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    The First World War was a global war centred in Europe that began from 1914 and lasted until 1918. It probably involved most of nations in the world‚ which were divided into two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers (Willmott‚ 2003:10-11). Eventually‚ on 11 November 1918‚ Germany signed an armistice‚ and Allies won the war. As a consequence‚ the First World War not only transformed the world force pattern‚ but also generated many problems that affected nations’ development all over

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    The Japanese economic miracle is divided into three main parts: the conditions following the war that allowed the miracle to take place‚ the factors which contributed to the miracle‚ and the aftermath of the miracle in modern times. End of World War II World War II ended in August of 1945‚ when the United States unleashed its’ new tool of destruction; the nuclear bomb. On August 6‚ 1945 the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima‚ 80‚000 people were killed and almost the entire

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    In a world where people are ignorant to the things around them. Where there are micro beings living everywhere and inhabiting every crevice there is. These beings are known as atoms. These atoms create matter and the matter creates the world around. Throughout the years‚ individuals have been researching about the atom and the properties it holds. By researching about the atom‚ it has involved and formed many theories. There were many physicians who were significant people that contributed to the

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    the first atomic weapons. Historians have placed the decision along racial‚ political‚ and tactical lines‚ while the reasons for the use of atomic weapons are still debated‚ the lasting effects of this event are just as important. Currently there are nine countries that possess the capability to deploy nuclear weapons; countries like North Korea and Iran are currently conducting limited research to development nuclear weapons. While the bomb was herald as the tool that ended World War II‚ the legacy

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    Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii resulted in America’s involvement in World War II. While the rest of the world was at war‚ America stayed neutral until the attack on Pearl Harbor which ironically was intended as a preventive action towards America’s involvement in the war. After the attack‚ America entered the war‚ a war that the Americans were not prepared for. America just has gotten out of the Great Depression in the 30s and was still recovering. The war brought about draft and new job opportunities for men

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    use to them. You know who this is geared towards people from the early decade that weren’t affected by this event. However‚ little do people realize how this event has shaped the world in what it is today? With that being said World War one had major lasting effects on entertainment‚ media‚ and technology in Canada. As you may already know World War one was a brutal event that took place in history;

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    World War II was a global war that took place from 1939 to 1945. There were two main factions: the Allies‚ led by Britain‚ France‚ and later by America‚ and the Axis‚ consisted of German‚ Japan and Italy. It was considered the deadliest war in history‚ involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries‚ and reached‚ according to Axelrod and Alan (2011)‚ an estimated of 50 million to 85 million deaths. American was the last country to join the conflict and gained most profit from it. At

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    World War I initially started because of the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The U.S got involved in World War I as a result in economic trade binding America to the Allies (Brower). World War I or as many people like to call it The Great War was from 1914 all the way to 1919. It was one of the most brutal and destructive wars in European history. “Of the 65 million men‚ who were mobilized‚ more than 10 million

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    Case Study #3 1. Out of the three time points‚ Max was the most dehydrated immediately after exercise. 2. The two parameters that can be used to determine Max’s hydration status is color and and pH. It is not specific gravity (SG) because Max’s SG is 1.035 which is within normal range. It is also not protein because in the lab manual it says that a trace amount of albumin in Max’s urine is normal. 3. If ADH levels increase‚ water reabsorption by the DCT/collecting ducts increases and the resulting

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    Causes of World War II World War I was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Nearly ten million soldiers died as a result of hostilities. The enormous losses on all sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction of new weapons‚ like the machine gun and gas warfare‚ as well as the failure of military leaders to adjust their tactics to the increasingly mechanized nature of warfare. A policy of attrition‚ particularly on the Western Front‚ cost the lives of hundreds of

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