Britain was equipped thoroughly for the Crimea war in 1854‚ in evident to Source 2 stating “Britain‚ the most industrially developed of all European states”. This is exhibited by the amount of factory and mine workers within Britain. Half of the population in Britain lived in the country side (agriculture) providing various natural resources such as steel and good use of coal production to benefit and improve the British army in terms of weaponry‚ artillery etc. Britain was a vast‚ powerful empire
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WORLD WAR 1 A. MAJOR ALLIANCES FORMED DURING WW1 * Started by Germany * Triple Alliance/Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy / Turkey & Bulgaria * Triple Entente (treaty of friendship‚ not yet an alliance): Britain‚ France and Russia * Allies: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Serbia‚ USA B. MILITARISM * Attitude of powerful class of military leaders on their countries’ policies * Glorification of war and urged the build up of weapons and
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Causes 1.Nationalism It was an important factor in IR after the French revolution. It resulted in german and italian reunification. And contrastingly‚ led to the dissolution of the turkish empire and demands for independence in the balkans and other east european countries. The notion of being superior than the rest(Britain’s white man burden and germany’s supremacy of the aryan race) led to tension and conflict and ultimately the race for supremacy. 2. Imperialism It was the direct outcome of the
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When some think back to when America was expanding they might not think of the war we went against with Mexico‚ but this point in time was a huge part of the expansion. Other thing still had a continuation when the war was taking place such as: the annexation of oregon territory (1846)‚ the first diamond is laid out in Cooperstown‚ new york (1840)‚ and due to the Mexican cession the US’s size increased bey 50% (1846). Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 in a battle at the Alamo. This then
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advancements‚ decolonization‚ and wars that would redefine the era‚ the 20th century is known as one of the most progressive periods in history. At the beginning of the century global rivalries and a general sense of mistrust arose and led the world into a state of genuine hysteria. Not long after tensions began to rise‚ with militarism‚ nationalism‚ and imperialism acting as the basis for World War I in 1914. Militarism‚ or the expansion of a country’s military to wage war‚ established feelings of caution
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have tried to get the North and the South to come to a compromise on their differences during the 1800’s‚ but the Civil War was a completely inevitable event. One of the most notable differences between the North and the South was their stances on who should have more power in government. Northerners believed that federal government should be the one to decide whether slavery was to be abolished or not. The South disagreed since they felt that states should be independent‚ and have the right to make
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Lincoln explains how the house would not stay the way it was‚ which was divided. Half of the United States supported slavery and the other half did not. Lincoln states‚ “A house divided against itself cannot stand”‚ concluding that something needed and was going to happen to change that. When relating this to the question of whether the Civil War was inevitable or not‚ this supports that is was indeed inevitable. The question of slavery was too grand of an issue to not result in some type of event
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Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily conflicted
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what ways was the Cold War a long-term conflict‚ and in what ways can it be thought of as long-term peace? Which do you think best describes the period? Why? During the 1947-1991‚ The Cold War was known to be one of the longest standoff feud between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union was sworn allies when fighting the Nazi Germany. However‚ the aftermath conferred to political powers and struggle of influence became a factor after the United States‚ Great Britain
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Was the League of Nations a success? The League of Nations was a intergovernmental organization founded in 1919 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War with 3 main members; America‚ Britain and France‚ also known as the ‘Big three’. Their 4 main aims were to prevent aggression‚ improve business and trade‚ improve living and working conditions and get rid of country’s weapons by disarming. The League of Nations was successful in some areas such as with refugees;
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