The Pre WW1 Alliances Dreikaiserbund 1872 Also known as the League of the Three Emperors (1872) Bismarck’s aim for forming this League was to isolate France by making friends with Austria and Russia. The partners were Kaiser William I of Germany‚ Czar Alexander II of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. These three rulers agreed: (i) to maintain the existing territorial arrangements in Europe; (ii) to resist the spread of revolutionary (e.g. socialist) movements; and (iii) to consult one
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The books have claimed the Mongols to be barbaric‚ but how barbaric were they? The barbarians have earned the title barbaric. The barbarians were people who didn’t belong to a certain culture or group of people‚ and pretty much did what they pleased. The Mongols were barbaric with their laws‚ punishments‚ and the amount of battles and deaths caused in their presence. The barbarians were barbaric in many different ways. The Mongol Empire was bigger than the continental U.S.‚ being 4‚860‚000 square
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How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian
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How free were blacks in the North? Freedom really means to determine action without restraint. In the Revolutionary war era‚ this was not true. Freedom meant to not be enslaved. The few rights that came with it were bonuses. Blacks did not have freedom the north. Blacks in the North were limited to very few political rights. They were given the right to vote in less than half of the states in the north. Despite one exception‚ there weren’t any blacks on any juries. Despite few political rights
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How the Articles of Confederation hypocritical The Articles of Confederation were hypocritical because there were money issues. Article 9 from the Articles of Confederation states the congress has the power to “borrow money” from states. (Doc .A) However‚ article 8 “all charges of war‚ and other expenses that shall be [made] for the common defense or general welfare‚ and allowed by the Unite Stated in Congress assembled‚ shall be [requested from] a common treasury. (Doc .B) This proves that article
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The Effect of the First World War on Tsarist Russia. When historians examine the effects of the First World War on Russia they think of four key questions: 1. Why did Russia get involved? 2. How did the Russian people react to the outbreak of war? 3. Why did Russia do so badly during the war? 4. What impact did involvement in World War One have on Tsarist Russia? Why did Russia get involved in the First World War? The ultimate cause of the First World War began in the Balkan
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When he wasn’t working as a teacher in an elementary school‚ he would work in a textile and clothing industry. At first‚ plenty of jobs for men were available in the textile field because men were considered less costly for the company. However‚ as the recession progressed‚ companies were cutting job positions to keep up with the still economy‚ that had plunged the country’s industrial sector into poverty. World trade had been paused‚ the value of British exports
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first with a bunch of principles to follow. Gavrilo Princip‚ the Serbian nationalist‚ who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria could have missed his shot which would have avoided all of WW1. Princip maybe would’ve been arrested on sight‚ also expose the rest of the group who were attempted assassins. If Franz Ferdinand would’ve been alive‚ AH wouldn’t have gone to war with
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Ana Francisco Pg. 640 1. Almost three thousand years ago‚ people who lived in the starkly beautiful part of the world we now call Greece were telling stories about a great war. 2. What are Homer’s great war stories?Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Homer’s stories can probably be traced to what and where? Historical struggles; Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara and Black sea. 4. Homer’s first epic poem and Iliad tells to story of ?Be Specific 10 year war fought outside troy. 5. Who was the Trojan
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States has had many events in the past that weren’t very civilized‚ as we know in the past we did some horrible things to people who didn’t deserve it and we now realize that know. When the colonists met the Native Americans‚ the natives were peaceful to them by showing how to survive the new land they discovered. The pilgrims decided to have a feast with the natives on November 27th‚ 1621‚ to show thanks for the natives. (History.com). During George Washington presidency years‚ he stated to educate the
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