and their dedication‚ An individual that shows these traits would be the first person to invent the loudspeaker‚ Peter L Jensen. Peter L Jensen is influential because of his inventions‚ his ability to entertain‚ and his dedication. Some of Peter L Jensen’s accomplishments were the Telegraphone‚ the Loudspeaker‚ and the anti-noise
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Ronald Wilson Reagan‚ deemed by the American people as one of the greatest presidents of all time‚ proved to the United States and to the rest world that greatness can come from unexpected places with his success inside and outside of the White House. Various events and circumstances influenced the way he perceived the world and reacted to it‚ and all these things shaped him into the man America loves and remembers dearly. Throughout his life‚ Ronald Reagan developed elite leadership skills and
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Marilyn Monroe died on August 5‚ 1962 in her home in los angeles. She was 36 years old when she died.Additional to that‚ ¨after her death‚ the world learned more about her dark‚ internal struggle to be accepted and loved by all.¨ After her death‚ the world knew what she was really like and how she wanted to be accepted and loved by all. Ultimately‚ “she was as mutable as fashion itself. Perhaps that’s why‚ this month‚ 50 years after her death‚ our fascination with
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The Ancient Greeks impacted the world through sports‚ language‚ culture‚ math‚ science‚ philosophy‚ the arts‚ and in other ways. They shaped the modern world‚ and a lot of things that we have now wouldn’t exist without them. Math‚ science‚ philosophy‚ and the arts were all impacted by Greece because of many different people. For example‚ Pythagoras created the Pythagorean Theorem‚ which we still use in math today‚ Archimedes discovered pi‚ and Aristotle studied plants‚ animals and rocks‚ devised
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