Explain why attempts to break the stalemate failed in the period 1914-1918. SOURCE 1: “That was a stupid action‚ because we had to make a frontal attack on bristling German guns and there was no shelter at all… There were dead bodies all over the place where previous battalions and regiments had taken part in previous attacks. What a bashing we got. There were heaps of men everywhere – not one or two men‚ but heaps of men‚ all dead. Even before went over‚ we knew this was death. We just couldn’t
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we must remember these different viewpoints because they were the main source of problems for the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1867 and 1914. Based on the events listed in the book I would say that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not ripe for dissolution‚ but they were close. From the outside‚ it did not seem like a nation that was ready to dissolve in 1914‚ but its internal ethnic strife and lack of proper control made dissolution in case of a crisis quite likely. They had many issues that needed
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● It was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War 1. On June 28th‚ 1914 in the Austro-Hungary. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the imperial throne. Princip was a member of a Serbian terrorist organization‚ Black Hand. He was trying to spread Serbian nationalism. Instead‚ his reckless act started World War 1. About a month of diplomatic challenges and responses‚ the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Ottoman Turkey) and the Allied Powers
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How stable was the Russian state in the period from 1906-1914? Following the Revolution of 1905‚ the stability of Russia appeared to increase‚ as policies and changes were made in order to put an end to the unrest of the Russian citizens. Although this was a good idea‚ the Tsar failed to pursue many of his promises‚ and so many aspects of Tsarist Russia remained untouched and‚ displeasingly to a large amount of people‚ very much as disappointing as before. Some change can be seen economically
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Breaking the chains of psychological slavery’ is a book written by Na’im Akbar. In his book‚ he begins by trying to define the concept behind psychological slavery. This is traced back to the slavery period of American history and the stress that was then placed on establishing the sum inferiority of the slave (Akbar and Rasheed). He says that‚ “History lingers in the difficulty many African Americans who have low self-esteem and the disregard American society shows toward black people”. In his
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such as industrialization and public education. While imperialism proved beneficial‚ it also resulted in warfare‚ racism‚ economic discrimination‚ and slavery. Both India and sub-Saharan Africa were affected by European imperialism. Between 1750 and 1914‚ European imperialism in India and sub-Saharan Africa created a similar effect of poor treatment of natives‚ such as a decrease in jobs and economic instability. In contrast‚ India was influenced mainly by Britain‚ whereas multiple European countries
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How successful were the Liberal government in years 1906-1914 in bringing about political and institutional reform (24) The Liberal government of 1906-1914 under Bannerman and Asquith is one often recalled for its extensive reform of the welfare system in the United Kingdom. However‚ it was their political and constitutional reform which caused the most uproar‚ as they were arguably the most successful government of the 20th century in regards to changing the way Britain was governed. Their
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To what extent did nationalism threaten peace in Europe from 1870 to 1914 ? From 1870‚ two big powers‚ Italy and Germany‚ were established after their unifications. At the same time‚ it aroused nationalism in Europe. So‚ it did a large extent of nationalism threatening peace in Europe until 1914‚ because they tried to gain national glory. Nationalism is the movement for national unity‚ independence and advancement. Nationalists tried to gain national glory and to unify with the people in
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German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914. How far do you agree with this judgement? For many Historians‚ the responsibility for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914 has been an area of great debate. Historians such as Gordon Corrigan in Source 1 support other historians such as Fischer who hold the view that it was primarily German aggression which caused the outbreak of war. Yet others‚ such as James Joll in Source 3 believe it
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CRITICAL EXPOSE OF THE EFFECTS OF 1914 AMALGAMATION ON NIGERIA. INTRODUCTION Chinua Achebe citing an Igbo proverb in his “There was a country” tells us that a man who does not know where the rain started to beat him cannot say where he dried his body. The rain that beat Nigeria began more than a decade ago‚ from the resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884/1885 to the economic–driven amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by Lord Lugard. When the British
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