The American Civil War was a vital event in the history of the United States. The war was a result of a combination of political‚ social‚ and economic elements that led to the violent diversity throughout the country. Jason Phillips‚ the Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University‚ and author of the 2018 book‚ Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth Century Americans Imagined the Future‚ explains that throughout the 1850s‚ a series of events increased sectionalism‚ emboldened
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 was a major part of history and impacted many things. Lots of things were required to be done‚ with how it went on. Many of the colonies had their differences with one another. The Germans did not like that they were in between Russia and France‚ so they created an alliance with Austria-Hungary to try to reassure them. That did not end up working. Then Serbia decided to assassinate the Archduke of Austria and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the
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Before World War I‚ Britain had no alliances with any countries. Meanwhile‚ Germany‚ Austria‚ and Russia formed the Three Emperors League. But in 1879 the alliances started to fail when Germany and Russia started to fight. Germany wanted protection from Russia in case of war and formed a dual alliance with Austria and then Italy joined two years later‚ making it a triple alliance. But with all these alliances going on Britain started to get worried and went to France to form an alliance and in 1892
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World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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Notable Women in World War I: -Edith Cavell‚ a British nurse‚ humanitarian and spy who helped some 200 allied soldiers escape from German—occupied Belgium to Holland during World War I. She was court-martialled and was sentenced for treason and killed by a firing squad. -Mata Hari- Was a Dutch exotic dancer‚ whose real name is Gertrude Margarete Zelle‚ who was shot by the French as a spy on October‚ 15‚1917. Still unclear about her alleged spying activities‚ in The Hague in 1916 she was
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Frank; How I’m Impacted Dear Anne Frank‚ Your diary made a prodigious impact on a numerous amount of people‚ including myself. It is ludicrous that the martinet‚ Adolf Hitler‚ would do something so truculent like that. It is a good thing that him and his followers were ostracized from society. The diary you kept when you were in hiding has affected a lot of people in different ways. First of all‚ it has informed many people about the life of a Jew in the depraved time of World War II. It
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Does War Affect Literature? Many writers use the environment‚ political issues‚ or social issues as inspiration to their work. During romanticism nature imagery was a common occurrence in literature. However does on particular issue effect writers so much that a new literature movement is sprung from it? I pose the question what were considerable differences between Victorian literature and Modernism and how did the Great War play apart in those differences? Was it because of the war that there
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And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies‚ the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing- eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies‚ the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing- eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.And his being blind bothered
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look back and think about who cancer impacted my life‚ immediately negative thoughts of my dads and grandpas countless joint chemotherapy treatments‚ nights in the hospital and the abnormal behavior by my dad and grandpa exhibited. In the unlikely event of a loved one being diagnosed with cancer‚ it can be very scary. However‚ in my situation my dad and grandpa were diagnosed around the same time‚ fighting the battle together. Going back to how cancer has impacted my life‚ cancer brought many negative
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at the time of World War I‚ many African-Americans still chose to fight in this war. Why would this be the case? Simply‚ it was their only chance at being recognized as equal. First‚ if African-Americans did not fight in the war‚ how would it be that the opposing forces would ever see them as equal? If they did not fight to preserve the country‚ it would give ammunition to those who said they did not deserve the same rights within it. Second‚ the primary stated purpose of the war was to spread and
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