in history. She became queen in 1558 and inherited a poor nation. Many of her supporters thought that it would be best if she got married as soon as possible and let him control but Elizabeth had other plans. Government England of Elizabeth I was a very complicated system of government. First there were the national bodies of government such as Privy Council and Parliament‚ and the regional bodies such as the Council of the Marches and the North. The monarch was the head ruler and determined
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The six major powers of Europe were split into two alliances that would form the two oppositions in World War I. France‚ Britain‚ and Russia formed the Triple Entente‚ while Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy created the Triple Alliance. The alliances were not the only cause of the First World War‚ but they assuredly did play an important part in quickening Europe’s rush to conflict. Soon after a series of military victories from 1862 to 1871‚ Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck formed a German
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of food and Nitrates to Germany - Nitrate being vital for the making of explosives for the army‚ and fertiliser for the farmers. The result of the British Blockade was that over 300‚000 German died due to malnutrition during the 1914-1918 period (as I mentioned earlier). The advances in Aircraft Technology made Aeroplanes able to take-off and
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World War I was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918. It began as a local European war between Austria - Hungary and Serbia on July 28‚ 1914. It was transformed into a general European struggle by declaration of war against Russia on August 1‚ 1914 and eventually became a global war involving 32 nations. Twenty - eight of these nations‚ known as the Allies and the Associated Powers‚ and including Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and the United States‚ opposed the coalition known as the Central
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Living conditions for soldiers during World War I was tough and required courage and bravery and a bit of luck if you they were going to remain healthy‚ let alone survive. The lives where hard‚ food was scarce disease was rampant. Many men died during the first World War but as many died from gunshot wounds as died from disease and infection. Disease was usually caused by rats being in and around the food that was being eaten by the men. Lice would breed quickly without even giving the soldiers
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Why did the United States enter World War I in 1917? On June 28th 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out
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The impact of the United States joining the war was very important and had a huge significant in many ways. World War I began in 1914‚ however‚ the United States got involve and join the war until 1917. The United States always kept a policy of neutrality when the war broke out in 1914‚ and some of the primary factors that influence the entrance of the U.S into war and the declaration of war against Germany were the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Zimmerman telegram‚ and unrestricted submarine warfare
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World War I is still today one of the most critical historical events of all time. Its’ political‚ social and economic repercussions were extremely serious and took a huge hit on those who were involved and even to those who were not. Peace settlements were imposed on the defeated powers - Germany‚ Austria‚ Bulgaria‚ Hungary and Turkey - as a way to deal with the devas-tating results of the war. Empires collapsed‚ new nation states were formed whilst others disappeared‚ countries suffered from loss
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M.A.N.I.A had a significant impact on World War One. But evidence points to one of them being more important than the others‚ as well as one being lesser. Nationalism created the dominos of war‚ assassination only tipped them. In the Industrial Revolution during the late 1800’s‚ all kinds of new technology was being invented. This of course‚ includes weapons. Each major country was having their own “arms race”‚ and this continued during the war. Britain was afraid of Germany’s submarines‚ so they
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(Data set 9). Germany’s reintroduction of submarine warfare was ¨cruel and unmanly business¨ (data set 11)‚ and president Wilson wasn’t going to put up with it. In Data set number 11‚ Woodrow Wilson states in his speech to congress on April 2nd 1917 ¨I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved‚ immense and serious as that is‚ but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants‚ men‚ women‚ and children‚ engaged in pursuits
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