“The War to End All Wars” World War I: a hallowed name from a dark time in history. World War I (1914-1918) has gone down in history as the fourth deadliest war (an estimated 37‚400‚000 casualties) and separated the European nations further than ever before. What could cause such devastation and extreme loss of life? Nationalism and imperialism were deciding factors‚ but what everlasting effect would the war bring? The people of Europe would have never seen this coming. World War I was an
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World War I was the result of chain-reacting events; originated from the Crises in the Balkans which led to the Collapse of Bismarckian Alliances. The creation of The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of the war. Increase in international tension‚ caused by the division of Europe into two armed camps‚ provoked fear of war and prompted military alliances and an arms race. The system maintained the balance of power in Europe after the
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World War I started in 1914‚ Europe due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Why did this happen exactly? Nationalism; the loyalty and devotion to a nation‚ spread to all‚ if not most of Europe due to Napoleon’s rise and quest to conquer and “liberate” all of Europe. Due to his successes‚ many recently unified countries‚ such as Germany and Italy have decided to endorse many nationalistic and patriotic features into their country. Another factor that has lead towards the start of World War I
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World War II was a war that took a lasting toll on the world‚ lasting from about 1931-1945. The Holocaust‚ the Rape of Nanjing‚ Nazis‚ the Pearl Harbor attack‚ and dropping an atomic bomb are major a few major events during World War II. During this war‚ there are many underlying factors similar to the first world war‚ for example‚ there were new alliances formed and the war was an arms race. World War II can be connected to some of the worst times in history as people developed devastating weapons
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The Influence of World War II and World War II WANG Jing MScPP TD2 Abstract: This article talk about how World War Ⅰ and World War Ⅱ impact Europe. Describe it through three aspects of political‚ economic and cultural. Key words: World War I‚ World War II ‚Europe‚ History‚ Culture 1. Introduction World War I and World War II were the war mainly battlefield in Europe but spread to the world ad last for years in history. It has a very profound influence on Europe ’s economy‚ political and culture
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Thursday‚ March 3‚ 2011 Essay on Victorian Era Essay on Victorian Era The Victorian period was filled with many different types of thoughts and ideas. The literature of the period rose ideas never heard before. Also‚ the reform and industrial revolution changed the way that people thought. Several scientific discoveries also made Victorians question their own beliefs. The intriguing Victorian period had a different taste of literature and also went through a reform of classes and several technological
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imperial rivalries and prepared grounds for WW1 3.Alliances •After franco-prussian war‚germany sought to keep france weak and remain dominant. Secret alliance with austria-hungary in 1879(dual alliance) against russia‚ while outwardly league of 3 nations(germany‚ russia‚ austria-hungary) was retained. •1881‚austria-hungary made alliance with serbia to stop russia from gaining control of serbia. •reinsurance treaty - between germany and russia yet russia was kept in the dark about the dual alliance
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The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies after Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7th‚ l941. World War II was fought between the Axis‚ which included Germany‚ Italy and Japan‚ and the Allied included Britain‚ United States‚ Soviet Union and France. More than 50 million people died during the war. It was the most terrible war in the history of humanity. Since America entered the war suddenly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ many people
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At the outbreak of World War II in 1939‚ Switzerland immediately began to mobilize for a possible invasion. The entire country was fully mobilized in only three days. The Swiss government began to fortify positions throughout the country.[citation needed] In the course of the war‚ detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the German military command‚[7] such as Operation Tannenbaum‚ but Switzerland was never attacked. Switzerland was able to remain independent through a combination of military deterrence
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drew heavily on sociological‚ cultural‚ and military events. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical parallel to the world‚ as Golding perceived it. The island‚ the boys‚ and many other objects and events described in his work represent Golding’s view of the world and humankind in general. He specifically incorporates characteristics and values reflective of the British culture. " The war taught me different and a lot of others like me‚" Golding said in the New Republic (Davis 28-30). Golding was referring
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