Richard Trevithick’s invention had many impacts on the town and industrial growth and the invention had major concerns on European society. Both positive and negative. The steam locomotive allowed the generation of power from a chemical source‚ burning coal to create steam and changing that into physical energy. This led to the increase of transport systems built around steam engine technology this extremely reduced how long it took to transport people and goods to distant places. Furthermore‚ it
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Europe had been on the brink of war for many years before 1914. The rise of nationalism meant that no country was willing to yield their opinion on who should be the dominating power. Nationalism has both positive and negative definitions. It can refer to the sense of pride and unity felt by a populace of people. Nationalism can also be explained negatively as the way in which people or governments tend to put their own countries interests first. As the rise of nationalism between 1870 and 1914 led
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Our world is the way it is today because of many events that occurred in the past. Nobody can be certain that the outcome of these events made our world change for the better or for the worse‚ but we are able to analyze specific occasions to get a better idea of how our world was developed economically‚ politically‚ culturally‚ environmentally and technologically. Over five hundred years ago the race to find a fast trade route to Asia was crucial for Europe‚ so in order to accomplish that goal of
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you ever wondered what it would be like to have been in World War I. Read this to learn more about World War I. In World War I there was leaders for both sides some of them from the Allied Powers are Robert Neville‚ Philippe Petain‚ George Milne‚ John Jellicoe‚ Sir David Henderson‚ Douglas Haig‚ The Red Baron and many more‚ some of the Central Powers leaders are Mehmed II‚ Ferdinand II‚ Prince Max von Baden‚ and Franz Joseph. In this war they used lots of tools‚ vehicles‚ and weapons. The tools
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World War I‚ also known as the Great war‚ the First World War‚ and the War to End All Wars‚ was a global battle originating in Europe‚ that lasted from July 28‚ 1914 to November 11‚ 1918. With this war‚ there was a variety of events that had to take place in order for it to begin. The three main causes of the First World War were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. One of the predominant causes of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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responsible for the outbreak of World War One’. How far do you agree? World War one has become to be known as "The Great War". It was known as "The War to end all Wars". Many people believe Germany was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914. To solely blame one country or one single act for the cause of World War One is wrong as there are more than one country involved and more than one event that caused World War One. Even if Germany was responsible for the war the other major powers should
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World War I commenced in 1914 with violence and tensions throughout many European countries and ended in 1918 with high numbers of casualties. With the war and alliances‚ came the need for new technology and innovation for warfare. Since human progress is the ability to use innovation to benefit and protect oneself‚ it went to a minimal extent in World War I in indicating human progress. The utility of the trench warfare and the poison gas between countries did not benefit them in terms of victory
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consequences that occurred at the end of both World Wars contributed to the dramatic shifts in nationalism and desire for independence during the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Many countries emerged out the fallen empires‚ empires such as the Weimar Republic and the Ottoman Empire. The desire for independence and the growth of individual and communal nationalism heavily impacted the worldview of ethnic and religious communities all over the world. Suddenly‚ collections of people were all asking
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World War I Test Study Guide Notes Central Powers (Triple Alliance) vs. Allies (Triple Entente): Who belonged to each? -Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary. They were known as central powers because their location was in the heart (center of Europe). Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined later -Allies: Great Britain‚ France and Russia. Japan and Italy joined later‚ although Italy was part of the Central Powers first. -Reason for rivalries: What were the main rivalries between
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Post World War I Turkish Reforms Mustafa Kemal served as founder and president of the new Republic of Turkey for 15 years‚ from 1923 to his death in 1938. He introduced numerous sweeping reforms that altered the political‚ social‚ legal‚ economic‚ and cultural spheres of the new republic. His goal: to raise Turkey to the level of modern civilization. 6 groups of major reforms: 1. political reforms November 1922‚ abolishment of sultanate October 1923‚ proclamation of republic March 3
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