iThe Congress of Vienna in 1814 was created to develop an atmosphere of peace in Europe that would last 100 years. Over time‚ militarism was starting to set an aggressive atmosphere in Europe. Alliances were beginning to cause a “ripple effect” between the Great Powers‚ and imperialism increased tension and competition. Militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism are the three main causes of the first world war. Rising tension among the Great powers had created competition that required only the slightest
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World War I (WWI or WW1)‚ also known as the First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II‚ it was called simply the World War or the Great War‚ and thereafter the First World War or World War I. This war The war drew in all the world’s economic great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom
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Nationalism can be defined as the feeling that one’s nation (one’s people) is superior to other nations. This helped lead to WWI in two ways. First‚ nationalism can breed arrogance because it makes people feel superior. It can lead them to want to prove their superiority through fighting. It can also lead them to think that they will surely win any war because of their superiority. Second‚ nationalism helped lead to WWI because it caused conflict. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated because
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Reason for Application Dear Sir/Madam‚ My name is Abdul Aziz Akhmaddireja‚ aged 22‚ i am a Indonesia national. I graduated in July 2012‚ from Bandung Institute of Technology‚ Indonesia and hold a Bachelor degree in Chemistry. I choosed to focus on applied electrochemistry because i have many curiosities to study this field. While studying electrochemistry‚ i fell very interisting to observe theory and application about electrochemistry. During my bachelor study‚ i have been proving myself to retain
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WW1 was a truly global war‚ with combat taking place in some way or another on each of the worlds 5 populated continents. Over 15 million people died and a further 20 million+ were wounded in what became known as ‘The Great War’. The war itself was by no means one sided and is littered with numerous turning points where‚ had events occurred differently‚ the whole direction of the war‚ and the result‚ might have differed. It is my opinion that the Battle of the Somme is the most crucial turning point
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The Reasons Who I am Today My mom always tells me “Let them talk‚ but work hard to succeed in life. Prove them wrong and always smile to the people and the world with your head held high‚ no matter what happens.” These words come to my mind to keep me motivated. It helps me try each day‚ with effort to be able to succeed and defeat those obstacles no matter how hard they get. Because of these words‚ courage‚ love and support I know I can and will accomplish each and every one of my goals. The top
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A good student is a student who is well behaved‚ who cares about school‚ who tries their very best to succeed. It is becoming harder and harder to get a good education these days. What someone does now can really affect their future. It can be the difference of working as an employee of fast food restaurants for a lifetime‚ or making one hundred thousand dollars a year in a professional field. Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Laryn Lynn Kropik. I am an eighth grader‚ currently
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powder keg that only needed a spark to set it off. This spark came in the form of a Serbian group called the Black Hand assassinating the Archduke of Austria. So what were the underlying causes of World War I? The war started for many reasons but there were three major reasons: the formation or alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. One key contributor to World War I was the formation of alliances. By 1914 Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy had formed an alliance‚ called the Triple Alliance and Great
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known as World War 1. WW1 had been going on since June 28‚1914 to November 11‚1918. The two sides of the war were fought by the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente had consisted of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. The Triple Alliance had consisted of Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Italy. WW1’s end was when the United States had joined the Triple Entente and sent thousands of fresh soldiers to Europe and destroyed Germany’s soldiers. There were many ways WW1 had started. A couple
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anxiousness or even stress that I imagine many of the citizens depicted in the piece were feeling at the time. The second piece I chose was created by artist‚ Alfred Kubin‚ entitled Die Kriegsfackel (The Torch of War). I chose this piece for several reasons; first of all I find the feeling of it to be somewhat of a stark contrast to the feeling of Beckmann’s piece. Kubin was considered a major symbolist artist‚ who‚ " had lost faith in a fresh and joyous war’ or in a quick victory."(art-www1.com)
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