Weapons In the First World War there were a wide variety of weapons used especially when you count their variation (or different models). Here are a list of weapons used: • Rifles • Machine guns • Mustard & chlorine gas • Tanks • Zeppelins • Flamethrowers • Torpedoes and submarines •
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many conflicts between nations that threaten peace among the people‚ impacting the world with new innovative ideas. World War I is one of the worst wars to ever be fought. It was a major conflict that began in Europe and spread around the world between 1914 and 1918. There were many events that lead to the war including alliances‚ imperialism‚ nationalism‚ and militarism. Nationalism was the leading cause of World War I because it an extreme form of patriotism and loyalty to one’s country‚ where they
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5.0 Net Neutrality 5.1 What is net neutrality? Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet the same‚ not discriminating or charging differentially by user‚ content‚ website‚ platform‚ application‚ type of attached equipment‚ or mode of communication. The term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003‚ as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier‚ which
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What Caused World War 1? During World War 1‚ there were many things that caused it. Imperialism is a structure where a powerful nation takes over or controls over someone‚ something‚ or a place and utilizes one or many colonies. During World War 1‚ Britain was one of the world’s most powerful nation that anyone could ever imagine. Britain took over in the late 1800’s over; Canada‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Burma‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Hong Kong and other Pacific and Caribbean Islands‚ South Africa‚ Rhodesia
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War is expensive. When World War One was over‚ Germany had sunk over 37 billion US dollars (estimated) . Only 6% of this was paid for by taxes ; borrowing covered the rest. This act of borrowing put Germany in a precarious spot before the war was even underway. By the time the war was over‚ Germany was even worse off. Not only was their national debt at record highs‚ but also they were forced to pay immense war reparations‚ and national pride was at an all time low. Together‚ this caused the perfect
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The pieces I have chosen to write about are "Immigration Reform And Workers Right"‚ "A New World Full Of Strangers" and " What Does An Illegal Immigrant Look Like". All three of these pieces are about immigration and immigration experiences. They all focus on the disadvantages of being an immigrant and mention the negative life of abuse and exploitation that an immigrant is affected by. Even though they all can be categorized under the
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How GDP is Misleading Measure of Wealth and Well-being! GDP‚ which stands for Gross Domestic Product‚ is the most common abbreviation in economics. It has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. No number is quite so central to public life as the gross domestic product. Political scientists build formulas around it to predict who will win the presidency. The stock market trembles at the approach of new quarterly figures. Other economic statistics
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Modern History Summary World War 1 1914-1919 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austrian throne‚ assassinated 28th June 1914‚ invoked war * July Crisis 1914 led to multiple Euro nations declaring war against each other‚ separated into Allied (Britain‚ France‚ Russia) and Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary) * Schlieffen Plan * Based on idea that Germany would have to fight France/Russia‚ didn’t want to fight them both at once * France would expect Germany to invade
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countries were forced to choose sides‚ and by 1914‚ Europe was separated into two heavily armed camps. Any spark would have been enough to ignite the war everyone expected. That spark was touched off in Sarajevo‚ the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an attempt to ease tensions between Austria-Hungary and people in the Balkans‚ the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife made a ceremonial trip to Sarajevo. Ferdinand was in line to be the next emperor of the Austria-Hungarian Empire
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Segregation and Discrimination in the United States Military during World War Two | | | | 5/3/2010 | | Segregation and Discrimination in the United States Military during World War Two Thesis: Although the U.S. military has been a leader in desegregation and in other social matters‚ during World War Two fear and prejudice keep many highly qualified people from serving. This weakened every branch of the military by limiting it to a less diverse and therefore less flexible fighting
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