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    a fault to just one country for World War One. The start of the war was in 1914‚ but there was no set date to when the nations to irritate one another. Some say that the feud started at the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Others believe that Russia had started the war by dragging in Britain‚ Germany‚ and France when mobilizing on their border. One way or another‚ the Germans were a major factor World War One and should get responsibility

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    accountable to God. Romans 13:1-7 has a lot to say on this matter. Verse 1 says “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” We will come back to the first part of the verse‚ but for now‚ the focus will be on the last part. All power is ordained of God‚ no exceptions. Since government was ordained by God‚ it is also accountable to God. At the time Paul wrote the book of Romans‚ Nero was emperor. Nero was far from a God-Fearing

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    World War One (WW1)‚ was a war that spanned from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. Due to allied systems throughout the world‚ a number of countries were involved; The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy and The Triple Entente: Britain‚ France and Russia. When the war came to an end in 1918‚ it triggered a peace treaty to be produced‚ this treaty being the Treaty of Versailles. In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed by all major allied systems‚ including a disapproving

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    the American civil war‚ the slave’s life changed for the better as they were granted their freedom. This is so for every war in history if we look at the revolutionary war and both world war 1 and world war 2.This means that every war improves the quality of life. The aftermath of war societies both winners/losers make our society richer‚safer‚and improved the quality of life. In every aftermath of every war it leads to better quality of life. When the Roman empire had their wars it had always led

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    there was no way they could survive. This is the feeling the British soldiers had on March 5th 1770. They were caught in a bad place at a very bad time. Now imagine you are a colonist in America. You were just put under very strict rules from people thousands of miles from where you live. You then see the British soldiers walking in your streets. They were the ones who put the laws on you in the first place. Then you think‚ “Do I want to stand up to the soldiers or hide away?” This was a choice

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    World War 1 started in 1914 where Germany where blamed of causing it. This essay will be explaining if it was really Germany their fault of causing World War 1 and if it was inevitable. There were early signs in Europe that World War was going to come. In Blackadder Goes Forth‚ Baldrick opined that the war began when ’Arch Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry’. His garbled version of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary reflects popular opinion: that the issues

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    created and implemented uniform laws in order to control their colonies. In order to enforce these legal codes‚ many aristocrats were given office and supervision over the colonies which allowed for maximum efficiency. Evidently‚ this is seen in the case of the Dominion of New England‚ where Edmund Andros was appointed to govern the royal province. By creating the Dominion‚ James II hoped to obtain a more centralized government within the colony. Overall‚ the long era of imperial warfare beginning in

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    The colonists were in every right waging war and breaking away from the British. Not only was this justified but it was about time that they stood up for themselves and actually took action against the British. For instance‚ the colonist had no say in any governmental matters when it came to the British. They had every right to come apart and take over their own government. Moreover‚ they were being taxed an absurd amount of money for everything they did. Furthermore‚ why should the colonists be

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    and proclaim the end of the Spanish Civil War. This disastrous war left behind 500‚000 people dead and a country that had been damaged and internally divided. Francisco Franco‚ a Nationalist general‚ took control of Spain and was named “Caudillo de España”. He then ruled Spain through an authoritarian dictatorship. Franco was a careful and systematic leader‚ and his main goal after the war was to reconstruct Spain and make the nation powerful again. He was convinced that he could inaugurate a new

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    WORLD WAR 1 A. MAJOR ALLIANCES FORMED DURING WW1 * Started by Germany * Triple Alliance/Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy / Turkey & Bulgaria * Triple Entente (treaty of friendship‚ not yet an alliance): Britain‚ France and Russia * Allies: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Serbia‚ USA B. MILITARISM * Attitude of powerful class of military leaders on their countries’ policies * Glorification of war and urged the build up of weapons and

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